External Casing for SATA HDD

[debaisaindian]

guys,
i want a 500GB external HDD, which will not pinch my pocket.so thought i would go for a 500GB sata HDD and will case it.

my question is-

is there any external casing available for sata HDD?
thn wat is d price?

also guys suggest me a gud SATA hdd.....

[shadow2get]

You could go in for
Seagate 7200.11 500GB HDD 32MB Buffer - ST3500320AS
Seagate 7200.11 500GB HDD 16MB Buffer - ST3500620AS

or a Western Digital 16MB Buffer ones - WD5000AAKS

The HDD could be between Rs. 5300-5500.

You will get a case for about
HDD Casing SATA -> ~ Rs. 900
HDD Casing SATA (Enter) -> ~ Rs. 1500

If you want a very good case for SATA HDD, you could go for this:
VANTEC NST-360SU-BL Aluminum 3.5" eSATA& USB 2.0 External Enclosure

I recently got it from my friend for my 500GB SATA HDD. It works perfectly fine & transfer speeds are very good.

[praka123]

sata external usb enclosure here costs Rs 2000+

[debaisaindian]

thank u shadow2get......but....only hitachi hdd is available here.....how is hitachi?

[Choto Cheeta]

USB 2.0 SATA-II 3.5" Ext Casing is Rs. 750/- at Kolkata and installation is also quite simple...

http://www.chotocheeta.com/2007/10/2...usb-hard-disk/

[shadow2get]

Originally Posted by debaisaindian

thank u shadow2get......but....only hitachi hdd is available here.....how is hitachi?

Almost all 500GB HDD have the same price except for a few hundred rupees here & there. It will be anywhere between Rs. 5000 - 5500. It can't go more than that.

For more info, check this page:
http://www.theitwares.com/hdd/hdd.htm

Prices in that website is of Mumbai.

[debaisaindian]

i was not asking abt d price....but d stuff.....anyway.....bought a Maxtor 500Gb external hdd from ebay at 5900/-......