External SATA Laptop Drive Enclosure?

[bcavanau]

I have a few 2.5 inch SATA hard drives (laptop drives) laying around.

I am hoping to use them with my MBP externally, but finding an external case capable of holding a 2.5 SATA drive, with a firewire connection has been difficult to find. I want a firewire connection because the USB connection will typically not power the drive as well...so I need the y cable....which I do not want.

I have found a couple of them, typically in the $80 plus range, but I can buy a whole new external drive for pretty much the same price.

Looking more for the $20-$30 range...anyone seen anything?

 

[Sesshi]

This is what I use, and it's readily available in the UK. Can't seem to find the US equivalent... perhaps you can give them an email or something.
http://www.raidsonic.de/en/pages/products/external_cases.php?we_objectID=4354

 

[thebeephaha]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817392009

 

[bcavanau]

Yeah, I've seen those.

I was hoping for a firewire connection, since USB usually requires a power supply or y-cable..

 

[Sesshi]

Keep hoping

 

[ftaok]

Yeah, I've seen those.

I was hoping for a firewire connection, since USB usually requires a power supply or y-cable..

You could go with this, but it does exceed your $20-$30 range.

 

[Maxwell Smart]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817392009

This is what I use for the original 60GB laptop drive from my macbook. It works perfect, no extra power supply required, just one usb cable into the machine and done