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Originally Posted by XFreeRollerX Okay I'm having a huge PITA with finding an external HDD setup that I like. First priority: Firewire. Its faster than USB (latency and throughput) Second priority: SIZE. This needs to be small, so 2.5" form is desirable, and ONLY ONE CABLE. I do not want an external power source. This needs to be for fast connect and go data. That being said, I can't find a damn thing on newegg that works except for 1 verbatim series, but it only comes up to 320GB and was hoping for more than that for the cost of $98.... I'm sifting through amazon's stock right now but I'm not finding anything mentioning firewire. |
Originally Posted by ComGuards And yes, Firewire doesn't provide power, so you're going to have to use an external power source. |
Originally Posted by DuckieHo Can't Firewire provide up to 45w? |
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Originally Posted by XFreeRollerX that doesn't make any sense my friend has a firewire drive that runs on firewire only... only prob is its only 200GB |
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Originally Posted by willis888 ^^^great idea This enclosure has good reviews. This seems to be the only 500gb 7,200rpm 2.5" disk on newegg Put a sleeve over the firewire and usb power cord to make them a single unit, or just ziptie them together. Two plugs seems not so bad when they both go into the machine you are working on rather than some hidden wall socket. |
Originally Posted by ComGuards I'm only speaking from experience. I personally haven't come across *any* PC with firewire that can provide power through the firewire port. I did a brief Google search, it seems like it *might* be an Apple-only implementation. That is, some of their systems provide sufficient power through the Firewire connection. You'll have to pardon my lack of experience in this field. You can look at: http://www.synchrotech.com for suggestions. Best of luck 
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