Yes (see link in the OP). Observations:
-There's thin metal surrounded by thick plastic.
-Turning the unit off and feeling around, the drive itself is much hotter than anything in the rear.
-There's thin metal surrounded by thick plastic, and no inlet holes. Also, no place to put them.
My thoughts:
-Of course, it always happens. Now that I got the 812S and am about to get an enclosure, the external one comes down ~$20 and matches the price of the drive + enclosure (actually a bit better, as Newegg recently added shipping to most enclosures).
-I might want to get
this one, also branded Bytecc. While also little room, a snug aluminum case aught to be better than the current insulating plastic.
Note that the current enclosure is not actually mine, so even if modification is the order of the day, I'll need to get my own first.
Polist8: no, not after ripping two, after ripping six in a row (4-disc zep box set and 2-disc zep box set), then around the eightth it started to give problems. I'm replacing the collection of 128k Xing MP3s, and still have almost 300 CDs to go. It's going to get a workout.
edit: after further inspection, it's an ALi chipset. Boy, that gives me confidence in it!
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