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Computer Hardware → Hard Drive Enclosure → 2.5" External Enclosure → 2.5" EXT- IDE
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Meritline IDE 2.5" USB 2.0 Aluminum HDD External Enclosure, Portable USB2.0 HDD Case, Black
Item Number 197-040-001
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Meritline IDE 2.5" USB 2.0 Aluminum HDD External Enclosure, Portable USB2.0 HDD Case, Black

Upgrading your notebook to a larger hard drive? Don't know what to do with the old one

Install your old or new mobile drive in one of our high quality 2.5" enclosures.
Use it for protection against primary drive failure or a disaster that could effect your valuable data. It gives you the freedom to work anywhere at home, in the office and even on the go.

Our drive enclosures are fully USB 1.1 backward compatible or you can add a new USB 2.0 PCI Card or USB 2.0 CardBus Adapter to take advantage of the much faster USB 2.0 speed.

Meritline USB2.0 thin (mini) hard drive (also called USB HD, USB external hard drive or 2.5" USB hard drive) case/enclosure is ideal for anyone who requires a high performance, lightweight and durable hard drive storage solution.

You can travel and connect it to PC or MAC to access your programs and data files. Just plug in the cable into any notebook, Desktop PC or Mac with USB port and you will have instant access to the files in the drive. With built-in hot swap compatibility, you can connect or disconnect the drive at any time.


Features:
  • Available for 2.5"HDD
  • Compliant with USB2.0 & USB1.1 standard
  • Plug-and-Play and hot swappable
  • Transfer rate available for 480Mb/s, 12Mb/s
  • Stable and shockproof
  • Package includes CD-ROM driver, leather case, and USB cable
  • Max supported: 120GB

    Interface USB 2.0
    Dimension 120x72x10mm
    Power Source Bus Powered
    System Requirements Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Mac 8.6 or later
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    Inexpensive and very easy to use!!
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    		Shravan on 7/20/2009
    Great tool-less design, but it feels like it takes some delicate work to get the drive in without damaging either end. As long as you don't plan on swapping drives in/out of this enclosure frequently, all will hold up fine. The leather sleeve looks hastily put together, but still serves its purpose as padding when carried in a briefcase. Users should keep in mind the power required for older 2.5" drives. Most draw more current than the 500mA a USB port can put out (some older PCs/laptops can't even do that). This is why the cable has 2 plugs on the PC end. The best way to use this product is to plug the 2 USB cables into your computer first, then plug the other end into the enclosure. Works every time for me that way!
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    		Will on 7/15/2009
    Kinda difficult to install the drive. other than that, it works!
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    		Chieng on 7/2/2009
    Great enclosure. Works great and no tools needed to install drive.
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    		Allan on 6/26/2009
    Compact, easy to change HD, no additional power adapter. Very handy like a flash drive
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    		srini on 6/21/2009
    Good product, good price, fast shipping. Just placed another order.
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    		Frank Matrozza on 6/19/2009
    if you want something on the cheap cheap side. buy this. it may or may not work but its only 6.99.i had to buy another one and sometimes it not recognised by the computer. I only nead it for backup though so its fine for 6.99.
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    		allison on 6/19/2009
    Great deal, no problems, worked right out of the box (plug & play)
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    		Terry on 6/19/2009
    I Just got the drive today. Once you fight to fix the hard disk, it it very hard to detach without bending the internal pins. Those are not flexible. I opened a 30GB IDE HDD from a running toshiba laptop. 10 Differerent time it detected as 10 different name. I had 2 partitions on the disk. It does not recognize the primary partition. I could view the contents of one drive ONCE but they ARE ALL in MSDOS 8.3 FILE FORMAT!!! Could not get into the folder. It is a total loss of investment. I would recommend nt to buy this.
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    		A Halder on 3/9/2009
    Should the drive be configured as Master, Slave or Cable Select?

    ***** This is an official reply from Meritline.com *****
    Please configure hard drive as master or slave.
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    		Vijay on 7/22/2009
    Great product, gave me use of a few old hard drives I had lying around.
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    		Mike on 5/13/2009
    Please contact our return department at rma@meritline.com for service.
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    		John Meritline support user on 4/9/2009
    Unit received was defective but returning it for replacement would cost nearly as much as I paid for the item.
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    		Anthony Burns on 4/8/2009
    I ordered two, I had two extra 2.5 drives. Works good on USB 1.1 on my old laptop (2001) reads ntfs and fat 32 under XP. Will not work at all on USB 2.0. I tried both enclosures and on 2 computers, laptop and desktop. Red light comes on, stays on on one, red light comes on and hard drive makes clicking noise on other. The puzzle was why it didn't work at all on the desktop with one cable end plugged in since USB 2.0 is backward compatable with 1.1. The next day I was going over reviews on other enclosures which had the USB cable with two ends that indicated that most needed both cables to be plugged in to power the drive. First I tried again with the laptop (which has a USB 2.0 cardbus adapter) with both ends plugged in to the adapter with no luck. Then I plugged both ends into the back of the desktop and everything worked ok leading me to believe that the problem was not enough power from the USB port.Of course I am changing my rating and would buy again. The drives involved: IBM Travelstar(2001, 40G)and Fujutsu (2000, 6.0G)
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    		curtis cox on 3/28/2009
    Does anyone know if this IDE or SATA?
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    		Josh Weiss on 3/1/2009
    Enclosure is difficult to assemble with drive. Is not of high quality, but will do the job if you don't expect too much for the low price.
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    		Kenowie on 11/13/2009
    Was simple, easy to install. Good quality. Got what I paid for.
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    		Terry on 11/7/2009
    Umm.. the majority of the previous reviews were right. Tight fit. But it did work, and worked well enough to transfer files at usb 2.0 speed. Great for salvaging hard drives off notebooks that no longer work.
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    		tech guru on 11/6/2009
    Great price, very nice IDE enclosure. I esp like the fact that there's no extra power supply (uses dual USB connections to power the drive). Would definitely recommend.
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    		KF on 11/6/2009
    Simple to install the drive and it works. Can't ask for more.
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    		Slade on 11/6/2009
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