Recommend an external HDD enclosure

I have a couple of SATA HDDs that I want to put into some external HDD enclosures. I want store music, video, and other files on them so that I can transport files from one computer to another easily and safely.

I have seen enclosures that come with no cooling. It is this a good idea? I would think that the HDDs would get a little hot if they're stuck in a tight enclosure with no airflow.

Oh, and preferably the enclosure would include both eSATA and Firewire B hookups.

Please point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

I just got this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817332012

The plain USB 2.0 only version is the best rated external enclosure on newegg. They all have a built in fan and feel really sturdy. There is also firewire/USB2.0 version. I don't think firewire/eSATA enclosures are too common.

Well to be honest, I've only barely used external drives before, and I was just accessing small files. I'm just wondering if there will be much of a performance hit from USB 2.0 compared to eSATA. For the most part, I will keep a lot of my video files and music on the external drive, so I want it to be fast. If there difference isn't very much, then I think I will settle for USB or Firewire.

I really don't know how good USB would be for video streaming (I haven't tried it), but FWIW:

USB


eSATA

I don't really see the need for E sata, firewire, and USB2 on the same external box. There isn't that much difference between firewire and USB2 any more. Now E sata is a whole other ballgame.

That is a real nice enclosure though. I might have get one.