Re: Recommended External Hard Drive??

"RnR" <rnrtexas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:05noo5p67j09tjosa96u6l2mhnmck8ubn9@xxxxxxx:

On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:21:29 -0800 (PST), Bob Villa
<pheeh.zero@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mar 1, 4:06 pm, Daddy <da...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sam wrote:
I am trying to buy an external hard drive and am having trouble
finding a brand/model that has an internal cooling fan.  I did a
web search for the WD My Book 3.0, and even though it is new, it
does not have an internal fan.  I phoned WD and they said that
they do not make any desktop external HDs with an internal fan!

I would appreciate any information/suggestions about a reliable
external HD with a cooling fan.  My last external HD, I had to
purchase an HD enclosure with an internal fan and used an internal
HD with it.  Thanks, Sam.

Few, if any, external hard drives have a fan, because:
1- an external hard drive is not mounted in close proximity to other
heat-producing devices (as is the case with an internal hard drive);
2- including a fan would make require a separate power cable; and
3- the case of an external drive is not designed to muffle the sound
of a fan.

Nevertheless, if you prefer a fan, there are hard drive enclosures
that include a fan.

Daddy

I would only add...if you get the 2.5 HDD in a small aluminum
housing...it can dissipate heat very well.


Right Bob and I have one. No problems so far and it's very light...
almost too light.

I'll second that. I mount my external drives in Vantec aluminum
enclosures. They work very well, and don't heat up.
.

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