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annaconda
05-06-2007, 10:20 AM
Link (http://www.xpcgear.com/otbenclosure.html)

Free shipping and only $9 rebate.
Strmtrper6
05-06-2007, 11:16 AM
From what I read at a certain other site, the rebate is kind of a pain. They don't have an 800 number and you have to email a gmail account to ask for rebate status.
ps3guru03
05-06-2007, 11:36 AM
From what I read at a certain other site, the rebate is kind of a pain. They don't have an 800 number and you have to email a gmail account to ask for rebate status.

Wow...I guess I will give it a try. Umm...might want to correct your post because they do have a number to contact them. Before I place an order, did anyone else order something from XPC-Gear?
kirbyrj
05-06-2007, 12:18 PM
I ordered from them a while ago. I didn't have a problem.
Lupine
05-06-2007, 12:30 PM
Wow...I guess I will give it a try. Umm...might want to correct your post because they do have a number to contact them. Before I place an order, did anyone else order something from XPC-Gear?
Haven't played the rebate game w/ XPC, but never had any problems w/ them on purchases (fans & cables).
ps3guru03
05-06-2007, 12:52 PM
Alright. I ordered..let's see how it goes...;)
DanNeely
05-06-2007, 06:01 PM
Is this an IDE or PATA enclosure?
el_jackhole
05-06-2007, 06:19 PM
Is this an IDE or PATA enclosure?

Yes.
annaconda
05-06-2007, 07:35 PM
Is this an IDE or PATA enclosure?

IDE or PATA what is the difference ? :D
DanNeely
05-06-2007, 09:48 PM
If you've used up your stock of sarcasm over a stupid error, could you answer the question that should've been obvious was my actual intent to ask: is it SATA or PATA?
Nemesis999
05-06-2007, 10:32 PM
If you've used up your stock of sarcasm over a stupid error, could you answer the question that should've been obvious was my actual intent to ask: is it SATA or PATA?
Click the link?
meinzorn
05-06-2007, 10:43 PM
yes, I realize this is free, and I shouldn't even comment on quality.. but does anyone have one of these? Do they suck? I need an enclosure, I don't need anything super, but I don't want something that blows either. Is it even worth the hassle?
Vile
05-07-2007, 04:19 AM
yes, I realize this is free, and I shouldn't even comment on quality.. but does anyone have one of these? Do they suck? I need an enclosure, I don't need anything super, but I don't want something that blows either. Is it even worth the hassle?

I bought a couple of these from xpcgear a few months back (~ $10 each) and they were a piece of junk. The thing worked a few times then crapped out all together (both ended up failing).

Luckily I was only out ~ $20.
DanNeely
05-07-2007, 06:07 PM
meh, did the drive survive the failure? I'm only interested in one of these as an emergency recovery option for my sisters older laptops. Only needs to run long enough to suck the drive dry.
Vile
05-07-2007, 07:05 PM
The drive was fine, it was the enclosure itself. I didn't use it on a daily basis, I only used it to do data backups on laptops (ie pulling the drive from laptop and using enclosure to backup data).
ps3guru03
05-12-2007, 11:32 AM
Got mines yesterday!! Whoo Hoo! :P

Installation was a zip, and it works great! :) Just wish the usb cable was built-in so I don't have to remind myself to take it with my when I go somewhere with it..but heck, its free! ;)
DanNeely
05-12-2007, 12:52 PM
got mine yesterday too. haven't tested it out though, 99% sure my two month old laptop's pata, and I don't have any sata laptop drives on hand to test with. Even with it's flakey reputation though I hope it'll last long enough to let me pull the data from my sisters old laptops if they croak at some point. I've never seen a USB y cable before though.