I have Vantec NexStar SX enclosures for my old laptop 2.5" IDE hardrives. I haven't used those drives for recording (yet, but i don't really use my computer for recording) but I have been happy with the performance. And they can be USB powered, too. The only drawback is that the aluminum is high-polish and fingerprints appear as soon as you take it out of the wrapper. They come with USB cable that has a 1 port hub attached, 4 screws for your hd + a mini screwdriver and a leather-like case. I think they are a good deal for ~$20. http://www.vantecusa.com/ (sorry, but these pages are flash+gfx loaded, not much text...) ./MiS On 8/3/07, Mark Knecht <markknecht@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 8/3/07, Dragan Noveski <perodog@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Mark Knecht wrote: > > > USB 2.0 is plenty fast for recording audio tracks. you should not have > > > a problem with that at all, assuming it's a good disk and the system's > > > USB implementation is done correctly. > > > > > > Just mount the drive and run hdparm -tT to get an idea of the drive's > > > speed. I'm sure it will be fine. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Mark > > > > > > > > mark, very much thanks for the response! > > i think i ll go for a combination of an ata-laptop-drive, with this > > usb-case-adapter for it. > > that seems cheap, and i do not need an extra power chord for the > > external drive than - which is important for me, since everything runs > > on solarpower, 12Vdc here. > > > > cheers, > > doc > > Sounds nice not to have the power cords. I've got 3 Firewire drives > and often get tired of all the power connections. Each drive has a > different power supply and I've got to get them matched up correctly. > A small drive that gets power from the bus would be far nicer for fast > setup and tear down. > > Good luck. > > - Mark > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
