Sunday, March 20, 2005
Firewire Drive
In February, I posted that I was having trouble with my Firelite hard drive. I tried purchasing a replacement and it wouldn't mount on my TiBook or my iMac. I returned the drive thinking that it might be defective and got a replacement for that drive...which didn't work either. I've pretty much given up on the Firelite drives even though I think that the size is perfect. I think that they perhaps aren't sturdy enough for the rough and tumble travel that I put them through. That said, the first drive I had lasted nearly two years.
I ended up purchasing a new hard drive enclosure. The drive itself was fine.
I use external drives for a variety of things. I usually have some kind of Web project that I'm working on available. Right now I'm doing a little folk arts project that includes audio and video files. I also will bring some TV shows that I've downloaded from my ReplayTV to catch up on what I've recorded. I will carry files of my artwork that I'm working on. Long and short is that I NEED reliable portable storage.
Alright. What do I think of this enclosure. First off its is very sturdy. It is larger than I like to carry around, but I'll cope. It still is small enough to slip into a corner of my briefcase. It has both USB 2.0 and Firewire which is great. The Firelite drives have one or the other. It sports an on off switch, which I love. It has an activity light on the front that is bright blue when the drive is idle. It is bright enough that you could signal ships at sea with it. It is, perhaps, TOO bright. The little enclosure also comes with a plethor carrying case.
All in all, I like it a lot. We'll see how long it is able to put up with my abuse.
I ended up purchasing a new hard drive enclosure. The drive itself was fine.
I use external drives for a variety of things. I usually have some kind of Web project that I'm working on available. Right now I'm doing a little folk arts project that includes audio and video files. I also will bring some TV shows that I've downloaded from my ReplayTV to catch up on what I've recorded. I will carry files of my artwork that I'm working on. Long and short is that I NEED reliable portable storage.
Alright. What do I think of this enclosure. First off its is very sturdy. It is larger than I like to carry around, but I'll cope. It still is small enough to slip into a corner of my briefcase. It has both USB 2.0 and Firewire which is great. The Firelite drives have one or the other. It sports an on off switch, which I love. It has an activity light on the front that is bright blue when the drive is idle. It is bright enough that you could signal ships at sea with it. It is, perhaps, TOO bright. The little enclosure also comes with a plethor carrying case.
All in all, I like it a lot. We'll see how long it is able to put up with my abuse.
