[Novalug] [OT] USB 2.5" drive enclosure - $9.95!!

Ken Kauffman kkauffman@headfog.com
Fri Feb 9 00:43:25 EST 2007


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The ULTRA brand USB (ps/2 powered) enclosure works great with laptops,
FYI.  They use a single USB connector that splits the connection into
usb mini and power.

It ain't 10 bucks, but it's still fairly inexpensive and I have had zero
issues with it on Linux, Windows, workstations and laptops.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=273016

Comes with 2 cases too in case you destructify the first one.  (PS:
destructify will be flagged by spell check [twice now] FYI.)

Ken

Clif Flynt wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 11:14:44PM -0500, Rich Goodwin wrote:
>> I was at CompUSA this afternoon.  THey have a MadDog 2.5" disk drive
>> enclosure for $9.95 after a $10 instant rebate and a $10 mail-in rebate.
>>
> 
> If these enclosure get the disk power from a USB or PS-2 connector,
> be aware that not all laptops will supply enough power to run the
> all drives.
> 
> I burned out the motors on a couple spare 2.5" drives testing a  couple
> of these, and finally concluded that the problem was insufficient
> amperage from the laptop.
> 
> No smoking gun, but it's the explanation that best matched my results.
> 
> The laptop I was using was a Dell Latitude.  I don't recall if it was
> a CPi, CPx or C840.  Other brands may behave differently.
> 
> Clif
> 
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