Comments on: Environmentally Friendly Hard Drive Case https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:42:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Calli Arcale https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491009 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:42:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491009 I just can’t help thinking about how that would be absolutely forbidden in our computer labs — paper is a notorious static generator. 😉

]]> By: Mike Haubrich https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491008 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:29:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491008 One environmental advantage is the reusage factor for my hardrives that are not currently being used for anything except to take up space in computer cases that I no longer use. Saves disposal space for old hard drives.

]]> By: L.Long https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491007 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:21:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491007 I save even more as I connect my drives without the superfluous cardboard. No box, and 100% radiant cooling. Done so for years but now don’t bother as USB sticks are bigger, faster, and cheap.

]]> By: Colin https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491006 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:45:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491006 The flashpoint of paper is 232°F and melting temperature of ABS plastic is 105°C and 250°C+ for PET. If you’re worried about heat then paper would be a better bet. However, if any of your drives remotely approaches 100°C then you have serious problems and a drive lifetime comparable to the attention span of a 3 year old.

]]> By: Nemo https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491005 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:23:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491005 The thought of cardboard cases makes me queasy, although rationally, they’re probably not any more likely to catch fire than a plastic case is to melt.

Which is why I’d go with metal.

]]> By: Colin https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491004 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:11:57 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491004 I have 5 drives and I store them in a shipping box from sparkfun.com. It’s a great fit for 8 drives and it cost me nothing and it’s heavier cardboard. BytePac costs over $6 PER DRIVE in boxes and sleeves (14â?¬ for 3). The actual connector kit costs more than a BlacX and the BytePac looks more susceptible to getting the connectors messed up in the long run because you plug it by hand instead of mating the drive to a rigid dock.

I’m not convinced. 🙂

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491003 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:27:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491003 because of it’s features!

a) made out of cardobard
b) when not in use, is a box to keep your stuff in.

Instead of reducing packaging, the packaging is the device’s box.

If this was combined with this: http://goo.gl/usyrS

… then you could potentially have this delivered as a spore, thus reducing shipping cost and transport related carbon footprint. And when you are done with it, you have a ready made pizza garnish.

]]> By: Colin https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491002 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:05:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/02/12/environmentally-friendly-hard/#comment-491002 Why is this better than an actual docking station like a BlacX?

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