Hey, that's cool! I'll be waiting on your report. Made me think about
the old IBM 3030 Winchester drives where you could remove the platters
and change them out for another set.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> I didn't label this OT, because I feel the security of most of digital
> image files is a normal part of photography these days.
>
> I've been doing my back-ups to external HDs, now half with eSATA
> connections. As I looked at adding capacity, I was again struck by how
> much the external enclosure adds to the total cost. The 1.5TB Seagate I
> was looking at is available in a bundle with an eSATA enclosure for $30
> more, an additional 21%.
>
> At the moment, I have a hodgepodge of four different drive enclosures,
> and this would add a fifth. These drives and enclosures sit there turned
> off most of the time, immune from virus attack, etc. They also take up
> AC outlets, but I have only one eSATA header, so connection swapping is
> needed. Swappng drives intoa nd out of the enclosures is possible, but
> slow and awkward.
>
> Looking for a simpler, cheaper solution, I came across this drive
> interface that works sorta like an old 8-track tape cassette. You stick
> the SATA drive in the hole and it's hooked up
> <http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3829117&cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-03order&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER>
>
> It claims drives are hot-swappable and the user reviews support that it
> works well. It was only $15 more than the simple enclosure - and that
> took my order over the $200 mark to qualify for a $20 rebate if I bought
> using PayPal, so the actual cost of the interface device went down $5.
>
> It doesn't arrive 'til Monday, so I won't be reporting on it for a few
> days, at least. The potential to add/upgrade back-up HDs cheaper and
> store them in less space seems quite attractive, especially the space
> saving in the small fire safe. Now all I'll need is a set of sturdy
> cardboard HD boxes with anti-static coatings inside. :-)
>
> Moose
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