Hey there I found these listed at Buy.com and thought it looked like a good deal. It's price at first glance doesn't seem so hot, but I haven't been able to find an IDE 3.5" for under around 20 bucks anywhere else. If you guys know of any others please let me know but I'm getting this so we'll see.
This brand new USB 2.0 hard drive enclosure is great for backups, moving files, and adding extra storage to your computer. Just add a hard drive. The kit includes the enclosure, protective sleeve, USB cable, screws, screwdriver, and instruction manual.
Features 30 day return policy and warranty All tools included, easily assembles in minutes Color: Black Drive Type: 3.5" IDE Fully supported by Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X, and Linux. No drivers needed. High quality aluminum for effective heat dispersion Hot-swappable LED power indicator changes color to indicate hard drive activity Super slim - lightweight - fashionable design
It doesn't say anything about the power cable. You have no idea which type you need (if it's really not included), and you need one, because 3.5" drives do not work with just the USB power.
WombRaider said: I'll be blasting them if they don't have power cord in this... It says "Just add a hard drive." Guess I'll find out Tuesday WR, do you have the chance to play with it yet? How is it?
So the only drawback I can see on this one is short cord length and also the power cord doesn't really snap in to the drive itself. It looks like an S-Video connection and can come out easier than I would like. I had to reformat the disk that I have but that didn't have anything to do with the enclosure. Seems to work just fine for me.
paki
Senior Member
posted: Oct. 6, 2009 @ 11:34a
Thanks Op! Had a 3 of these Hard Drives lying around from my old desktop. Needed these to extract all the data that I had on them.
I don't know how big it will support. The drivers when it installs just say like generic blah blah blah. Sorry. One way to find out I guess lol. I can verify it works for 150GB drives ;D
If there's some info I can get from the enclosure for you just let me know...happy to help.
And yes it comes with all cables, screws, cords etc to get it to work.
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