I have this drive for a quite long time now

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=10

it was barely used and its in perfect condition , i would like to put it in external case and use it with my xbxo 360, pc and laptop, only problem is that I have problem choosing the enclosure, there are so many of them that vary by model, maker and hardware im confused

HDD info

WD Caviar

80 GB, 100 MB/s, 2 MB Cache, 7200 RPM

EIDE (Ultra ATA/100)

Big chance it will be formated as HFS+ partition

I've checked new egg but there is so much variety taht I'm totally confused

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.as...rnal-Enclosures

Could anybody point me in the right direction with something that is rather a good not pricey product with suppport fo USB 2.0 and maybe fire wire ? or any tips by users who use external enclosures ? thanks !

First you can narrow your search dramatically if you add the rest of your requirements to you query at newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList....e=1&bop=And

Second I've used Macally and Bytecc enclosures without issue. Though most of my 3.5 "external drives now were bought fully assembled.

They are all pretty much the same just make sure you can fit your ide drive in there (In other words don't order a SATA one)

Just pick whatever one you like.

P.S. I have gotten a couple of them off of Ebay for people that needed them and they were new + very cheap...

New and under 20 bucks including shhipping... http://search.ebay.com/3-5-eide-case_W0QQc...PageNameZRC0021

If you plan on this drive running constantly get one with a fan. I have a SATA one attached to my DVR...which runs 24/7. I had an AZIO enclosure with a 300GB 7200.8 Seagate drive. It lasted about a year before it died (technically it still worked but the DVR started acting weird). I replaced it with a Rosewill that has a fan and a WD WD5000AAKS 500GB drive...no problems since.