After trying several types, I can tell you that metal enclosures with
fans seem to last the longest.
I've been using this enclosure exclusively, and have bought 10-15, and
none has ever failed, although one power supply had to be replaced
under warranty.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2145406&Sku=V13-3254
It's for SATA only.
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Donald DeWitt
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> Hello Members
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> I have a few old hard drives, both PATA and SATA, that I would like to use
> as external backups. Can someone recommend a good easy to use enclosure
> that will not fall apart with normal home use? I'm running Win 7 on a Dell
> studio XPS.
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> Donald
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