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Re: [OM] External Hard Drive Enclosures

Subject: Re: [OM] External Hard Drive Enclosures
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:39:26 -0500
Thanks, Chuck.  I had not realized that Rosewill was Newegg's house brand 
prior to this inquiry.  I have researched this product online, and it 
receives good reports.  For my simple needs, I think I will give it a try.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] External Hard Drive Enclosures


> The Rosewill brand is Newegg's in-house brand name.  I have several
> Rowsewill products.  Off the top of my head all I can think of are two
> adapter cards that I needed since my Dell XPS 410 didn't provide the
> functions.  Both simply installed easily and worked as advertised.  One
> adds a pair of parallel ports to run my old Brother laser printer and
> the second adds two external SATA ports for attaching my external SATA
> backup drives.  For the backup drives I use both external enclosures as
> well as the Thermaltake BlacX eSATA docking station.  The docking
> station is an open design and needs no fan.  The external enclosures are
> aluminum and don't have fans either but they're only used for backup and
> never run more than about 1 hour at a time max.  They get pleasantly
> warm to the the touch but never hot.  Stay with SATA or eSATA for
> performance much better than USB.
>
> I think highly of Newegg and their Rosewill products but, as with
> anything you buy from Newegg you can always check the user reviews
> (while keeping in mind that most folks don't report "no trouble found")
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Because I need some more HD space, I have been considering adding
>> either an internal or external drive to my desktop system.  I have
>> discovered at Newegg a Rosewill RX-358-S 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA
>> External Enclosure with an internal 80mm fan.
>>
>> I just checked the editing performance of Elements 6.0 using another
>> USB2 external drive, and can really tell no difference from using
>> files on my internal HD.
>>
>> A cooled, external, drive avoids adding more heat inside my existing
>> case, and should provide a long-life system.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience with Rosewill products?
>>
>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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