[MacDV] Re: external Firewire drive recommendations?

[Kunga]

Still waiting for the missing Richard Brown to tell us where the hell 
he found those ADS 922 cases he references without a URL in his Monday 
June 16 post and hasn't been seen nor heard from since. I searched high 
and low all over the ADS website with nothing showing up like what he 
described. The mystery is why he hasn't replied to my pleas for a clue 
from him. He seems to have died or gone on vacation away from his 
computer. I hate that when someone gives an excellent tip without a URL 
to back it up so we can follow through on our own. Very frustrating.

Computer Geeks <http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=CAS> scroll 
down to the links.
Drive Cases
BS-2231A   3-Bay IDE ATA/133 Backplane with Tray Locks   $59.99
ME-320U2F  External Case for 3.5/5.25" IDE Drives w/ Firewire & USB2.0  
$56.95
ME-720U2F   External USB2.0 & Firewire Enclosure for 3.5" Hard Drives   
$53.95
MAP-302F-01  Dual 3.5-inch Firewire Drive Bay Case w/ 80w Power Supply  
  $47.95
ME-320F   External FireWire Case for 3.5''/5.25'' IDE Drives     $44.95

They're all marked as brand new and two are marked as almost gone. 
Looks like all are bargains to me.

k

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On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 07:15  PM, Video International wrote:

> Kunga,
>
> Where? I couldn't find it. Is it with Oxford 922?
>
> What are some of the "others"?
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
>
>
>> Very expensive compared to other brands. ADS cases are maximum $99.
>> Others are as low as $55.
>
>>> Wiebetech has the external drives/enclosures with the Oxford 922
>>> chip.set. Have a look here:
>>> http://www.wiebetech.com/index2.html
>>> It *may* also be bus-powered as some of their other ones are.
>
>>>> There is a new chipset, oxford 922.  I'm not sure what it offers.  
>>>> What
>>>> is of more interest to me is the ability to handle drives larger 
>>>> than
>>>> 128GB. (ATA 6?)  Macsales has two models of enclosures with the 
>>>> older
>>>> oxford 911 chipset, one which will support the larger drives, and 
>>>> one
>>>> which will not support it.