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dzirkelb1 -> laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (4/30/2008 13:36:00) I need one of thoe converters that converts a laptop HD to be able to be used as a slave in a desktop cpu...but I don't know the terminology to google it...can anyone help me out?

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rdouglass -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (4/30/2008 13:49:27) I call it "Hard Drive Enclosure" and they are handy indeed. I got one a while back. EDIT: But those are external USB...

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dzirkelb1 -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (4/30/2008 14:33:02) Will something like this work? It needs to take the laptop hard drive (i need to recover data off of it) and be able to plug into another cpu to get the data. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EIK0Z8

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rdouglass -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (4/30/2008 14:35:57) Should work fine. As long as the computer that you're connecting it to has USB anyways, I use them regularly. *I do see them cheaper at tigerdirect.com and I have very good luck with those guys: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=2781&name=2.5-external-drive-enclosure

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dzirkelb1 -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (4/30/2008 14:41:19) I think this one will work great: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1086960&CatId=2781 Thanks! USB is definately what I would prefer, much easier than taking apart my cpu and setting up a slave :)

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Spooky -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (4/30/2008 18:07:32) Another type is a "NAS" or network attached storage - typically those are 3.5" though, but have a bit faster throughput over the network vs usb I always have a 2.5 hard drive enclosure spare for storage of files - more capacity than a usb stick and not large at all :)

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rdouglass -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (5/1/2008 17:58:43) Do you like those NAS boxes? I saw a 'shell' NAS device that you drop your own 3.5" drive in for $69 while I was looking at the enclosures. I remember when those NAS's first came out, they were $1K+. I am tempted to say the least. Do a little video serving inside my home...sounds cool to me. [;)]

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Spooky -> RE: laptop hard drive to desktop hard drive converter (5/1/2008 18:05:14) A nice little toy to play with ! Get one with Linux, web server, file server..... the works :) I just use mine as central storage / backup for my 4 pc home network

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