Best external case for internal HDs?

[imacfreak85]

I have G5 currently and just bought a new iMac. I have 3 HD's, two internal and one in an external case. It a compusa case, but its really unreliable. Anyone have advice on a better case for an internal HD? It would need to be for a Serial ATA HD from the G5.
Thanks

 

[DoFoT9]

i would HIGHLY recomment macpower drives (http://www.macpower.com.tw/). easily the best looking drives out there, practically built for your mac! great options aswell, if your willing to pay the price.

 

[brop52]

I have G5 currently and just bought a new iMac. I have 3 HD's, two internal and one in an external case. It a compusa case, but its really unreliable. Anyone have advice on a better case for an internal HD? It would need to be for a Serial ATA HD from the G5.
Thanks

OWC is great. That's where I got mine. It's nice to have ease of mind since they are made for macs and firewire.

 

[MikeTheC]

I'd recommend looking at CoolDrives. Heck, they even demo building an external HDD using their featured enclosure in a video on the home page! How cool is that?

They offer quite a range of product. I kind of like the ones that look like the G5 tower case, but to each their own.

 

[Royale w/cheese]

Just wondering, what is unreliable about your compusa case?

 

[imacfreak85]

The compusa drive is unreliable in that it doesnt always mount the HD. It gives a red blinking light sometimes, and i have to have the right combination of restarting the mac and the HD to get it to show up. Im almost certain its not the HD having a problem because it was brand new when I put it in there.

Also, looking at prices for "decent" external cases.. I cant help but notice it would be cheaper just to buy a whole external HD. I can get an external case for my internal drive for $100, or I can get a 500GB external LaCie HD for $119. Is there some sort of advantage to using an internal drive?

 

[MikeTheC]

Well, why not just take the HDD out and make it a 3rd internal drive?

Also, you can only boot to external drives (CD/DVD or HDD) if they're connected via FireWire. Bear that in mind.

 

[imacfreak85]

I couldnt put it as an internal because my G5 only has two internal bays. And now I just bought an iMac, so I really need an external. So, is there a difference between an internal drive in an external case, and just buying an external HD (like the LaCie drive)?

 

[DoFoT9]

Well, why not just take the HDD out and make it a 3rd internal drive?

Also, you can only boot to external drives (CD/DVD or HDD) if they're connected via FireWire. Bear that in mind.

only PPC can boot from fw. the new intels can boot from both fw and usb. 🙂