hard drive case?

[davemchine]

I have a 500gb external usb drive but the case connector went bad. Drive is fine. Is it worth putting into a new case or is it just as cheap to buy a new one? Recommendations on a case? Thanks.

[Rick-o]

Ever consider a dock? I have several and they work great when I want to grab something off an old drive (I keep all my old drives as I buy larger capacity).

Someone here suggested plastic VHS cases to store old bare drives. I trimmed the plastic nubs down on a few and they work great.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st?bbn=541966&keywords=drive+dock&qid=1393293970&rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Ck%3Adrive+dock%2Cp_89%3AThermaltake&sort=price

[clay]

there are plenty of $10-$20 usb-only cases that should work well for you. Search newegg or amazon for ideas.

[Zoidberg]

I've been using docking setups for a while for backups and find it works great for simpler rotation of clone drives. FWIW, I use these cases from Cyberguys (they stack): http://www.cyberguys.com/product-search/...+drive+box

[davemchine]

I have a dock and it does work great. I'd like to keep the drive mobile though for carting files around.

[IronMac]

Same here, using docks from OWC.

[davemchine]

I bought a case from NewEgg for $8 and free shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...1DS0NY9751

[clay]

looks good, dave. I'm sure it will work just fine for you.