Rebate:
Thermaltake BlacX USB Docking Station $10 at Radio Shack
RadioShack.com has the Thermaltake BlacX USB Docking Station for $30 - $20 rebate [Exp 12/13] + $0 shipping = $10 shipped after rebate. Slam your hard drive into it to make it into a USB external hard drive. Check out this quick look at how it functions.
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tredway - Posted 12:18 pm PST 12/12/08 (104 Posts)
#15 i have several of the "crap" usb adapters from diff mfg. they can be a bit cranky to use sometimes but are very handy, u can often see them listed here for around 12-15 bucks. the 2.5, 3.5 IDE/SATA model i got last time seems to work pretty good, but i forget where it was on sale, prob meritline or pcmicrostore. usually when i have trouble with one i have to uninstall the usb hubs listed in control panel/system/hardware devices and let them reinstall themselves before the problem will clear up
#22
shtarker - Posted 12:53 pm PST 12/12/08 (609 Posts)
My hard drive likes vertical orientation. Variety is the spice of life...
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rmi22186 - Posted 1:14 pm PST 12/12/08 (23 Posts)
how well does this work? i would think an exposed hard drive is pretty dangerous for the data?
#24
akazgea - Posted 2:02 pm PST 12/12/08 (63 Posts)
#13, you should worry about the drive being naked in public eyes, instead of its orientation.
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essjae - Posted 3:12 pm PST 12/12/08 (59 Posts)
these work great, got one for home, and then liked it so much, set up a cheapo backup solution at work with another one.
#26
Ghost Rider - Posted 3:17 pm PST 12/12/08 (1497 Posts)
Too bad it is not eSATA version.Free shipping only if you ship to Radio Shack store not to your home...
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