HDD caddies/enclosures..

Admiral Huddy · 23-11-2007, 13:43

Am I right that I can quickly pop either an IDE HDD or a SATA into this caddy?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=616032

I didn't think they were available.

leowyatt · 23-11-2007, 13:44

seems like it would if you ask me

LeperousDust · 23-11-2007, 13:54

Theres an even better one i'm in too much of a rush to find atm Huddy, i'm off out, when i get back later if you haven't bought it i'll show you. I think it takes 2.5 3.25 IDE and SATA all in one and they literally just plug in, no undoing things and the hard drive just sticks out the top with the connecters covered. perfect for just pulling data, or fixing one hard drive after another...

Admiral Huddy · 23-11-2007, 14:38

That would be cool

Desmo · 23-11-2007, 15:08

I wouldn't mind a hot swap enclosure for work. I do a daily backup and the external unit is a touch large. It plugs in via firewire and needs separate power. Would be handy to just pop it in, back up, and pop it out again.

LeperousDust · 23-11-2007, 15:23

Ooooh sorry its only SATA huddy, but its still cool:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x38...hdd-stage-rack
I dont know where else you can buy it apart from here:
http://www.geekstuff4u.com/product_i...roducts_id=630
and it doesn't come cheap imported. I would like it though would make my old hard drive mess much more bareable!

Admiral Huddy · 23-11-2007, 15:59

Cheers.. I'll go for the Akasa.. seems a good price.

AboveTheSalt · 06-10-2008, 22:44

It would be really interesting if you were to post some data transfer speeds for the HDD
a) in the caddy
b) directly connected

Some years ago, I used to use (cold) pluggable PATA drives for backup purposes - the transfer rate was awful - I never worked out why, just gave up using them.

Mark · 06-10-2008, 23:02

What's a (cold) pluggable PATA drive?

Most of the PATA/SATA-to-USB caddies use cheap chipsets that don't sustain bandwidth well, and even without the cheap chips USB isn't ideal to start with.

Firewire support is somewhat hit-and-miss. For example, on Windows, Firewire400 should work significantly better than USB, but there's no benefit to getting Firewire800 as you either have to use MS's drivers, which don't support FW800, or 3rd party drivers which tend to be broken.

eSATA is undoubtedly the king when it comes to these caddies as it's pretty much a straight through connection to the onboard SATA hardware.

AboveTheSalt · 06-10-2008, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

What's a (cold) pluggable PATA drive?

One where you have to power down to unplug - as opposed to "hot pluggable".

My mistake, I should have mentioned that these drives were held in low-cost pluggable caddies that could be removed without the need to open up the case - a bit like this but for PATA drives

23-11-2007, 13:43	#1
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	HDD caddies/enclosures.. Am I right that I can quickly pop either an IDE HDD or a SATA into this caddy? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=616032 I didn't think they were available. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log Last edited by Admiral Huddy; 23-11-2007 at 13:47.

23-11-2007, 13:44	#2
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23-11-2007, 13:54	#3
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Theres an even better one i'm in too much of a rush to find atm Huddy, i'm off out, when i get back later if you haven't bought it i'll show you. I think it takes 2.5 3.25 IDE and SATA all in one and they literally just plug in, no undoing things and the hard drive just sticks out the top with the connecters covered. perfect for just pulling data, or fixing one hard drive after another... __________________

23-11-2007, 14:38	#4
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	That would be cool __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

23-11-2007, 15:23	#6
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Ooooh sorry its only SATA huddy, but its still cool: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x38...hdd-stage-rack I dont know where else you can buy it apart from here: http://www.geekstuff4u.com/product_i...roducts_id=630 and it doesn't come cheap imported. I would like it though would make my old hard drive mess much more bareable! __________________

23-11-2007, 15:08	#5
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I wouldn't mind a hot swap enclosure for work. I do a daily backup and the external unit is a touch large. It plugs in via firewire and needs separate power. Would be handy to just pop it in, back up, and pop it out again.

23-11-2007, 15:59	#7
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	Cheers.. I'll go for the Akasa.. seems a good price. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

06-10-2008, 23:02	#9
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	What's a (cold) pluggable PATA drive? Most of the PATA/SATA-to-USB caddies use cheap chipsets that don't sustain bandwidth well, and even without the cheap chips USB isn't ideal to start with. Firewire support is somewhat hit-and-miss. For example, on Windows, Firewire400 should work significantly better than USB, but there's no benefit to getting Firewire800 as you either have to use MS's drivers, which don't support FW800, or 3rd party drivers which tend to be broken. eSATA is undoubtedly the king when it comes to these caddies as it's pretty much a straight through connection to the onboard SATA hardware.