portable HD geek out
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^ 100% reliable electronics? That's crazytalk. There's a lifespan to drives no matter where and what you put them in. Even nonmechanical drives like ssd have lifespans.
Anyways what are you on to? They're the same thing. Virtually the same thing. The hdds in, say, a Lacie won't say Lacie. It'd say Hitachi, Fujitsu or some other brand. Essentially the same thing but with the difference being that once the readymade dies you've got a heap of trash with no use but as a paperweight. That you payed more for. And with an enclosure you can pick the drive you think is more reliable.
And as for geeky high-feature drives? What made you think an USB 3 connection, hell even esata or whatevs, is something considered high-featured? Or even related to the failrate. It's a connector, mang. And it hasn't got that much affect to the wear and tear of the drive, especially in comparision with what the drive does itself. Crazytalk.
Tangent: if you want featured go for Satechis lockdown or such. Encryption, keylocks, etc. Plus a pretty sexy shell:
