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Number   :  495
Date     :  2001-07-31
Author   :  Joseph Maddison
Subject  :  Re: Problem with an 80GB disk
Size(KB) :  1



>1) I work as a TV/Film post production engineer and we use removable drives
>for editing sound and picture. While we have tried many different types, the
>only manufacturer to prove itself over and over again is StorCase (Kingston).
>Check out http://www.storcase.com. Mind you, we exclusively use SCSI drives
>but IDE should be no different other than the standard IDE/SCSI differences.

I don't know what your experience with various removable drives has been. 
That StorCase sounds expensive, though I could not find a price anywhere.

For me, I liked the removable "HotDock" drives that HiVal offered (until 
they went under). They never could "hot dock", but cold docking worked 
great. They also had enough room to allow an internal Zip drive to be 
mounted in one . They were somewhat expensive, though, and now almost 
impossible to find.

Now, I use a no-name removable drive called "Mobile Rack". It comes in IDE 
DMA66 as well as SCSI versions. For $15, you get the mounting bay and one 
case. It's hard to believe. The only disappointment is that the cases are 
not big enough to allow my internal Zip drive to live in one. If you're 
interested, check them out under http://www.nanosys1.com/ -> accessories, 
look for Removable Hard Drive Kit at the bottom. They each take a full 
5.25" external bay. General NanoSystems is a local Minneapolis company that 
seems to do a good and honest job, but if you can find the drive bays 
anywhere else, go for it.

Joseph Maddison
Minneapolis, MN



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