PaulJ Newbie

Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: CD-R3-U2 5.25 ' FIREWIRE/USB ENCLOSURE |
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I HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO WASTE MY MONEY ON THE DYNAMIC SYSTEM ELECTRONICS CORP CD-R3-U2 5.25 ' FIREWIRE/USB ENCLOSURE AS REVIEWED BY CDR ZONE. THIS ENCLOSURE USES THE Manufacturer: Prolific PL3507 Combo Device
Model: 0x1
GUID: 0x50770E205C1EEA
CHIPSET WHICH MANY HAVE FOUND SUB STANDARD.
BOTH THE REVIEW BY CDR AND THE DSE WEBSITE STATE THIS ENCLOSURE IS MAC AND WIN COMPATIBLE. THE USB SECTION IS ABSOLUTELY NOT USABLE BY MAC USERS RUNNING ANY VERSION OF OSX OR OS 9.
BOTH WIN AND MAC USERS HAVE REPORTED DRIVE DAMAGE AND DATA LOSS. THERE ARE NO USER FIRMWARE FIXES.
THESE ENCLOSURES HAVE CAUSED MUCH HEARTACHE FOR USERS.
SEE
http://missig.org/julian/blog/2004/06/10/prolific-pl3507-firewire-device/feed/
I GUESS I SHOULD FEEL LUCKY I DIDNT LOOSE DATA. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!! THOUGH |
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