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Media Tank Holds Your HDD, Optical Drive, Card Reader

Satorical — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:01:28 EST

This hard drive looks like something Jonathan Ive would make specifically to piss off Steve Jobs.

Satorical

Media Tank Holds Your HDD, Optical Drive, Card Reader

DukeRobillard — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:23:30 EST

I think the expensive version comes with the disk installed...newegg has a 500GB one for $263, and an empty one for $70

DukeRobillard

Media Tank Holds Your HDD, Optical Drive, Card Reader

Heffae — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:03:36 EST

I like it actually. Sure you could easily accomplish the same thing with two USB ATA enclosures a Card Reader connected to a USB hub so you have a single connection point for less than $50. But I can see the benefit of having it all in one device.

That being said how the hell did they ever think they could sell this thing for $260. Maybe if they included a HD... $90 seems a bit more reasonable. Still more than I would willingly spend but at least it's in the realm of reasonable.
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Heffae

Media Tank Holds Your HDD, Optical Drive, Card Reader

Monty — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:56:22 EST

A hard drive enclosure tends to run around $20-$30, a disc enclosure in the same ball park, and toss in the card reader at another 20, bringing the total somewhere in the $60-$80 range. Add an extra ten bucks to have it all in a really fugly box, and this looks like quite a deal.

Monty

Media Tank Holds Your HDD, Optical Drive, Card Reader

Nipponese — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:45:35 EST

That is one ugly mo-fo.

Nipponese

Media Tank Holds Your HDD, Optical Drive, Card Reader

daftrok — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:25:19 EST

Wouldn't be cheaper just to get a PC chassis?

daftrok