Will any FW external enclosure work?

[Syntho]

I want to get a new FW drive for backups. Will any external FW enclosure work with OS9?

[Knezzen]

I have tried ALOT of enclosures over the years, so I think yes. Never had any problems with any FireWire enclosure.

[supernova777]

for os9 clearly u would want one with a fw400 interface or a fw800->fw400 cable
i have one of these rocketfish 1394a -> 1394b converter things and they are clumsy + prone to falling out
diehard tels me the fw400>fw800 cable is the way to go to avoid the clumsy adapters


heres an example..see how long it is? i dont understand why they have to be so big

mines actually the reverse of this, with a male fw400 part and a female fw800 part because its for adapting my fw800 drive + fw800 cable to connect
to a fw400 port...

heres a pic. on the right


seems to me to be the best idea to get a fw800 enclosure that either has both fw400+ fw800
or also purchase the fw800->fw400 converter that way u have compatibility + the higher speeds
 when using it with a fw800 capable mac (2006-2011 macs)

[Protools5LEGuy]

Texas Instrument Chipset.
Lacie D2
Icy Dock
MacMiniclones from newtech and Lacie (?)

[supernova777]

http://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/wiebetech_ultradock_v5/


just came across this

source: http://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/

CRU WiebeTech computer forensic devices are used by criminal investigators, eDiscovery personnel, corporate IT security departments, and by the military and other agencies to procure and preserve data to be used as evidence of wrongdoing or malicious intent.

[Syntho]

That is awfully fitting seeing how much wrongdoing I'd find on the government's hard drives 

[supernova777]

lol @ "wrongdoing"