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Coolmax 1 Bay CD-311 (CD311SATACOMBO) Serial ATA, FireWire (IEEE 1394a), USB 2.0 External Drive Case
Coolmax 1 Bay CD-311  (CD311SATACOMBO) Serial ATA, FireWire (IEEE 1394a), USB 2.0 External Drive Case

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Price Range
$0 - $0

Product Description

This phenomenal new Coolmax CD-311 portable SATA-IDE combo hard drive enclosure features true "take it with you anywhere" convenience and versatility. Need an IDE hard drive enclosure? No problem. Need an enclosure for your SATA drive? The Coolmax SATA-IDE enclosure fills the bill. It’s the perfect fit for any 3.5-inch SATA or IDE hard drive. Cool and secure. Plus, the Coolmax CD-311 hard drive enclosure boasts all the lighting-fast connections with its USB 2.0, FireWire and SATA triple interface. Supports hot-plug as well as plug and play. For maximum utility and superb portability, order the Coolmax CD-311 hard drive enclosure.



lots of features, poor quality
Rating


Written By
falloutboy

Date Written
Jan 07 2007

Summary

I was looking for some 3.5" firewire enclosures a while back and these were competitively priced with lots of 'bonus' features. Turns out they are pretty low-grade enclosures. The packaging is decent and includes a cd with some pdf files as well as a...

Strength

USB2 FW400 and SATA interfaces on the outside, SATA and ATA on the inside, quiet.

Weakness

poor construction, hot, firewire issues, slow usb, manual switch from usb to SATA, weak connectors.

Bottom Line

pass this up unless you need lots of connection options on a budget.

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Coolmax 1 Bay CD-311
Rating


Written By
postdrama

Date Written
Oct 08 2007

Summary

Bought 2 of these units because that's all I could find on short notice. They both suck equally. Everytime I use them with Digidesign Pro Tools the system crashes. I will let my kids have them as bath toys (w/out...

Strength

None

Weakness

crashes audio recording software without fail.

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