Trust ESATA II Hard Disk Case 3.5" CA-5100 UK

Advantages: reliable, very upgradable, fast and very over-clockable.
Disadvantages: no HT support, only USB 1.1, did anybody get built in LAN?

.... The good old 350W Enermax PSU kept everything up and running until the Geforce 7800 was slotted in - the system kept crashing and shutting down at that point. It just couldn't cope with the large power draw required by the card. The Enermax was replaced with a 520W Trust PSU which had SATA power connectors and a dedicated PCI Express type power connector in addition to the standard floppy and hard disk power plugs. I was able to feed the power hungry Geforce 7800 directly from this PCI Express cable and everything is stable now. Newer PSU's don't come with the ATX AUX power connector present on the TH7-II. It provided additional 3.3 and 5v power to the board. I was slightly concerned at first that the board may not function at all without this - luckily it doesn't require it. The A-Bit Hardware Doctor software was beeping warnings at me... Read review

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Advantages: Build quality, good brand, lots of connection choices
Disadvantages: Medium speed

...Storage is all important, whether you need it for your day-to-day work, or for backing up those important files, you can never have enough of it. A lot of users are now turning to off-site storage solutions, such as Amazons S3 service. However, if you need something fast and reliable, then there is no other option that a desktop hard drive. Iomega have been in this game for a long time. I remember with a warm glow, the day when the original Zip Drive was released. Wow, all that data on a tiny little disk, the size of a fat 3.5-inch floppy. Well, they kindly sent me there Professional Series Desktop Hard Drive, with triple interface to review. Offering up 500GB of storage, with USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and two FireWire 800 ports lined up across the back panel. It is also nice to see an on/off switch on the back too (many drives don't come... Read review

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Advantages: 300MBs per second plus 500GBs
Disadvantages: nothing

...The interface transfer rate of this 3gigabit hard drive is phenomenal! Its literally blisteringly fast at almost 300 MBs per second. Now this is faster than most dual-core pcs can manage and its a shame this isn't a desktop processor instead! I usually got around 281 MBs when testing it at work and this really is designed for speedy transfers. I like the ease of use of this hard drive, which is twice as fast as offerings currently on the market. ESATA II seems to be very good in my experience. The tower-like appearance with a stable base and contemporary white casing is a pleasing move by Lacie. Its slim, rectangualer design means that it is a space saver and can be stored upright close to your pc. Performance Its a superb platform for archiving and backing up your media files such as dvds, videos, JPEGS etc due to its... Read review

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