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the hdd itself will be about $100 and the case will be about $50 so it will be even more expensive than the my book I found.
You don't really need a $50 external enclosure, there are $20-25 ones.
If you're just using the external case for backup, and its usually turned off, I'd say a cheap case with no fan, $20-$25 would be perfect. but Id you're going to leave it on all the the time, or a good amount of the time, I'd say spend a little more to get a decent aluminum case (plastic conducts heat like crap) that has an internal fan to help cool it. Otherwise, your HD will die quickly from being too hot.