case recommendations? and what I bought on Black Friday

[Scott Allen]

On Wed Dec 02,2009 05:23:49 PM Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> Well personally it isn't a case for me ever.  I hate drive bay 
> doors. They are a totally stupid idea.

If a Sonata case would be suitable and desirable in all other 
aspects, I believe the door can be removed easily and the case still 
looks reasonable without it.

> If my software ejects the drive with the door closed, bad things 
> might happen.

Assuming that you're talking about a CD/DVD drive with a tray:
If the drive doesn't have the power to force the bay door open, then 
most likely the tray motor would just stall. The drive would detect 
this and retract the tray, with no damage done. The tray mechanism is 
designed to take this kind of abuse for people who like to close the 
tray by pushing on it, instead of using the open/close button. 
Sticking a piece of soft foam on the inside of the bay door, in front 
of the tray, to cushion it, would make things even safer.

It might be a different story for a slot load drive, but a foam 
cushion might be sufficient in this case (no pun intended), as well.

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