External USB case, recomendation

[Tod]

I want to put my WD 80GB "JB" hard drive into an
external USB 2.0 case, recommendations please ?

Someone once recommended Plumax brand, any others ?

 

[CWatters]

I want to put my WD 80GB "JB" hard drive into an
external USB 2.0 case, recommendations please ?

Someone once recommended Plumax brand, any others ?

I quite like these all metal boxes.
http://www.stardom.com.tw/external-box-04.htm
Home page here..
http://www.stardom.com.tw/main_e.htm

I have the single bay HD USB 2.0 unit without the mobile rack feature. This
has an external in-the-cable power supply but I'm not sure about larger
units. The base and top are 2.5mm black anodised aluminium plates and the
sides are silver and blacl anodised aluminium extrusions. They are big
enough to take a DVD drive so a 3.5" HD fits easily using standard adaptor
plates. There is a header on the PCB so you could fit your own HD activity
LED but no data is provided on this with the box. I sent an email to ask
what the header was for and got a reply next day.

When fitted with an HD you use a blank brushed aluminium front panel
(supplied) which seals the front. With this fitted I couldn't see where the
air would go in and it has a fan on the back blowing out. The unit has some
smart turned aluminium feet to keep it clear of the desk so I drilled some
10mm holes in the bottom plate between the front two feet. Now air goes in
at the front/bottom, up over the drive and out the back. It keeps my 120G WD
drive nice and cool.

I live in Belgium and got mine from their German agent
http://www.mindfactory.de/cgi-bin/MindStore.storefront/

 

[NoBS]

I quite like these all metal boxes.
http://www.stardom.com.tw/external-box-04.htm
Home page here..
http://www.stardom.com.tw/main_e.htm

This is only avalible AFAIK at Bill West Incorporated in the States, anyone
know of any other retailers?
The above does not carry the dual FW-USB combo.
SOHOTANK U7-1-WB IEEE1394b/USB2.0/USB1.1
Manufaturer: RAIDON Technology Inc or Cremax
Looking for West coast dealers.
Thanks for your help

 

[CWatters]

This is only avalible AFAIK at Bill West Incorporated in the States, anyone
know of any other retailers?
The above does not carry the dual FW-USB combo.
SOHOTANK U7-1-WB IEEE1394b/USB2.0/USB1.1
Manufaturer: RAIDON Technology Inc or Cremax
Looking for West coast dealers.
Thanks for your help

The makers web site lists this outfit in the USA...

http://www.cremax.com/

and their web site list several distributors

http://www.cremax.com/agent-b.htm

...but I live in Belgium so I don't know them.