Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic external hdd enclosures Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]jamescoleman[/m] at 8:17 pm on May 2, 2008[quote]alright so i need some suggestions on an enclosure for a laptop hdd ide interface. i have two laptops where i took the hdd's out of would like to use them for college. our college student space is a joke..its like at most a 100 megs per student. anywho i would like to install linux on one hdd and use the other as a backup drive for school instead. i also carry two flash drives with me too school as well. anyways i was looking at the enclosures that use usb to rwx data and also power by usb. i found one case but i'm not sure if there are any others that might be better. i've already checked out newegg..[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post jamescoleman Posted at 8:17 pm on May 2, 2008 alright so i need some suggestions on an enclosure for a laptop hdd ide interface. i have two laptops where i took the hdd's out of would like to use them for college. our college student space is a joke..its like at most a 100 megs per student. anywho i would like to install linux on one hdd and use the other as a backup drive for school instead. i also carry two flash drives with me too school as well. anyways i was looking at the enclosures that use usb to rwx data and also power by usb. i found one case but i'm not sure if there are any others that might be better. i've already checked out newegg..

Replies jamescoleman Posted at 9:43 pm on May 3, 2008 i get my stuff from new egg. i forgot about tiger direct. i'll check it out. Dylan6405 Posted at 7:45 pm on May 3, 2008 www.tigerdirect.com is where i get all my computer stuff, cheap and good quality site jamescoleman Posted at 6:41 pm on May 3, 2008 ya but i know they'll be more expensive..... rand0mguy Posted at 9:06 pm on May 2, 2008 you should be able to buy then at your local computer/electronics store shouldnt you All 4 previous replies displayed.