Bought new HD to upgrade iMac, need external case.

[TheBrazilianGuy]

Hey all,

I am going to upgrade an iMac G5 (just bough a sweet
500Gb SATA drive) and I need some advice about AFFORDABLE external
enclosure (I looked around these forums and decided to use
Superduper (Carbon Copy Cleaner is my second choice) for the
migration part). It turns out this hunt is not as easy as it seemed to be.

Nice cases like http://www.123macmini.com/accessories/guide/enclosures.html
support IDE only (Lacie does not sell empty cases).
and Newegg has some expensive models http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3807123 1054107131 1054207135&name=USB & 1394

Which external firewire SATA drive enclosure you have ?

Txs,

 

[Eidorian]

Hopefully you're upgrading the internal drive if it's a pre-iSight iMac G5.

I really like that Icy Dock case. I just wish it had a fan but that's just me.

 

[TheBrazilianGuy]

Yes, it is a pre-iSight G5. I will give a look at your suggestion.
I wonder if it is possible to use a SATA/IDE converter
on these IDE Firewire enclosures. Even though it's not a
clean solution, it would be the most affordable one (converters cost
less than 20 bucks).

Thanks for the post,

Hopefully you're upgrading the internal drive if it's a pre-iSight iMac G5.

I really like that Icy Dock case. I just wish it had a fan but that's just me.

 

[CanadaRAM]

No, typically there isn't physical room for a convertor inside the external case.

Startech has some SATA/USB cases.
So does Cyberview - the Coolmax cases

 

[Eidorian]

I have 5.25" case that has a converter in it. I doubt you'll be able to fit it in a 3.5" enclosure though.

 

[TheBrazilianGuy]

Thanks for all the replies.

I gave a look on the Icy Dock http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817198004
and it seems the only option available for SATA HD owners.

Are there other enclosures out there ?

 

[live4ever]

Don't cheap out on the case - it'll just give you headaches. Check out FWDepot, Granite Digital also.