Drive Drawer or External Housing?

richlevy · 12-10-2005, 07:28 PM

I just bought a 200 GB on sale at Staples to knock back my drive needs for another few years.

I have a 2 year old Presario with XP home.

My current drive configuration is a 40GB internal, another 40GB, and a 160 GB external.

The 40GB internal that came with the computer has to remain the home drive since the restore partition is on it. Even though I made a backup, I don't want to lose the capability to restore if everything crashes.

I am considering an external housing or a drive drawer. For about $40, I can place the 200 GB as an additional external. For the same money I can purchase a drive drawer and an extra chassis and swap out the 40GB and 200GB. This would allow me to take a full backup of the C: drive on the 40GB drive and swap it for the 200GB.

Of course, this might require some changes to my PC chassis, since the three 5 1/2 inch slots are being used and the remaining slot, which does have a removable plate exterior, seems to be fit for a 3.5 inch drive. It is made of punch metal, though, and seems to be adjustable.

Can anyone tell me the benefits of a swappable drive vs a USB 2.0 external?

12-10-2005, 07:28 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Drive Drawer or External Housing? I just bought a 200 GB on sale at Staples to knock back my drive needs for another few years. I have a 2 year old Presario with XP home. My current drive configuration is a 40GB internal, another 40GB, and a 160 GB external. The 40GB internal that came with the computer has to remain the home drive since the restore partition is on it. Even though I made a backup, I don't want to lose the capability to restore if everything crashes. I am considering an external housing or a drive drawer. For about $40, I can place the 200 GB as an additional external. For the same money I can purchase a drive drawer and an extra chassis and swap out the 40GB and 200GB. This would allow me to take a full backup of the C: drive on the 40GB drive and swap it for the 200GB. Of course, this might require some changes to my PC chassis, since the three 5 1/2 inch slots are being used and the remaining slot, which does have a removable plate exterior, seems to be fit for a 3.5 inch drive. It is made of punch metal, though, and seems to be adjustable. Can anyone tell me the benefits of a swappable drive vs a USB 2.0 external? __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

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