....>Use an external drive enclosure.
....>
....>I have one that supports both USB2 and Firewire. It's one that only supports
....>3.5" drives, and cost about $50US. The Firewire interface seems faster for
....>me, although, in principle, USB2 can be faster. I got the enclosure mainly
....>to re-use an old 80 GB drive. It's passively cooled, so there may be issues
....>with larger drives.
....>
....>I doubt that you'll save a great deal of money over a ready-made external
....>drive. (This assumes that you're buying one from an online source like
....>Newegg, rather than paying a regular price at a chain store like Circuit
....>City or Office Max. Their sale prices might be competitive, though.)
....>
....>
....>Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.
....>
....>....>>I don't have money to buy an external backup drive. They are too
....>> expansive. I need a 300GB drive for backup. My system has Firewire
....>> and internal SATA. It has USB 2 but I guess USB 2 might be slow. I
....>> heard of those drive rackets. Are they fast? Are they convenient?
....>>
....>> Anyway, If I buy an internal 300GB drive, most likely ATA interface,
....>> how can I turn it into an external drive?
....>
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