Legit Reviews

I like the Western Digital Passports, I don't like the idea that if the enclosure dies I have a non-working enclosure or not being able to upgrade the HDD. Look for 2.5 size, IDE or SATA, doesn't matter.

Anyone know of any? I want to just be able to through the enclosure in my laptop bag with the cord and go.

I got this from Newegg. Works great so far. Got it when I replaced my old 30GB IDE laptop HDD. No problems with not enough USB power with the laptops I've used it with (Dell Inspiron 1000, B120, E1405, Toshiba Satellite U30?-S5077). Although I think that might depend more on the hard drive than on the enclosure. Most of the 2.5" enclosures you'll find will work off of a USB port. Just keep in mind that some front USB ports and most USB-powered hubs don't deliver enough juice to power a 2.5" HDD.

Done and sold, thanks for that. It was one of the other ones I was looking at. 160GB 5400 Seagate HDD coming and that Enclosure.

I uses a couple 160gb Samsung HM160JU's for work stuff, love them. Self powered via the USB port, and on the inside its very simple.

got it yesterday, I believe the drive was DOA. I'm hoping it wasn't the Enclosure. I threw the HDD in my laptop, and it wouldn't recognize the HDD, now shouldn't it recognize it, even if it wasn't formatted.

When I put it in the enclosure, it would just click. My laptop HDD In it, was recognized on Windows though

HDD should show up in the BIOS, at least. Burn a copy of the GParted LiveCD. Easiest and most flexible way to format HDDs without having to install an OS. The ISO's pretty small, too. I've got a PATA/SATA to USB converter so I can test HDDs prior to installing them inside a case/enclosure.

I'm gonna go out tonight and buy a drive after work. If this doesn't work, I'll know its the Enclosure

Yup it was the drive apparently Hitachi uses 5W to Western Digitals 2.5W. So the drive wasn't getting enough power. Formatting now.