3.5" HDD/DVD Enclosures

[abu_has_the_power]

I'm looking for the cheapest 3.5" hdd enclosure. it must have some sort of status light and a power switch. i've found ones for $5 on ebay, but they shipping is $20!! so that's not cool.

i live close to tigerdirect outlet store, and they sell some, but the cheapest they have is $20 and it doesn't have a light or switch. then it goes to around the $30's.


help?

[Livy]

dvd enclosures are 5.25" not 3.5", you could go for a 2.5" laptop hdd size enclosure if its size you want.

[kazaa2002]

Abu, I am not sure...can you be a little more helpful in your request.
I am unclear as to what you are talking about.

this is for some enclosures
http://www.xpcgear.com/enclosures.html

however are you talking about inserts?
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=hdd+removable+&btnG=Search

regardless, nothing I can find in retail, has your price range
my suggestion for you is to find a swap meet or a local store that has a bone
yard that you can peruse for your project.

but maybe one of the other members has another route for you to go sorry
I could not offer a solution.

[abu_has_the_power]

yea, i'm talking bout the ones on the 1st link. the ones on the 2nd link are hdd trays.


anyways, i looked around, after shipping, everything i could find with a power switch and led costs over $35-40. so i just drove over to tigerdirect (20 min) and bought this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1020250&CatId=1204