Need External HDD.

I have made up my choice of HDD already. I am planning to get this HDD:



Seagate ST3250620A 250GB ATA100 7200rpm 16mb Cache



http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/115413



or



Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB SATAII/300 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM



http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=44FR



I think I am probably gonna choose the ATA format instead since the I haven't seen any cheap case that support SATAII.



I now need to get a Hard disk case. Unfortunately I am running out of budget and are going for a really cheap case made of Aluminum. Since I won't run programs(such as BT or directly download it to my external HDD, but yes, watching movies from it) frequently from my external HDD, does it matter to which case I get as long as it is aluminum. Besides, are more expensive cases much better for heat dispersion or in reality the addition premium never justify itself?



I never have done this or seen anybody doing this before and I probably will have to setup all the stuff myself. Please advice on anything I have to watch out in particular for the set-up process.



Many thanks

unless your mobo has esata otherwise just get a ide drive because usb2 arent any faster if you use sata drives.

i bought the vantec nexstar3 for the ata and haven't had a problem with it. Its quite simple to install the actual harddrive into the casing. Also, unless you're planning to use the harddrive in ur computer in the future, the ata would be good enough.

Go For The IDE/ATA. Your not going to get any quicker speeds out of the SATA on usb 2.0