[X4U] 160GB Firewire HD recommendations

[Maris Avots]

This drive isn't going anywhere so a power brick is fine.
M


On 7/2/04 11:47 AM, "Eugene Lee" <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 10:28:32AM -0700, Maris Avots wrote:
> : 
> : I have recently begun moving my old tape cassettes to AIFF format and
> : burning CD's. This is taking up all my drive space and I want to get a new
> : external drive. I'm limited to about $160-$210 and have seen numerous 160GB
> : Firewire drives in that range. Any recommendations?
> 
> There are so many of them on the market that it's hard (for me) to
> recommend one over another.  But do make sure that the Firewire drive
> you buy has a built-in fan to keep the unit cool over the long haul.
> Also, where you prefer the power supply?  As an external power brick?
> Or built into the drive enclosure (in which case you definitely need a
> built-in fan)?
>