September 16, 2004

  • On the up side, if you want to call it that, the new drive enclosure I got was the only one they had at CompUSA, it was dirt cheap as these things go, and it's so bizzare and extraneous, it's a wonder anyone marketed it.

    It's sold under the CompUSA brand, but the case itself says 'METAL GEAR BOX: Substance' on it. And it glows in random color patterns.

    Shown here with one of the Creature speakers on top, since it, also, has extraneous glowing lights. Despite looking like a space heater, it runs relatively cool.

    But things might not be so good in glowy LED utopia: When I unplugged it to put it on the desk for that photo, I managed to touch both the shielding for the FireWire cable and the outside of the enclosure. Despite it's being made of aluminum, I felt an interesting sensation move through my fingertips... Yes, this thing is a piece of shit.