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Protective Case/Cover for Portable External Hard Disk Drive

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insaneYLN Original post #1
Mar 10, 2014 at 12:35 AM
Hello everyone, I have two Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB USB 2.0 portable external hard disk drives, and I am keen on purchasing a protective case/cover, for each of them.

Having looked up on Flipkart, I am unsure which of the available cases will ideally enclose each drive in its entirety, with its SATA slot end connected (refer to the attachment).
:chinscratch: :unsure:

I look forward to your recommendable replies.
:smile:
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insaneYLN #2
Mar 12, 2014 at 11:54 AM
insaneYLN said:
Hello everyone, I have two Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB USB 2.0 portable external hard disk drives, and I am keen on purchasing a protective case/cover, for each of them.

Having looked up on Flipkart, I am unsure which of the available cases will ideally enclose each drive in its entirety, with its SATA slot end connected (refer to the attachment).
:chinscratch: :unsure:

I look forward to your recommendable replies.
:smile:
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Friends, I eagerly await your responses.
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snap
snap #3
Mar 12, 2014 at 12:15 PM
tdf maybe late but never absent or something like that :D but it seems we suffer from the bystander effect.

I cant help wait for some other replies :)
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insaneYLN #4
Mar 16, 2014 at 3:37 PM
insaneYLN said:
Hello everyone, I have two Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB USB 2.0 portable external hard disk drives, and I am keen on purchasing a protective case/cover, for each of them.

Having looked up on Flipkart, I am unsure which of the available cases will ideally enclose each drive in its entirety, with its SATA slot end connected (refer to the attachment).
:chinscratch: :unsure:

I look forward to your recommendable replies.
:smile:
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Friends, any suggestions/recommendations?
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saswat23
saswat23 #5
Mar 16, 2014 at 4:14 PM
Also look on shopclues and ebay
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insaneYLN #6
Mar 16, 2014 at 7:01 PM
saswat23 said:
Also look on shopclues and ebay
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saswat23, thank you very much for your additional suggestion.
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My gravest concern is, which protective case/cover will be able to enclose the said external hard disk drive, in its entirety. By this I mean, the drive with its rear SATA attachment connected, as is shown in the image below.
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saswat23
saswat23 #7
Mar 16, 2014 at 7:29 PM
I have no idea about your HDD
Check your HDD's dimensions, compare the same (with the case) on the site you want to buy and then buy.