Our Recommendations
- 1. Requiem For Floppy Disk, CD And DVD Storage
- 2. Hard Drive Enclosures
- 3. Icybox IB-355-U: Flashes When Transmitting
- 4. Icybox IB-355-U, Continued
- 5. Icybox IB-350UE-BL: Cool Design With Blue Lighting Effects
- 6. Icybox IB-350UE-BL, Continued
- 7. Icybox IB-350US: Comes With A Fast Serial ATA Converter
- 8. Icybox IB-350US, Continued
- 9. Kingwin's KH-350U Goes Disco
- 10. Kingwin KH-350U, Continued
- 11. Lindy ME-720SI: Serial-ATA Goes External
- 12. Lindy ME-720U2SI: Internal IDE, External S-ATA And USB 2.0
- 13. Lindy ME-720F2U2: Pricey IEEE1394b Enclosure
- 14. Lindy ME-720F2U2, Continued
- 15. MaPower Combo MAP-H31C2: Heavy And Expensive
- 16. MaPower Combo MAP-H31C2, Continued
- 17. MaPower Warps MAP-KC31U2G: Flashy Design
- 18. Sharkoon's Rocketpod: Complicated Assembly
- 19. Sharkoon Rocketpod, Continued
- 20. Vantec Nexstar NST-350UF: Flyweight At 240 G
- 21. Vantec Nexstar NST-350UF, Continued
- 22. Cheap Adapter Solutions For Purists
- 23. ARP Hi-Speed Adapter, Continued
- 24. HWShop4U USB/IDE Converter Offers No Power Supply To The Board
- 25. The Wiebetech Combodock Offers An Aluminum Enclosure With An IEEE1394b Connection
- 26. Wiebetech Combodock, Continued
- 27. Benchmark Results
- 28. Evaluation
- 29. Our Recommendations
- 30. Technical Data
29. Our Recommendations
Our Adapter Recommendation
The Hi-Speed IDE adapter from ARP and identical no-name products are designed for all users who want to quickly hook up IDE hard drives without needing to reboot each time. It also powers the board. The additional CD and DVD support makes the Hi-Speed a device you shouldn't be without. It makes an ideal Christmas gift for friends and colleagues; it doesn't cost much but is very useful.
Enclosure Recommendation
If you're going to go for it, then make sure it's fast. Bottlenecks are only truly negligible when transferring data via Serial ATA. The Lindy's ME-720U2SI takes the winning slot. It offers both Serial ATA for high-end PCs and USB 2.0 for added flexibility.
Price Tip
If you are intending to connect one or more extra hard drives, you'll find a USB/IDE converter makes a cheap and ideal interim solution until you are ready to buy an extra controller. Our model, for example, costs just under $13. Although these adapters do not power an IDE hard drive, that is easily fixed from any PC power supply. Y-cable prices for this purpose start at $3.
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