Since nowadays, the price of notebook hard disk (HDD) is getting cheaper and the price is even nearest to USB Thumbdrive, a lot of peoples had bought or planing to get a 2.5" notebook HDD+ext casing to used as removable storage device, I had searched through all the other thread, seem like there is no one discuss about it yet , so i just open a thread for discussion, hopefully those user who planing to get / or already got can give some feedback on it and take it as a references. Thanks.

For those who are going to get a new 2.5" HDD+external casing combo, here are some issues that we need to know before we get it:

1st issues to be considered --> Pricing

After we look at the pricing, we can easily categories three range of user, which are budget, mainstream and extreme.
Normally for the combination that they are going to take most likely will be:




2nd issues to be considered --> Ext 2.5" HDD vs Thumbdrive
As most of us are aiming for portable storage, is it worth for our $$$ to self configure an external 2.5" HDD compare with just get a thumbdrive?

Different user with different need will be easily categorized them either to get a thumbdrive or an external 2.5" HDD+casing. But for those who just so happened that they are going to get a portable storage device, they need to spent some time to crack their head to figure out which is more suitable to their current and future needs.



3rd issues to be considered --> Brand/Quality
After getting know our budget and settle down our mind, now is time to chose the best combination for 2.5" HDD and a suitable external casing.

Here are some of the important point to think about it:
So now I need some HELP from:

1.Those who are going to get an external 2.5" HDD + casing:
- can you please share with us what combination(brand+model) are you going to get?
- reason?

2. Those who already got their 2.5" HDD + casing:
- Can you kindly please share with us the feedback of your combination? Recommendation?
- Can you attached a print screen of any benchmark result(e.g. si-soft sandra), so that we can compile a lists to get more information on which is better?
- Any photo?
- Where did you got it from? Price?

Thanks in advance.



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This post has been edited by StupidZ: Apr 17 2008, 06:51 PM

Mine would be a 120gig or even a 160gig plus a 2.5" sarotech casing as i've been using it for quite some time and found that its reliable and rugged for my use hehehe...

160Gig? May i know what brand of 2.5" HDD you used?

Do it need external power supply?

Possible to benchmark it?

Take a picture?

1) I use WD120G 2.5 PATA HDD, no need external power.
2) Speed? i choose PATA over SATA... Since USB2 only allow theoritically 480Mbits/s, useless to buy SATA over PATA
FYI: PATA 100 = 100Mbytes/s while SATA 150 = 150MBytes/s, USB cannnot support these high speed transfer, USB actually limited to average 380Mbits/s
FYI: SATA case RM30 more, HDD price on both sata and pata same
FYI: Buy SATA IF u have a laptop and thinking to replace your laptop HDD in the future... Just my 2 cents...
3) U can buy WD (quiet but only 1 year warranty) or buy Seagate ( a bit noisy and 5 years warranty, normally RM20 more)

This post has been edited by Ree73: May 26 2007, 12:07 AM

Well for me myself, my current plan is to get the combination of:

WD 80GB SATA + Cooler Master RX250ST (eSATA)

Reason:
1. Due to my daily job, I need to transfer quite a lot of Video/data, so getting a faster transfer speed (eSATA) will be better. Initially was planing to get IEE1394, but since now the package of RX250ST come with an eSATA PCI bracket, I might mod it to my casing front panel for easy access.

2. SATA 2.5" HDD can be used for me in future if I want to assembly it into any system (SATA compatible with desktop motherboard), getting a 2.5" IDE will limit me to use only for portable usage

3.BUT IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SEARCH AT MY NEARBY PC SHOP, THEY DUN HAVE STOCK

Maybe end up, will getting WD 80GB IDE + Vantec NST260U2, due to the stock availability.

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Any user using Vantec NST260U2/SU or Cooler Master RX250ST? Need some feedback on it.

By the way, is it most of the shop that selling Notebook HDD, the warranty is how long? Because i had ask a few shop, they only provide 1 year warranty, and IT IS NOT MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, which mean anything go wrong, direct deal with the shop, i was wondering the source of the stock is legitimate or not. I though for desktop HDD, we can direct claim from manufacturer, notebook HDD is different case?

my friend using 160gb nb hdd with her casing,no need extra power supply.

May i know what brand/model of the ext casing that your friend is using? cos i had search through some of the site online, there got some user feedback that certain ext casing is incompatible with those >160GB notebook HDD.

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Added on May 26, 2007, 9:42 amWhich model/brand of ext casing you used?

For the warranty, is it manufacturer warranty or shop warranty? can check the serial number of the HDD online to verify it is legitimate stock?

This post has been edited by StupidZ: May 26 2007, 09:42 AM

I read accross the post,
and wondering the meaning of "2.5" HDD.
Can any one tell me what does it stand for?
Because i saw "3.5" HDD before in some other place.

Well, one of my friend brought a HDD last year, and i saw his HDD casing using up to two USB port.
is there any problem using more then one USB port?

abt the performence,
can anyone tell me which of those brand is better?

well, after all,
i'm planning to get one HDD for transferring Movie from my frined comp to mine and back up some important file, or even setup,
can anyone suggest me a combination?
my planning is to get up to 160GB HDD.

Thanks in advance.

This post has been edited by Nyckl3z: May 27 2007, 03:35 AM

Those 2.5" and 3.5" is their size. 2.5" means 2.5 inch. 2.5" HDD is meant for Laptop usage while the 3.5" is meant for desktop. Of course, you could always add an external casing and then, it becomes external drive..lol...

for movies and songs better get 250GB and above... for temp backups or juz file transfer... then use 2nd hand 40GB or 30GB from damage laptop + OEM casings enough...

Got my 80gb + vantec casing for -> 160 + 45 = 205 ^^

Seagate is my choice as well.

Seagate Momentus 5400 data sheet

seagate and western digital will be great choice la... im currently using western digital 80gb pata n ROCK HD1-Series-RB external 2.5casing full aluminum and made in taiwan...not bad la wei... and my laptop currently using fujitsu sata2 100gb... oso okie la... no problem at all... xD

how about external case with own power sourse & memory card slots? so i can back up my photos from the cam

Nice thread here

Im interested to get external HDD as well ....

Should i get 2.5 notebook hdd + enclosure ? Or should i just buy the ready stock external HDD ?

some i see the price about rm400~rm500

I'm currently got one 40GB Fujitsu(SATA) 2.5" HDD for quite sometimes, and really looking for XCraft Sata Enclosure. Mind sharing where to get those stuff?
Just use my hdd for transfering big size video or files from other pc to mine...

wd 60gb 8mb ide + 2.5" tomata casing = rm 178 pcfair price last month.
warantty : hd 5 years, casing 3 month
wd have 2 model 2mb & 8mb. make sure get corect model. Mine is WD600VE. WD give 3 years warranty.

Main used : cybercafe. dont have screamyx @ home.
- no benchmark no picture. i can say take about 10 second (more or less) copy 700mb linux iso.
- run directly opera, firefox portable, eudora, forte agent, greatnews rss reader, filezilla, flashget all in the same time from portable hard disk.

problem : some pc have detect problem. detect but with warning or not detect al all.

This post has been edited by pcbase: May 28 2007, 01:48 PM

eh, i have one mroe question,
if for external HDD,
can they make a mix usage on Notebook and Desktop?

Yes why not ?

May I know where did you saw 250GB 2.5" HDD in MALAYSIA ?

So far from a quick search from internet, the 250GB 2.5" HDD is just come out recently:
Western Digital's 250GB perpendicular Scorpio heads for laptops
Link2
Fujitsu

Your Vantec is which model? And HDD model?

Same with me, from CM website, Xcraft Sata Enclosure come with the PCI eSATA connector, good for those board that don't have eSATA build in. But i wonder where can we get ...

Compare with those OEM/unbranded casing, kind of afraid that it will spoilt the 2.5" HDD, spent RM15, end up spoilt the 200+ buck HDD ... not worth ...

By the way, the 5 year warranty of 2.5" HDD is for all seagate model, rite? I having a doubt as some of the shop that I ask, they just provide 1 year warranty, plus only can be claim from the shop, make me wonder the stock illegal source. Any one had met this problem also?

May i know reason that you chose Seagate? Warranty period? Stable? Silent?

For your WD 2.5" HDD, may i know how many year warranty stated by the shop you bought>? is it 3 year?

Is there any serial number on the 2.5" HDD that we can check online regard on the warranty status?

The HDD warm while spinning?

Noisy?

External case with memory card slot? I didn't see any of the model yet in Malaysia market, MAYBE got, but the chance might small to find.

Depend on your budget, if you got unlimited budget, then better go for those ready make external HDD by those branded manufacturer, more reliable.

but for self configure, got several benefit, which is you can chose the casing that you like, and the capacity that suit you. And it is cheaper compare with those ready stock.

I wonder Lowyat there got any shop selling this model XCraft Sata Enclosure ?

May i know for your HDD, is there any serial number on the HDD? and possible to check the warranty status online?

How do we check for 2MB or 8MB cache?

Is it warm while spinning?

Noisy?

Can. but if you mean that can we plug the notebook HDD direct to our motherboard, then only limited to SATA HDD can, as the connector of notebook IDE HDD is totally not same with the one (PATA) that we used in our motherboard.

So if you plan to dual use, plug to motherboard + portable usage, then better suggest you to get SATA notebook HDD.

i got my WD scorpio 120g + smart drive case .. RM320 hihih.. but tat was during feb

For those people that got their Notebook HDD, in order to check whether the stock is legal or not, and the remaining warranty period, can proceed to following website, and key in the serial key of your HDD.

Seagate Online Warranty check

Western Digital Warranty Services for End Users

Added: 01:18 PM
Hitachi Warranty Check

This post has been edited by StupidZ: May 29 2007, 01:18 PM

I am prefer HITACHI Travelstar 7K200 or E7K200
Since HITACHI is the HDD supplier for IBM Thinkpad, durability approach and minimise data loss due to damage. (However the warranty not as long as Seageta but I think data more important than warranty )

HITACHI TRAVELSTAR 7K200
HITACHI TRAVELSTAR E7K200


HITACHI DESCRIPTION (CHINESE)

Hmmmm, i have my samsung 2.5inch harddisk last year about Rm300+ last year cause the salesman at lowyat keep telling me that samsung brand is reliable i wonder is that true thou?
Btw, can i ask what is the cheapest price of 160G harddisk, planning to sell off my 80G and change a 160G harddisk soon.

for 2.5" HDD, price of 160GB should be in the range of RM345 - RM375

Just got meself a 120GB seagate external notebook drive with unbranded case for RM319

hi...im searching to get a new case for my 2.5 hdd...is it really worth to get this:
Cooler Master Xcraft HDD Enclosure 2.5"
or
Vantec Nexstar 2.5"

u gotta B2B order for it... and it's not cheap... Alienware and Vadim's laptop have them...
i myself bough CM Xcraft 3.5" for my old 40GB hdd... dowan to waste it and dowan to waste my IDE slots and performance of my current rig... i juz use it to copy movies and songs i download in shop to my house... cuz no internet at home...

Usually how much the price for e-SATA enclosure? Any cheap brand other than coolermaster? My mobo has 2 e-Sata ports so I think better to make use of it.

you can check out Vantec...good aluminum 2.5" HDD case

Hi All,

I hope someone can help me out here. I'm trying to look for

Stysen E02 External casing for SATA or IDE 2.5 hard disk. Anyone know where I can buy this around Selangor or KL? Any shop in Low Yatt Plaza or Digital Mall?

Thanks in advance if anyone can help me.

juz dun buy western digital hdd for ur external casing as western digital hdd doesn't support FAT32...

been using 80 gb hitachi 2.5" and a vantec nexstar red. Used it for nearly 10 months and no problems. I read somewhere on a harddisk review site that hitachi 2.5" are the fastest 2.5", even nearing 7200 rpm-like speeds. That and the fact that its cheaper than seagate is why i bought it.

For the vantec nexstar, eventhough its made of aluminium and shiny, it doesnt scratch easily. In fact theres no visible scratches on mine. It even comes with a handy bag with zipper that covers the casing plus cables completely.

Hi,

Can share with me where did you buy the vantec nexstar and how much. Any pic for the casing? Thanks...

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Added on June 1, 2007, 6:49 pmHi,

err.. mind to tell me what would happen if it does support FAT32?? cannot connect to windows 95/98/ME?? those using FAT32 OS? I am considering WD hard disk and am ensure now since you mention it does support FAT32.. but I dont know what is problem if it's doesn't support..

This post has been edited by Sitting Duck: Jun 1 2007, 06:49 PM

i see this in the bulk order..
Vantec Nexstar NST-280U2 External Enclosure
Price: RM 48
that a good price for a good case...

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=434114&hl=vantec

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Added on June 1, 2007, 10:37 pmallot of Vantec Nexstar product there...i dont know which one he refer to

This post has been edited by vixxiee: Jun 1 2007, 10:37 PM

Anyone else got any experience with Samsung NB HDD? What abt Maxtor? How are they?

I've searched before at Lowyat and made inquiry to moderno, and he said that Xcraft Sata Enclosure 2.5" and not available yet in local market....



either one is a good choice with the same function, Vantec Nexstar maybe u can get the eSata version if u got mobo that support this, i dunno about Xcraft whether it got this function or not...

This post has been edited by katunX: Jun 2 2007, 06:52 AM

coolermaster SATA enclosure available in PC fair... sometimes from ban leong sometimes AVF... both are big competitors...

@Sitting Duck

If only i had a camera....according to the new pczone(from pczone website) pdf pricelist the nexstar 2.5" usb is rm70. About the link in vixxiee's posts, the seller's price is quite low but the enclosure looks a bit strange - the edges(where the connectors are) looks like black plastic while AFAIK it is supposed to be shiny silvery metallic aluminium. Do ask the seller abt it 1st. U can find the pictures @ vantec usa website or in bulk orders, look for bombman thread.

yeah, i think i saw one yesterday during my day out at lowyat, the case is actually one sided sharp edges with matt finishes. Does this an imitation one? And i saw two types of pouch for vantec, for the matt finishes come along with full cover pouch but very thin whereas the one that supposed to be the real one is full cover pouch and it is with thick padding....

i think the seller shld explain why his version of nexstar looks very diff from the nexstar that been sold for a few yrs now. theres no point to matt finish an aluminium enclosure since the shine is what attracts ppl to buy in 1st place.

ya, my nexstar's full cover pouch is thickly padded. i reckon it'll survive a fall of significant height.

btw, look here - http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=211655
Vantec has actually been rebranded to vizo. Vizo's Paragon/Saturno looks very nice, has 1 touch backup function, and also higher price.

Cheers

got a good question to ask while here, well, my notebook is three years old lol and probably the hdd is a 4200rpm 2Mb cache 20 GB hdd. I am planning to hit on a wd/seagate 60GB, 5400rpm 8MB cache.. would the performance to start up apps be faster? hmm well i am not sure how to get my os running again if i install a new hdd? since acer doesnt sell a cd separately for his os.. its like its "embedded" or something.... thank you.. I know i should be asking this at hardware q and a but i believe i can get some answer here since its a relevant topic:)

Programs shld start faster due to the higher rpm and bigger cache. I think u shld aim higher capacity than 60gb, as prices have come down for 2.5" hdd, maybe 80 gb 0r 120gb.

Since theres no installation CD, u shld check @ the notebook manufacturer website for your notebook model and drivers. The drivers shld be there for u to download. Then youll only need a windows CD.

BTW, whats your notebook make/model?

Thank you for the help. It is a acer travelmate 250, its make i think 2003. Which is old. And at the moment i am going to go university, and i cant be bothered to get a new comp just yet, so i want to bring out the most i can from this notebook. I do have the driver cd and things like that but the annoying bit would be when i install the new hdd, i would probably need a new windows cd. So what should i do? In another perspective, getting a new comp looks tempting but the cost of getting that new comp is high, for the moment for me. So while saving up the money, i want to hold on and make the full use of this comp.

there are two things i want to do
1.hdd
2.ram

well, for the windows cd, im sure youll manage to get one for a good price.

http://www.acer.com.my/service/drivers/dow...type=Windows+XP

With the windows xp cd and these drivers, i think theres not much problem installing.

This post has been edited by zamanjaafar: Jun 3 2007, 03:50 PM

the new rebranded Vantec which is Vizo enclosure, is more slim and stylish but somehow i still prefer the look of Vantec, and luckily still available in most of the shop at lowyat....but then only for IDE to USB version only...(mine is SATA 2.5" )

To me, i will go for either one, cos i buying the HDD enclosure is for my HDD, branded is more safe, I dont want to take the risk to spoilt my data by using those cheap RM10 casing ... unless comeone can proof to me that both is the same, just the exterior is different. Anyone willing to share their benchmark result? or open their casing to share with us the interior, see able to know which "chip/IC" they used for those cheapo casing?

I think for eSATA ext casing, is a bit hard to find it in market, esp for 2.5" casing, I had went through JB landmark Mall and search around, among whole building, only one shop know what is eSATA, other are totally in blur ... and that fellow even tell me frankly that if want find eSATA 2.5" casing, go SG

What shit are you talking? show with proof, please.

U can first ghost your old HDD content, then afterward ghost back the image file to the new HDD, theoretically, should be able to work.

Vantec got imitation? HDD casing also can come out with fake one? interesting.

I had read before(forgot the link), that the cooler master eSATA casing will come with a SATA-eSATA PCI convertor, so which mean that it ease for those motherboard who don't have eSATA to use eSATA. That the main reason that i aiming for it. But so far, very hard to find it locally.

Which mean that in Lowyat, there also lack of SATA-USB / SATA - eSATA version? omg ... why so hard for us to find ... i think need special direct order from distributor, or maybe go SG buy ...

I'm not sure about this one though whether it is an imitation or just the lower end product of Vantec enclosure, since i found out the price from bulk is half the price of the mirror finish Vantec Nexstar 3.



But do e-SATA really practical, since accroding from my understanding, the external will be detecting from BIOS so u need to plug in before opening ur pc right?



Yeah bro, i've went up and down lowyat plaza but still unable to find the SATA-USB casing except Sarotech brand and those cheapo casing...

From wat I know, eSATA is plug and play.
quoted from sata-io.org:
Interesting finding:

From sata-io.org

But from the other website benchmark:
http://www.thinkcomputers.org
http://www.tech-gear.org
Model:Vizo Saturno 2.5-inch One Touch Backup SATA Hard Drive Enclosure

The comparison between eSATA vs USB connection of 2.5" HDD casing



Kind of confuse on the read/write speed of eSATA and USB connection, anyone can explain, based on these two review, is there any improvement from eSATA compare with normal USB connection? seem like the average read/write speed of both is nearly same, just the burst rate is higher for eSATA.

Then, this is something interesting reason for us to buy e-SATA then....since some PC hardware shop owner and reviewer had told me about the non-plug and play function of e-SATA, i made some early conclusion then....

hope someone here can enlighten us all about the function, pro and cons of e-SATA as a future review or guide to buy external enclosure....

This post has been edited by katunX: Jun 6 2007, 10:42 PM

i wonder if 3.5" need power supply or not ....

if no, then maybe i'll get 3.5" instead of 2.5"

did anybody know, d address for seagate service center??
my ext hdd not working liao...im thinking to bring it to service center..
pla help!! urgent

most of the 3.5" hdd need power supply to power it up for it to work, maybe not most but all of them....i haven't seen one without power adapter before....

Hi all..just wanna ask..any enclosure that can stack more than one HDD?..I'm using 3.5" HDD and want to add another drive. maybe no need 2 power supply.

i jz sold my toshiba 60GB 2.5'' HDD + ext case at rm110

ok here's a quick question. how do you connect e-sata to a notebook?
is getting e-sata external casing redundant for a notebook user?

you can refer to this garage sales link, vcool product's

i dunno about other brand, but this is one of your option though...

ok..tq katunx

Can use this:


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By the way, some new product that come out at Computex 2007 Taipei:

Image from: http://www.hardwarezone.com





Wonder how much it sell ...

I think most of external enclosure for SATA to USB and support e-SATA will provide an IDE e-SATA port for pc. I'm currently got my 2.5" Vantec Nexstar 3 SATA to USB and support e-SATA, the package do include e-SATA cable and IDE e-SATA.

But, haven't tested the thing yet, hopefully will show good result...

cool, where did you get it? how mush it cost? faster show some picture , benchmark result, interesting to know the transfer speed of eSATA vs USB. I need to get my ext HDD soon ...

i got it from moderno shop in garage sales, since it is very hard indeed to get a 2.5" sata enclosure at Lowyat since shop owner don't tend to take it because the price is slightly higher from normal IDE enclosure....

still haven't test it yet, mind telling any benchmark software for harddisk?

p/s: oh, sorry, forgot to mention, it cost RM105 only...

This post has been edited by katunX: Jun 10 2007, 04:19 PM

e.g. sisoft sandra, HD Tune, Hd Tach

Is it the surface easy to be scratched ?

Which SATA HDD u got?

I'm not sure whether the surface is easy to scratch or not, but i think with pouch, it's quite protective...i'm pairing it with 40GB 2.5" Fujitsu HDD(bought from garage sales)

p/s: if you can wait, maybe until Xcraft 2.5" SATA enclosure make way to local market....

Now i am using the Western Digital 160GB Passport V2 External USB 2.0 2.5" Hard Drive.

Not bad i might say, its almost virtually silent and quite nice in terms of built quality and design. quite rugged for daily use if you travel a lot.

The top surface is reflective glossy black colour and gets smudge with finger prints easily, but after attaching a screen protector for the top surface its always shiny and smudge free now.

Previously using a 3.5" 200gb hdd with an external sarotech casing from wd also but quite bulky i find it and also needs external a/c power.

A bit pricey but if its fuss free off the shelve purchase you want then i suggest you buy this from WD, thats what make me made up my mind when i saw it at an IT store.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=262

This post has been edited by quiksilve: Jun 11 2007, 04:13 PM

i saw this one selling at pczone for rm419 only (not sure how long they doing this promo). not that pricey considering that it's 160GB.

btw, screen protector for your external casing? where did u get it man?

wait until Xcraft 2.5" SATA come out ... dunno is when ? wonder how come so weird that they come in with IDE but not eSATA ... no market? seriously doubt.

possible to post some benchmark result? just want to do some comparison.
Got price for smaller capacity? e.g. 80GB ?

Thanks for everyone that answer my question.

Can anyone tell me what is the one touch button to backup feature for? Cause i saw some exclosure stated that it has this feature.

I'm guessing it's installing a software and click on the folders that needs to backup, after that, just click on the button and it will always backup those folders.. am I right??

they are only selling the 160GB for promo price. for other sizes, it's much more expensive.. check pczone pricelist.

This post has been edited by daron: Jun 11 2007, 09:51 PM

eSata almost all model not function as they said~
i mean.. it is much slower than transfer direct USB~

why?
u must read it lor~ on some review @ user feedback
amazone .. newegg

One of the example for the one click backup software which bundle with 2.5" ext HDD casing --> PCClone Ex Lite program
Review link, look for the portion that talk about how the software work:
http://www.barrys-rigs-n-reviews.com/revie...ta/usb2sata.htm
http://www.bonafidereviews.com/print.php?id=185&pages=4

any proper links can show us? is it user problem or architecture problem?

I just found out a good deal about Notebook HDD with external casing..

My cousin bought one from Singapore the other day, the LACIE 80gb Porsche Design HDD and it cost only about RM200+. Looks beautiful..

ya, it is true that in SG, there are a lot of choice and the price is cheap compare with Malaysia.
http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/

plus currently there is a grand sales at there. ... the price is damn attractive.

LACIE products are available here in Malaysia but they are priced too expensive. Getting it from Spore will be a very good alternative as the price there is almost half of what offered here in Malaysia..

it is architecture problems..
i dont remember the link..
but i read a lot about it.. when i was planning to get from ebay , amazon , newegg..
but ended not buy


p/s anyway.. if u decide to go singapore.. u have to count also .. ur petrol,bus fee,lunch,breakfast... if still consider cheap just buy lah


This post has been edited by name: Jun 15 2007, 11:45 AM

I had spent some time go through NewEgg to see the so called bad review regard on eSATA architecture that the eSATA speed is slower, but unfortunately i still can't see any solid proof to show it that the eSATA architecture got problem, can you please let me know or show any proof to let us know what kind of architecture problem u wanted to highlighted?

Any solid proof? by checking my previous few msg, i had posted the official figure from http://www.sata-io.org, and it shown that by theory that the speed of eSATA is faster then USB, and I had post one of the review site benchmark result, it shown that the speed of eSATA is faster then USB. So based on you statement, does it mean that the two site that i search through is bluffing us and try to cheat us user? Are you sure on what are you talking about?or you are just simply make the statement without any proof?
Figure of sata-io.org:


Compare speed of eSATA vs USB


from what i had read, there are several issues with eSATA which are incompatibility of SATA chipset, some older SATA chipset are not supported eSATA feature; incompatible HDD issues, e.g. rpm,brand,high capacity,brand,etc. But all of these issues are understandable, as eSATA is quite new along the evolution of SATA technology,definately some older chipset is not supported. And this is the main reason that i create this thread to let user who got/going to get their ext HDD casing to share what kind of information they got, so that we can avoid the problem.
Review Links + eSATA problem:
NewEgg1 NewEgg2 eSATA problem

was using 2.5" seagate 100GB pata + digimate otg, never encounter any breakdown.

think of getting a 2.5" sata, if using 2.5" portable via firewire, do i need additional power source or firewire itself could drive it? how fast is a firewire vs usb 2.0, worth to get it? which 2.5" sata casing with firewire would u recommend? thks~

read all the 4 pages, no review or personal xperience that the el-cheapo enclosure contributed to disk problem or any other problem ...

bringing up this good thread hoping that somebody (I'm sure many) with el cheapo casing to give some review..... thinking of getting those cheap casing if no problem reported, since the casing will be inside those leather pouch, defying the need for a good looking/colourful almunium casing...

This post has been edited by abechik: Jun 29 2007, 06:05 PM

Well, im gonna get 2.5" notebook hdd + enclosure soon

Need recomendation on the hdd and enclose .

2.5" HDD : im goin to grab 120gb either WD or Seagate. Which spec is recomended other than the brand ? like sata2 or 8mb or etc ??
btw 2.5" we use usb ... so if i buy sata2, is it gonna speed as sata2 fast ??

enclosure : which enclose can recomend me ? i wan those come with the wallet ( sry duno how to call ). the thing look like wallet to protect the whoel thing

what's different between enclosure ...

some enclosure up to rm150++

some i see rm18 also got

grab either one it is good enough, WD come with 3 year warranty(if i'm not mistaken) and Seagate with 5 years. Just get an IDE is good enough since SATA will no give a lot of differences in performance because in the end, it will only limit by USB speed except if u got a casing that support e-SATA...

this just a recommendation, u can get either Cooler Master Xcraft Enclosure 2.5" or maybe Vantec Nexstar 2.5" (both of this come with pouch/wallet) or any cheap enclosure will do if your budget is limited..

emm can i know more bout esata ?? i read thru the 5 pages but still kinda blur ...

my mobo got sata(raid) slot, so what to do with the esata for my casing

ok, e-sata is actually allow you for removable connection but with the speed of sata, but no, you cannot plug an e-sata to your mobo sata port because e-sata is a different port from the existing sata port(additional port)

usually, when u bought a sata hdd and got an enclosure that support e-sata, the e-sata port will be coming along with the package...

p/s: maybe others can add more on e-sata....

hmm i read that IDE/PATA only got 133 MBps, while SATA 2 can reach 350 MBps ....

what bout speed for USB and e-sata ??

in case e-sata difference a lot, i dun mind spend a lil more for sata2 2.5" hdd and esata enclosure

maybe need more pro opinion to addon

maybe u can get a little idea from this table taken from wikipedia.org...fr a real world performance, still need to check for some review about it....