Recent content by LightSpeedToEndor

hey there buddy, let me know what model number you are looking for (with the icy dock) and i can hopefully give you some helpful information :) -roland

I don't know the exact specs on the computer, but generally speaking, yes you can. As long as the 2.5" drive inside has standard dimensions, you should be fine. You might notice a little bit less battery life and maybe more heat, but nothing to worry about IMO. I have several buddies who have...

I agree. It looks like they just use linear to mean JBOD.

Not sure in terms of performance, but in reliability, it is a downgrade. The 7200.11 drives come standard with a self bricking feature. It is really shnazzy. In all seriousness, before putting important data on it, do some research on the firmware issue, otherwise you will be sending it in for...

Your speed is also determined by the RPM of the drive. If you are using a 5400 drive, then you can use USB and be fine. If a 7200 drive, I would go with eSATA, or FW800 if you are using a Mac. For a single 7200 drive, speeds will be about the same for eSATA or FW800. eSATA (3 Gb/s) > FW800...

Yes it can be removed. All it is is a 1TB Seagate SATA drive, probably Barracuda. Not sure if it is 7200 or 5400. Inside the enclosure is simply a PCB with a chipset on it to convert SATA to USB. A few days ago I took the 2.5" Seagate out of my FreeAgent Go and put it in my Macbook and it was a...

I currently have a WD Green 1TB in an Icy Dock external case connected to my mac via FW400. The drive is extremely quiet, and when i pull it out of the case, its luke warm at best. Between WD and Seagate, I would say their reliability is about the same. Seagate generally has a little bit better...

Plugging it in via data interface will not ruin it, but sounds like it got a surge from the power supply and may have fried the pcb on the drive. Hard to say though. And being able to hot swap depends on the motherboard/controller, not the drive. If dead (seems like it is) it is because of...