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Originally posted by Mippo
Wouldn't that still give the problem of a lower transfer speed?

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If the HD is a normal (internal based) Hard Disk that's on the HD-Rack, no. The connections use the exact same IDE cable and set up, as if it was a normal drive inside the computer. So the transfer speeds would be just the same as if the hard disk was in your computer.
I've heard about this before, but one limitation is that the rack should be properly covered, yet not allowed to get too hot. If the hard disk has valuable parts exposed (with no decent case cover) dust can get in more easily and over a few years the hard disk may cease to function properly. Of course, if it's fully covered, a lot of heat will get trapped inside, which can cause long term damage to the drive.
There's a lot of websites that talk about this, if you google about it. However I don't know anyone that's actually done it personally, so I don't know all the little problems that might crop up.
I also don't know anyone who uses an external as their "primary" hard disk. All the people I know who have externals use them as a data storage device that is portable and not as the disk to act as an OS.