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Can you recommend any hard drive enclosures? Looking for one with a fan that costs little.

Originally Posted by crunchb3rry Well, if the drive is dead, that's a different issue. Not really much you can do. Still, as long as it's not full of sasquatch porn, I wouldn't worry. A retailer isn't just going to put that right back on the shelf. They probably have regulations for that kind of thing, just to maintain consumer confidence.

The problem isn't really with places like Best Buy, it's with the palces that ultimately end up with the drives. Like in that story linked above, the drive was evnetually resold (I assume after being refrubed). If it's just say the board or mechanical parts that are bad, the platters may be left untouched, still containing any data they had. So you could order a refurb drive and find that it still contains data.

Truthfully, if you're really concerned about data being pulled from the drive, just don't send it in for warranty. It sucks, but the truth is you really don't know what happens once you send the drive off.

Originally Posted by J7. Can you recommend any hard drive enclosures? Looking for one with a fan that costs little.

The enclosures are little more than boxes that hold the drive, I'd just go on a site like newegg and look for something with good reviews and the price you're looking to pay.

Originally Posted by Clak The enclosures are little more than boxes that hold the drive, I'd just go on a site like newegg and look for something with good reviews and the price you're looking to pay.

Ok. How important is it to get an enclosure with a fan?

Originally Posted by J7. Ok. How important is it to get an enclosure with a fan?

Not very. Unless you're running a Velociraptor in there. And why would you do that?