Here is a great deal on laptop hard drive enclosure. Found this over at pcmicrostore.com, PCMS ALUMINUM EXTERNAL USB 2.0 CASE FOR LAPTOP 2.5" HARD DRIVE (9.5MM MAX HEIGHT) $12 shipped. You can through in any old latop hard drive you've, assuming it is less than 9.5mm in height. A cheap way for portable external USB hard drive. Here is the and PCMS Enclosure and detailed specs
Key selling bullets:
Can be used with laptop 2.5-inch internal IDE drives
(such as hard drives) - 9.5mm Maximum thickness
USB 2.0 interface
Support for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Support for MAC OS 9x or better
Plug and Play
Hot-Swappable
Bus Power design
Case Dimensions: 135x80x24mm(LxWxH)
Silver Case
Supports up to UDMA/100
No Max Hard Drive RPM
System and other requirements
PC:
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
MAC
MAC OS 8.6 or better
Both:
USB 2.0 interface
2.5" IDE drive to put into case
CD-ROM drive (to load driver)
Product dimensions and warranty information
Standard Warranty: 1 Year
Package includes
Case
USB Y-Cabe
Screw Driver
Screws
Leather Pouch
Driver on CD
User Manual
Key selling bullets:
Can be used with laptop 2.5-inch internal IDE drives
(such as hard drives) - 9.5mm Maximum thickness
USB 2.0 interface
Support for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Support for MAC OS 9x or better
Plug and Play
Hot-Swappable
Bus Power design
Case Dimensions: 135x80x24mm(LxWxH)
Silver Case
Supports up to UDMA/100
No Max Hard Drive RPM
System and other requirements
PC:
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
MAC
MAC OS 8.6 or better
Both:
USB 2.0 interface
2.5" IDE drive to put into case
CD-ROM drive (to load driver)
Product dimensions and warranty information
Standard Warranty: 1 Year
Package includes
Case
USB Y-Cabe
Screw Driver
Screws
Leather Pouch
Driver on CD
User Manual