Whenever someone gets one of these could you please answer these questions: 1. Do the new quick-connect fittings work well? - ie don't leak when the Reserator is in use and only leak a few drops when disconnecting. 2. Does it look like the quick-connectors can be retrofitted to the original Reserato...

I just received a message from Techonweb that the P180 I ordered is in stock and is ready to ship!

Mumrik posed the question earlier, and I would like to re-ask the question: How are the fans mounted in this case? The picture of the top fan on page 6 make it look like it is impossible to use EAR grommets there. What about the other fans too?

If you look at the specs for SSDs the sustained read and write speeds aren't really all that impressive compared to conventional drives. It's the "less than 20 µsec Access Time" number that absolutely crush conventional drives. As I mentioned a few posts above, the 320 MB/s number you cite for SSD t...

It's that true the price of current flash drives are outrageous. But one can only hope that Samsung's entry into this area is the first step in a market shift that eventually leads to reasonably affordable flash-based hard drives. LCDs used to have huge price premiums over equivalently sized CRTs, b...

I looked at the news article from Tom's and the product page at M-Systems. It looks like Tom's made a typo. He says M-Systems drives can transfer 320GB/s. But the product page for the Utra320 version of the M-Systems drive claims a burst rate of 320 MB/s. The sustained rates are 40 MB/s read and wri...

"...Samsung did not comment on the cost of a SSD drive, but considering current Flash pricing we would expect the 8 GByte drive to start be positioned in $500-600 price bracket and the 16 GByte unit to ring in at about $1200. " Last I remember hearing, the BitMicro and M-Systems drives were around ...

Speculation for the most part. Samsung is known mostly for their consumer products. BitMicro and M-Systems have always catered to deep-pocketed groups and ignored the consumer market. I don't think it is a totally unreasonable scenario that Samsung could come into the market and offer a similar prod...

Sorry... I can't believe people here aren't more excited/chatty about this. If this is affordable by the average user (unlike BitMicro and E-systems) then this would bring truly silent storage to the masses... not just to DoD, intel agencies and companies with bottomless pockets. I also hope Bitmicr...

I can't believe that no one has posted this yet - at least I didn't find it if they did:

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23425

Maybe, to give people an outlet for their frustration while they’re waiting for Antec to actually make these available, someone could start a poll: - The first sighting on the Antec site - The first sighting on a web retailer (in stock) - The first sighting at a retail store (in stock) - The first d...

...What I need now is a case for it - a 7200.8 sitting on top of the case is not a quiet thing! And a bit of protection wouldn't hurt either. jon If you have a Dremel you can mod your case to put SATA ports (internal type for now) and Molex power connectors in the top (or side or front). This SATA ...

From what I understand eSATA is electrically equivalent to internal SATA, the thing that changes is the “robustness” of the cables and more importantly the connectors. The internal SATA connectors were not designed for a large number of removals and insertions like USB and Firewire connectors. eSATA...

Are you sure about this? In their value kit 3, they sell the enclosure with PCI-slot header. One side of the header has internal SATA connectors for your motherboard. What exactly is proprietary? Here is a review of the Highpoint device: http://www.pchardware.co.uk/highpointsata1511&rmate.htm They ...

After a little more searching I found the cheaper version of the Wiebetech enclosure:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=U6-1-B2&cat=HDD

Here’s an external enclosure for SATA (or PATA) dives that has Firewire and USB connections: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/traydock.php It’s nice but pretty expensive. I believe I’ve seen this same enclosure under a different name and at a cheaper price… Cremax maybe? The Highpoint “eSATA” thing...

How is it at 1x for movie playback? My current drive, a LiteOn (*spit* *hawk*) clicks and whirs even then, which is somewhat offputting... My 3500 in much louder than the Sony DRU-510 for both DVD burning and 1x playback. It's also much louder than an older Pioneer DVD ROM I haved used for playback...

I've seen the 3500A recommended as a quiet DVD writer... I just bought on of these and it is very far from being quiet. It is much louder than the single-layer Sony DRU-510 that I was using before. If it hadn't been so cheap, and the fact I don't use it all that much, I would send it back. I think ...

I know it isn't as cheap as a paperclip... but you can find a lot of places selling PSU testers, eg:

http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/pst-01-16.html

Has anyone tried to under-volt the DDC? Everyone says the Reserator pump is quiet (mine too) but also pretty weak. I wonder how the DDC would sound if it was adjusted to a flow rate similar to the Zalman? What I should have said - is it possible to undevolt the DDC so that it is as quiet as the Zal...

Has anyone tried to under-volt the DDC?

Everyone says the Reserator pump is quiet (mine too) but also pretty weak. I wonder how the DDC would sound if it was adjusted to a flow rate similar to the Zalman?

gitto wrote:Great news.

How much did it end up costing you, including shipping? Do you think the DDC is small enough to be fitted internally in the reserator? ....

Can the DDC pumps be submersed? I had the impression that they couldn't.

Thanks Tibors - I never would of thought of the "crush and file" method.

Sort of reminds me of the PTF-PTM method - Pound to fit, paint to match.

They’re probably trying to catch up on all the orders that came in from SPCR people… and wondering why the hell some obscure no-name component is suddenly selling like the proverbial hotcakes.

My order shipped today too.

What are the best Dremel bits to use to cut the corners?

You probably should have titled this post "MGE's Quiet 700W Powersupply" - that would draw attention.

This thing looks a little like the Thermaltake (Thermaright?) PSU with those copper fins in the back. I wonder if it's made by the sam manufacturer?

Live wrote:...Is it beacuse Antec is an american company? ...

That's news to me. I always thought the were Taiwanese.

Another thing I just noticed... do you have to open the front door to hit the power and reset buttons?

Also, what is that piece between the the two fan grills on the front?

Not complaining, just curious, this looks like a great case.

How do the 3.5" drives mount in the lower chamber of the P180?

I see the spring-clips in the upper one but no holes or clips in the lower.

hvengel,

Do any of those fanless ham radio PSUs have the ability to produce multiple voltage outputs (3.3, 5, 12) simultaneously?