Are there commercial (ready-made) external hard disk cases for USB?

Question

Are there commercial (ready-made) external hard disk cases for USB? I have unused IDE hard drives that I don't use anymore and I thought I could use as transfer media.

However I haven't found in online shops such items and I am afraid I might not be making the right queries and/or not using the right keywords.

Answer 1

Yes, they are commonly called hard drive enclosures. Here's some at Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=92&Description=&Type=&N=2010010092&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&PropertyCodeValue=538%3A7123&PropertyCodeValue=541%3A7130&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A13783&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A47649&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A7135&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A46122&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A7138&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A44018&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A7137&PropertyCodeValue=542%3A7132

Answer 2

Try searching for External Enclosures. Here's a link to a bunch from newegg.com:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010010092+1054107130&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&Subcategory=92&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

Answer 3

Yes, you can use an external drive enclosure to connect an IDE or SATA drive to a USB port.

NewEgg does not deliver to Romania, so here's a few alternatives to get you started:

• Alibaba
• Computer Center
• eBay
• Computer Sales

HTH