OT: Source for firewire enclosures w/HD

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 11:08:07AM -0500, Taavi Burns wrote:
> There are a number of machines which are perfectly good (and that you're likely
> to find at a recording studio) that do sport Firewire, and NO USB2.0: a
> dual G4 PowerMac for example.
> 
> They may also be using a hardware solution that plugs directly into
> the HD to dump
> the audio data (thanks to the mass storage class, though it probably
> requires that
> the drive is formatted for FAT).  Such a hardware audio solution
> wouldn't have much
> use for USB2.0 given the superiority of FW for A/V applications.

So a decent usb2.0/firewire enclosure gives you the best bet then.
Support both and no matter what you will have access to the data.

ie: http://www.logiccomputerhouse.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=940
which is currently listing for $60 for a 3.5" drive enclosure.  Add your
favourite standard HD and you are done.

Lennart Sorensen
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