Using a Western Digital HDD in an enclosure

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  1. vincetor

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    I am considering buying a Western Digital 2.5" 500gb Caviar GP SATA WD5000CSRTL Internal Hard Drive and an enclosure for it. I was wondering if it can be bus powered.
     
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    Many 2.5" external enclosures are USB powered; the drive should work with one of these enclosures.
     
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    enclosures can be usb, firewire or external power adapter.
     
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    Maybe I phrased this wrong. I am looking for an aluminum enclosure for this that is bus powered.
     
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    greenpowers are 3.5", not 2.5". all 3.5" are externally powered.
     
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    Green Powers are 3.5". Yeah that's great. Newegg is a liar.
     
    vincetor, Mar 23, 2009
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    How about an aluminum enclosure(2.5", SATA) that is bus powered and supports Western Digital 500gb 2.5" SATA Internal WD5000BEVT? I hope this HDD is 2.5"; if it isn't, I will end up suing someone.
     
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    cee43ja1, Mar 23, 2009
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    Thank you very much; I have been in need of more memory, but I want to be able to carry files with me. This is very helpful. :)
     
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