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syee · 02-21-2011, 10:48 PM

I've got a Seagate 250GB, a WD 320GB and a build your own enclosure with a 250GB drive. To be honest, they're all about the same.

The biggest benefit I see of going with a WD or Seagate (or any of the name brand ones) is the engineering that goes into it. Most of the name brand ones will work off a single USB connector. I'd say 90% of the "build your own" enclosures will require 2 USB connectors to power the drive. Also, cheapo enclosures usually contain substandard USB/SATA chipsets that will cause your connection to your PC to drop and corrupt your data so pick your enclosures carefully.

From your description, you're looking for the 2.5" drives. (as all the 3.5" drives all require external power and are larger than the 2.5" ones) If I'm not mistaken, notebook drives top out at 500GB so that's probably the ceiling in terms of capacity. (although I think there are some 12mm height drives that are of higher capacity but are few and far between so there's less selection).

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syee I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 2,654 Thanked 331 Times in 242 Posts Failed 11 Times in 6 Posts	I've got a Seagate 250GB, a WD 320GB and a build your own enclosure with a 250GB drive. To be honest, they're all about the same. The biggest benefit I see of going with a WD or Seagate (or any of the name brand ones) is the engineering that goes into it. Most of the name brand ones will work off a single USB connector. I'd say 90% of the "build your own" enclosures will require 2 USB connectors to power the drive. Also, cheapo enclosures usually contain substandard USB/SATA chipsets that will cause your connection to your PC to drop and corrupt your data so pick your enclosures carefully. From your description, you're looking for the 2.5" drives. (as all the 3.5" drives all require external power and are larger than the 2.5" ones) If I'm not mistaken, notebook drives top out at 500GB so that's probably the ceiling in terms of capacity. (although I think there are some 12mm height drives that are of higher capacity but are few and far between so there's less selection).