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Antec MX-1 USB 2.0

$64.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's shell is aluminum and plastic which with the aid of the fan keep the hard drive cool.
from www.amazon.com
the internal fan is worth it to extend the life of the drive.
from esasaki, www.shopping.com
pros: fan-cooled, esata-capable, all cables included, attractive styling, noise dampening absorbers, solid construction, lightweight, power switch cons: practically impossible to remove fan/led
from glennf1000, www.shopping.com
pros: decent looking, actively cooled quality case with esata and usb cons: slightly quirky design, fan noise and no pata hds the bottom line: one of the better cases.
from www.amazon.com
the biggest problem is the fan.

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2 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for FAN

Antec MX-100 DHANTECMX100 Serial ATA

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the metal case conducts heat out from the drive without a noisy fan like the one in it's sister product, the antec mx-1 usb/e-sata 3.5-inch hard drive enclosure
from www.amazon.com
much better than my old ultra enclosure which was very loud due to the fan compartment hitting the cover after screwing it in.
from www.amazon.com
what i do not like, which is a shame, is that all these have no fan.
from www.amazon.com
-really small enclosure for a 3.5" (no fan)
from www.amazon.com
for those concerned about overheating, i would suggest drilling some small vent holes in the bottom, putting a fan on it, or just shutting the thing off people!!

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3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for FAN

Ultra Products ULT33051 DHULT33051 FireWire IEEE 1394a

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

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my only word of caution is the tightness of tolerances when installing the hard drive - i had to slip the cooling fan out of it's place to allow me to angle the power connection to a point i could
from www.amazon.com
the drive space is a bit tight, but the fan pushes enough air to keep everything somewhat cool.
from www.amazon.com
on the noise issue, they have a fan in them and when they start up the fan is very noisy for a few moments and then quiets down.
from www.amazon.com
my only negative is the cooling fans.
from www.amazon.com
the fan is a feature that makes these things great to have around.

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4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for FAN

Sabrent ECS-U35K USB 2.0 External

$24.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's not fancy, but it gets the job done.
from www.amazon.com
although the enclosure has no fan, the sturdy aluminum housing adequately dissipates heat.
from www.amazon.com
since it does not come with fan, it can get pretty hot if used for a long time.
from www.amazon.com
nothing overly fancy with this.
from www.amazon.com
no cooling fan or vents.

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5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for FAN

Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360U2-BK USB 2.0 External

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the system does not run hot, even tho there is no fan...which makes it quiet...all u hear is the hdd clicking/humming away.
from www.amazon.com
i had another case with a built in fan, but it got too hot and stopped working.
from www.amazon.com
i found another usb enclosure offering active ventilation: the apricorn ez bus dt, which not only has a built-in fan, but imho, for several critical reasons, is a better design and a smarter choice.
from www.amazon.com
there is no fan, as no fan is really needed because of the aluminum case.
from www.amazon.com
i am running a 7200 rpm, 300gb seagate with a 16mb cache and heat is not a problem despite the lack of a fan.

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Data Robotics DR04DD10 Serial ATA

$484.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
just use it as an expandable back up solution and you have a fantastic product.
from www.amazon.com
it's never had a loud fan kick on during a movie and generally is quiet the rest of the time.
from nad_masters, www.shopping.com
is that just another fancy way of calling it a nas raid??
from www.amazon.com
the fan is loud and it runs all the time!
from www.amazon.com
if the room gets warm then the fans goes very noisy.

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EXT ENCL THERMALTAKE|N0012US R Serial ATA

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's pricier than other enclosures, but the fan and construction and dynamics make it always cool, literally.
from www.amazon.com
the fans on the side makes the hard drive super cool.
from www.amazon.com
the leds on the fan just blinked and the fan motor sort of jerked trying to start.
from racerdei15108, www.newegg.com
cons: although the device, powered the led's and the fan, the device did not and would not power the hard drive.
from Jon, www.newegg.com
fan was quiet cons: was not recognized by two different windows machines, one running ubuntu 9.04 as well.

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Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360U2-BL USB 2.0 External

$43.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
my only worry is about cooling down in the road i would prefer one with cooling fan because most of the time i forget my drive on.
from www.amazon.com
i thought the fact that this enclosure doesn't have a fan would be a problem, but the heat is not intense to damage the the hard disk.
from www.amazon.com
i found another usb enclosure offering active ventilation: the apricorn ez bus dt, which not only has a built-in fan, but imho, for several critical reasons, is a better design and a smarter choice.
from www.amazon.com
as i said the case is slim, the hd pretty much lays against the outer metal case and the heat is dissapated this way, no fans in this case.
from www.amazon.com
this hd enclosure is fantastic..

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Macally G-S350SUA 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure Serial ATA

$52.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it would also be nice if it had a small fan or something but it does do a good job of releasing the heat.
from www.amazon.com
fantastic heat displacement.
from www.amazon.com
the power supply is external to the external enclosure, so the case requires no noisy fans.

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Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M-B 4 Bay SATA to eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD/RAID 0

$157.00 Est. at Amazon

from Kitsu, www.newegg.com
i suppose they included this because it runs quiet enough that you don't hear the fan over 4 loud hard drives very well, and people may want to know the thing is running.
from gringott, www.newegg.com
fan is quiet.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
single fan in the back does little to cool drives because the backplane blocks airflow across the drives.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: cheesy blue led on exhaust fan.
from The Head Geek, www.newegg.com
cons: blue leds on the fan!

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Black Sabrent EC-525K 5.25in USB 2.0 Aluminum External Enclosure

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the annoying thing about it is that even if you do not have a disc inside it, the fan will continue to run.
from www.amazon.com
the fan isn't too loud.
from www.amazon.com
a fantastic price, but poor quality - fan was stuck - i had to push it, now it buzzes loudly and vibrates the whole case.
from www.amazon.com
the fan is so loud in this case i have to power it off when i'm not using the dvd writer i installed in it.
from www.amazon.com
you should always expect some noise from enclosures, but the fan on this is way too loud.

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Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-Red IDE

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the blue colored part is an aluminum case that helps dissipate the drive heat without cooling fan noises (the remainder gray parts are plastic).
from www.amazon.com
- no fans!
from www.amazon.com
pros: very quiet, fanless, good build quality for the price, nice stand.

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Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-BLU Samba Usb Enclosure Kit Blue IDE

Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-BLU Samba Usb Enclosure Kit Blue (Acomdata SMBXXXU2EBlu) IDE / EIDE, Serial ATA, USB Drive Case

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the blue colored part is an aluminum case that helps dissipate the drive heat without cooling fan noises (the remainder gray parts are plastic).
from www.amazon.com
- no fans!
from www.amazon.com
pros: very quiet, fanless, good build quality for the price, nice stand.

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Macally PHR-250CC FireWire IEEE 1394a

$42.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the enclosure operates silently with no fan.
from www.amazon.com
fan-less.

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StarTech.com InfoSafe SAT2510U2 Serial ATA

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the unit doesn't have any cooling fans, but it really doesn't need any.
from www.amazon.com
a few things i dislike about the unit are; there is no fan.

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Icydock MB453SPF MB453SPF-B Serial ATA Internal

$106.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the 80mm fan at the rear of the case makes it pretty deep and will come in contact with motherboards in most cases.
from www.amazon.com
- cooling fan is quiet, effective and replacable
from GnomishInvader, www.newegg.com
pros: very quiet fan, nice light aluminum case.
from www.amazon.com
this icydock solves this problem quite nicely by using 2 five inch bays to hold 3 three inch drives, with cooling happening by suctioning cool outside air through the grill in the front, propelled by

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Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-BLK IDE

$39.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the blue colored part is an aluminum case that helps dissipate the drive heat without cooling fan noises (the remainder gray parts are plastic).
from www.amazon.com
- no fans!
from Sage, www.newegg.com
it really needs a good fan.
from www.amazon.com
pros: very quiet, fanless, good build quality for the price, nice stand.

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Acomdata HDEXXU2FE3 FireWire IEEE 1394a

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
aluminum alloy is a way if you want to avoid a fan for cooling your hard-drive.
from www.amazon.com
the enclosure is nice and quiet without a fan.
from www.amazon.com
pros - solid case (quiet without a fan), easy to set up, had it up and running in minutes.
from www.amazon.com
i like the fact that there is no fan to go bad.

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Macally PHR-100AC FireWire IEEE 1394a

$56.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
since the drive has no direct contact with the case, and there is no fan, i would be reluctant to use it for a hot running drive.
from www.amazon.com
this is a fantastic product.
from www.amazon.com
i moved apartments, set up a new desk, and switched out to a different hard drive (and i think i unplugged the internal fan too), and now it's much better-- the wiring connection is more stable, and
from www.amazon.com
having no fan and very small ventilation holes, i'm not sure whether this thick aluminum top is dissipating or trapping the heat.
from www.amazon.com
the case conductive cooling appears adequate and the silence of not having a fan is a major plus since my sony is also quiet running.

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Best Drive Cases for Fan

Antec MX-1 USB 2.0

Antec MX-100 DHANTECMX100 Serial ATA

Ultra Products ULT33051 DHULT33051 FireWire IEEE 1394a

Sabrent ECS-U35K USB 2.0 External

Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360U2-BK USB 2.0 External

Data Robotics DR04DD10 Serial ATA

EXT ENCL THERMALTAKE|N0012US R Serial ATA

Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360U2-BL USB 2.0 External

Macally G-S350SUA 3.5" Hard Drive Enclosure Serial ATA

Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M-B 4 Bay SATA to eSATA Port Multiplier JBOD/RAID 0

Black Sabrent EC-525K 5.25in USB 2.0 Aluminum External Enclosure

Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-Red IDE

Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-BLU Samba Usb Enclosure Kit Blue IDE

Macally PHR-250CC FireWire IEEE 1394a

StarTech.com InfoSafe SAT2510U2 Serial ATA

Icydock MB453SPF MB453SPF-B Serial ATA Internal

Acomdata SMBXXXU2E-BLK IDE

Acomdata HDEXXU2FE3 FireWire IEEE 1394a

Macally PHR-100AC FireWire IEEE 1394a

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