Hello all, I'm looking to attac

[Guavaberry]

Hello all,

I'm looking to attach hard drives externally but don't want to go to the expense of buying aseperate external hard drives. I want to buy a hard drive caddy (enclosure/housing?) but aren't sure whats the best brand?

Does anyone have any reccommendations?
What size drives would people recommend - 2.25" 3.5" 5.25"?

Thanks for any help

 

[brsboarder]

well, if its an internal hard drive that you want to use, then the only size is the 3.5" thats the only one for those hard drives, and to me, I havent found brands to be of that much concern

 

[Guavaberry]

Yeah, i thought that would be the best option - that way i can use old drives (i hope). Brsboarder, if you're in the UK, do you know any online stores that i might purchase this from - i've tried kelkoo but to no avail and even pcworld doesn't stock them. What name are these things commonly called - hard drive caddies, enclosures or housing?

 

[jdunderhill]

I have bought HDD Caddys's from Maplin Electronics, here is an example of one of their products:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=030811162402468&moduleno=28520&Products=2

My local shop is Chatham Kent (3 miles away) if you haven't heard of Maplins, they are a very big Electrical Shop franchise thats got loads of shops in UK

You can buy online and their products are a good price tag, failing that you can look at Ebay for even cheaper prices!