Re: [SLUG] usb hard drive

From: Dave Lowe (davedorm@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 23 2005 - 14:37:37 EST


On 11/23/05, James Miller <slug@intofocus.com> wrote:

> You can buy cheap little cases at some shops or at the computer show, and
> put your own drives in it. Only takes about 5 min. The nice thing about the
> laptop sized ones is that they are USB powered, so you don't need an
> external power supply for them...

Be careful... the USB standard only provides 500mA at 5 volts. Many
newer laptop hard drives take more juice. I had that problem with my
enclosure. Had to use an older 10 gig drive for the enclosure.

I bought mine at CompUSA for $25.

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Dave Lowe <davedorm@gmail.com>
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