Flaming deal--Cheap but very good USB 2.0 480Mbps 2.5" Hard Disk Enclosure only $58

[laserpen]

Cheap but very good USB 2.0 480Mbps 2.5" Hard Disk Enclosure. Got this a month or so ago from another site ($89.99) but just today realized what it is. After more searching I found a much better deal at here it is only $58, [coz I need another one for my sister, I did searched pricewatch, price , price grabber and dealtime for the best deal, i am petty sure it is a hot deal]

I used the ones on xp and they work just amazing---perfect transfering speed i never met before!!! I did not even use the installation cd, and then win xp recognize it automatically. (worth every penny). I can even put it inside my T-shirt pocket. Be Happy to Share this info wiith your guys who like to share mp3 and Divx Movies.

 

[breity]

i need one of these, but for a 3.5" drive. i wanna bring my 60 gigger from the pc abroad with me this spring to use with a laptop. anyone know where i can get one cheap? $70 at tiger direct is the best i've found. needs to be usb, not firewire.
btw, you can get the 2.5" ones for cheap on ebay. i saw some for about $20 browsing. don't know how good they are though.

 

[easy2kill]

I just recently bought this at Fry's for the same price, and I think it totally rocks. Works well in Win 98 (once you install the driver) and Win2000 and XP worked instantly. Definitely a great deal IMO.

 

[dsp282]

breity

You can check this one out.....

3.5" USB Enclosure

It's less then $70...although not that much less. I found one a few months ago for less then 50bux, but I can't seem to find the link any more...if I can find it I will post it.

EDIT:
$55 3.5" USB Enclosure

$38.50 2.5" USB Enclosure this unit isn't USB 2.0, but it's still inexspensive.

 

[phatstyl]

those are great prices, but it may be worth a little extra dough for the usb 2.0 enclosures and a usb 2.0 card for your computer (be it pci or pcmcia)

 

[flik55]

Goodie! This will go great with my USB 2.0 PCI card I bought yesterday for $26.

flik55

 

[RU482]

I'm waiting for USB 2.1

 

[jimmystu]

Killer price!! Thanks laserpen!! USB 2.0 is much much faster than USB 1.0. I hate that slow 1.0 one.

 

[Tanner]

gotta bump for a dealio that I can't take advantage of...but someday look forward to


God Bless


Tanner

 

[Packy]

If I had the cash I'd be all over this. It's hard to decide between firewire and USB 2.0 though, since my University's art department mainly has Mac's (shudder).

 

[higgins]

Compgeeks has USB 1.0 2.5 in enclosures for $21. Slow, perhaps, but also fast enough for backing up and really cheap...

 

[chrisjor]

Packy,

You do not have to choose, I have seen combo enclosures which have USB 2.0 and Firewire. I will try to post link later, I am at work and connection is amazingly slow.

 

[airspy]

Please see today's first News from http://www.usb.org/.... <q> 'Year of USB 2.0' Starts Out Strong With Key Milestones Reached
Windows XP Support, Gateway PC, Intel Desktop Boards Launched on Cusp of Broad Deployment /q>

 

[im2smrt4u]

Are the USB 2.0 enclosures backward compatible? Meaning can I plug it in to an old USB port and use it, even if it runs slower?

im2smrt4u

 

[breity]

thanks dsp282. good price. now trying to think whether its worth it to spend a little more and get a usb 2.0 version. would be much faster. then of course i'd have to get the adapter too....
EDIT: oh yeah, the 2.0 models are all backwards compatible with 1.0, 1.1

 

[breity]

ok, found the 1.1 version even cheaper: $55 Shipped.

 

[pcangel]

wow! placed order 22nd and received it this afternoon. Nice Product & Fast Shipping, Thanks!!!!

 

[Hgabriel]

Aw man. If it only supported 3.5" width.