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Marc F.

Marc F.

Joined on 04/08/02

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iStarUSA BPU-350SATA-RED 3x5.25" to 5x3.5" SAS/SATA 6.0 Gb/s Hot-Swap Cage
iStarUSA BPU-350SATA-RED 3x5.25" to 5x3.5" SAS/SATA 6.0 Gb/s Hot-Swap Cage

Pros: * Pack 5 Drives into 3 5.25" Bays. * Aluminum Handles, Tray and Enclosure. * Good cooling, drives stay around 90F in no spindown RAID6 configuration. * Lots of blinky lights.

Cons: As mentioned by others, these have no grooves in them for cases with easy slide tabs. Easy fix though, i just straightend out the tabs on my case and fit perfect.

Overall Review: I have two of these in an Antec Nine Hundred case. I plan to buy a third at some point. I have 10 drives in a RAID6 configuration. HDD lights work as desired with WD and Seagate drives.

Nice Case

Rosewill RX353-S BLK (Black) 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.40mm fan
Rosewill RX353-S BLK (Black) 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA Ext. Enclosure w/Int.40mm fan

Pros: USB + eSATA are great. I get 60MB/Sec with my 500GB WD RE2. Works well with XP and Vista Ult.

Cons: Gets pretty warm even with fan running, but it seems to be ok. Just gota watch those summer afternoons.

12/22/2007

Great

SUMDEX Black Top Load Single Computer Brief Model PON-307BK
SUMDEX Black Top Load Single Computer Brief Model PON-307BK

Pros: Great quality, soft interior, padded shoulder strap. 15" IBM/Lenovo fits with plenty of room to spare. My 17" Dell Inspiron 9300 fits perfectly.

Cons: None.

Great Board

GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Solid construction, High quality components, eSATA adapters with power ports are handy, Board is well labeled.

Cons: Cost, Doesnt come with rear USB 2.0 port extensions. Fan control doesnt allow you to specify desired temperature. Ram slots are very close to primary video card.

Overall Review: Board is Rev 3.3 with bios F9. I replaced a MSI P965 Platinum with this board. The onboard RAID controller picked up my previous RAID Sets without a hitch. I havent tried to overclock yet, im waiting to get my crucial ballistix back from RMA. My MSI kept killing my crucial ram at stock speeds, I hope this board solves that. As ive read elsewhere, the board is kind of warped, im guessing this is from the heatpipes. Make sure to use all the mounting holes and it should straighten out. Overall a great board.

Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA1005
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864AA1005

Pros: Fast, Pretty.

Cons: Cost, died after a week.

Overall Review: One of the sticks died after a week. It was running under the rated speeds. Newegg replaced without issue, still a pain when you gota wait until the repalcement comes.