Macally PHR-250CC FireWire/USB 2.0 2.5-Inch IDE Hard Drive Enclosure

Price: $27.75

Brand: Macally

Small, slim, and portable hard drive enclosure features fast USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 connectivity
Solid aluminum body offers excellent protection and heat dissipation
Accepts 2.5-inch IDE hard drive
Offers fast USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 transfer rates
One year warranty

Macally s mission is to provide its customers with the highest quality and value product which exceeds their expectations and provides an effortless and pleasant interface with their PCs. Macally is achieving its mission through excellence in design, manufacturing and service.PRODUCT FEATURES: Portable size for easy carry, Solid aluminum body for protection and excellent heat dissipation, Design for 2.5 IDE HDD (up to 9mm height), Works for both Mac and PC (no driver required except Win98), Supports USB2.0 and USB1.1 connection, Supports FireWire connection, Dual FireWire ports for daisy chain, Hot plug and play, Active LED to indicate power and data access, No AC power adapter required.

Good product - Does what it should and provides both a USB and Firewire 400 (1394a) interface. Only complaint is the power comes from a second USB port, but that isn t much of a big deal. Solid and well built this is my second purchase of the same item. Next is the SATA version. Absolutely no compatibility issues what so ever.

Great 2.5 laptop IDE enclosure. - I love this enclosure. First of all, it s the quality build. It doesn t bend. As advertised, it is a nice aluminum body build. Granted, it s not the slimmest enclosure, but it will still fit in your hand. I wanted a nice sturdy yet small enough enclosure. The screws and board that anchor the 2.5 HDD are quality parts. Very snug fit in the enclosure.Nice bright activity lights.Love the ability to use a single Firewire connection or use the dual USB connections (one for data and one for power). Thank god I don t have to worry about carrying a power brick around.

firewire frustrations - Product is well-built and the drive fits in snugly. Has a cable that connects a second USB port to the power input of the enclosure.USB works well: the drive powers up with a simple USB connection and quickly appears in My Computer, ready for use.However, I bought the enclosure to be able to connect using firewire. On my laptops - Dell Latitude D630 (WinXP) and Dell XPS M1330 (Vista business) - the drive is not recognized when connected using firewire. Without a power supply, the drive will not power up at all when connected with firewire. With a power supply (USB power cord provided or AC adaptor) the blue light goes on but the computer does not detect the drive at all. Thought it was a Vista problem (all documentation stops at XP) but it didn t work with the D630 (using a cardbus firewire adaptor).Annoyingly enough, no information is given on the exact AC adaptor needed.Other HD enclosures using firewire have worked on both computers.Rated low as you would be better off getting an enclosure with just the USB connection.

expensive, but top-notch product - I recommend this if you want the best possible product. The case is light weight but very sturdy. It is very stackable with rubber strips to prevent movement and firewire to set up a series of bacups. Top notch, would buy again.

Highly Recommended - I had replaced my old hard drive in my iBook and still wanted to use the old hard drive as a back up. Found this product, purchased it and when it arrived it was the easiest to set up and use. Installed my old hard drive in the enclosure, plugged it in and turned it on. It just worked. Great product.

Macally PHR-250CC FireWire/USB 2.0 2.5-Inch IDE Hard Drive Enclosure