On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 10:55, R.Stepanyan wrote: > One more thing: I've also heard about "IDE->USB" cases. > They are quite cheap (up to $100) and allow to use "normal" > internal IDE devices via usb. > > Example: > http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ME-320U2 > which costs only $35.00 !!! > > So, if one buys such a thing and a relatively cheap "internal" > ide drive (5" like CD-reader or 3" like HD) then the total price > can be actually lower than for "native" usb drives. > > Anyone has any experience with these external cases? I just ordered one a few days ago that should be here next Monday. Mine in particular is a firewire one. I'll post my experiences on here. I'm going to be using it with a Sony DVD-ROM drive as well as a Plextor CD-RW, and possibly a 120GB hard drive. Also, in reply to your initial post, all USB 2.0 devices should be able to run in USB 1.1 mode, however speed will still be a concern. If this is going to be for use on your laptop, and you don't already have a firewire or USB 2 port on it, I'd suggest looking at getting some of the PCMCIA FireWire and/or USB2 boards. I just did a quick search on pricewatch.com and they're showing USB 2.0 only cards for $20 US, and USB 2.0/IEEE1394 (FireWire) combo boards for $59 US. -- Alex Malinovich Support Free Software, delete your Windows partition TODAY! Encrypted mail preferred. You can get my public key from any of the pgp.net keyservers. Key ID: A6D24837
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