External enclosure for MacBook HDD

Mizu_Ger

I am going to swap out my MB's 80Gb HDD for a 250Gb one (Samsung SpinPoint M5S 250GB 5400RPM SATA 2,5" €130 at Komplett. I want to put the existing HDD into an enclosure and was looking at options, but not sure which are compatible. Will this one do: http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=333523? I want one that can be powered by USB, which this one is, but can't see if it supports SATA drives or not. Can anyone help?

Creamy Goodness

i wouldn't trust that manufacturer, as if they can't give vital information to komplett about their product, it's not worth it.

this one here http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=339051 is compatible, and is cheaper too.

K.O.Kiki

OPs product wouldn't have worked anyway. Take Cremo's.

Mizu_Ger

Cremo wrote:

i wouldn't trust that manufacturer, as if they can't give vital information to komplett about their product, it's not worth it.

this one here http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=339051 is compatible, and is cheaper too.

Thanks Cremo. Can that one be powered by the USB cable, or does it need the dedicated power brick? Komplett don't have much info on it.

Creamy Goodness

i'm not exactly sure about that case but i got the same drive in this case http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-026-BT&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72 which has the same spec as the other one, and it doesn't need external brick power supply.

it takes the power off the usb, but they do have a 5v DC input (think it's DC) if you need it.