12-04-2009, 06:25 PM
thermarest wrote:
I don't know anything about bridges but $90 for a 2.5" case seems like far too much. I bought a Rosewill case for half that. It looks pretty similar, minus the eSATA and it has worked flawlessly. It has cooling fins on the bottom is quite physically robust. That said, the super el-cheapo WD Passport USB cases work fine too. I've had 3 and no complaints.
You don't get FW800 - and that's the difference between cheap cases and this one.
USB 2 is inconsistent with transfer speeds and depends heavily on the host PC.
eSATA would be a good alternative but no Mac ships with eSATA. Plus I think you'd need a second cable for power.
Having said that, USB 2 is probably "good enough" for 95% of the users. The other 5% is the people who will buy this case.