SATA to FW800 Adapter

[Benjamindaines]

I'm looking to upgrade my hard drive, cloning everything over to the new one via external adapter. Are there any adapters out there that use FireWire 800 so I can get the best speed possible?

--Thanks.

 

[waw74]

assuming this is for a laptop?

here's one
http://oyendigital.com/hard-drives/store/EB2-S.html
or
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210757719&listingid=38460104&dcaid=17902

all i had to do was google fw800 drive enclosure 2.5 and do a little looking.

 

[Benjamindaines]

assuming this is for a laptop?

here's one
http://oyendigital.com/hard-drives/store/EB2-S.html
or

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=210757719&listingid=38460104&dcaid=17902

all i had to do was google fw800 drive enclosure 2.5 and do a little looking.

Both of those cost far too much, I'm not looking for an enclosure, just something cheap for a one time copy. I'm thinking more around 20 - 40 dollars.

 

[waw74]

for a one time copy, just deal with the slower speed, unless you want to spend the cash.

 

[nanofrog]

Have you considered eSATA?

There's an inexpensive 2 port card by Syba (SD-SA2PEX-2E). You can find it here for $21.00USD, and it works with Mac.

But I don't understand you're reluctance with an external enclosure, as you also need power, and they come with a PSU. If it's cost, just check eBay. IIRC, I used to see them for under $40USD shipped.

A couple of options anyway.

 

[gr8tfly]

Rosewill FW800 SATA 2.5" case for around $50 at NewEgg. Bus powered. For FW800, the price is very reasonable.

I have one myself, with a WD 320GB 7200RPM in it.

 

[waw74]

also what are you going to do with the old hard drive when you're done copying? if you got an enclosure, you would have a back up drive.

 

[Bill Gates]

You're doing a one-time copy so your best bet is to suffer through USB or FW400. FW800 adapters are significantly more expensive than USB adapters. You can get a complete USB enclosure for $10 from Fry's! http://shop2.frys.com/product/5681241

 

[Consultant]

Both of those cost far too much, I'm not looking for an enclosure, just something cheap for a one time copy. I'm thinking more around 20 - 40 dollars.

USB uses your CPU to transfer data, Firewire has its own dedicated chip, that's why it's more expensive.

 

[waw74]

there was an article on tuaw today, on USB 2.0 enclosures, most are around $20.

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/05/19/a-house-for-your-homeless-2-5-sata-drive/