What external Hardrive

Hi,
I'm looking for a an external hardrive for backing up my system and storing bulky files. I'd like a Firewire 400/800 drive preferably.
The 'Maxtor OneTouch II 300GB Firewire 800/USB2.0' looks promising. Anyone got one?
On a seperate matter are there any SATA cards that don't affect 'sleep'. My next step in storage will be an eSATA setup I suspect.
Thanks in advance.
Quad   Mac OS X (10.4.2)   2.5GB RAM 74GB RAPTOR (Boot) 300GB MAXTOR with 20GB PS Scratch Partition

I'm looking for a an external hardrive for backing up
my system and storing bulky files. I'd like a
Firewire 400/800 drive preferably.
On a seperate matter are there any SATA cards that
don't affect 'sleep'. My next step in storage will
be an eSATA setup I suspect.
As you have a Quad your SATA host adapter choices are limited to PCIe. The Sonnet E4P and E4i both support sleep mode. You can see more on the E4P here:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/sonnet/e4p/
Today FirmTek announced their 2 port PCIe card will ship in the 3rd quarter for $99. It will support sleep. The press release is here:
http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-2se2-e/
There are other PCIe SATA cards coming as low as $50 that are Mac compatible but I do not know if they will support sleep yet.
As far as FW800 you pay a lot for these enclosures and I am not sure I would buy one just for backup. FW400 is pretty good for this purposre - about 65-70% as fast. WiebeTech has the Maxelerate FW400/USB enclosure on sale for $49.95 and AMUG members get another 10% off.
This enclosure is die cast aluminum and includes a FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 hub. The fan keeps the drive cool and the enclosure has a small foot print.
http://www.wiebetech.com/products/maxelerate.php
I would buy the Maxtor 300GB at Outpost on sale for $89.99
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4187703
and put it in the WiebeTech Maxelerate enclosure. You can see a review of the Maxelerate here:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/wiebetech/max/
If you want a Seagate which is a little slower and more expensive they are here:
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101542
Have fun,
Michael

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