$4.69 shipped. White IDE to USB 2.0 2.5 inch Aluminum HDD Hard Disk Enclosure Case (eBay, says more than 10 avail.) Link for $4.69
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$5.99 free shippiing.(use Code: MJ15 for 15% off) (tax in CA only) Black 2.5" Aluminum Enclosure with SATA to USB 2.0 Interface (shop 4 Tech) (i'd avoid the $10 off billMeLater prompt) Link for $5.99
Thanks, OP. Just happened to be looking for an external drive for the IDE HDD from my old lappy. For an extra $1.50 (tax in CA), and the possibility of a whole $0.24 FatCash, I decided to take the safe route and avoid the HK seller.
faw169 said: By any chance, can enclosure damage HD?
The really cheap and poorly constructed ones with bad connectors can. In most cases they won't damage your HDD. However, a bad enclosure can cause your HDD to overheat due to lack of cooling means.
I own this enclosure. At least it seems like the exact one on Meritline. Metal is thin (mentioned above), the thing is sort of a pain to open up the first time, but it works fine. I haven't had a problem with it yet, been using it for probably over 6 months now. If you're holding important data, you might want to opt out for a better enclosure. I had a spare 2.5" HDD around so I bought this. It only holds movies and worthless stuff.
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