ReUsing old laptop harddrives

>>1215889
>and also casing
you just want a single 2.5 inch hard drive enclosure?

>>1215891
Just to be sure, since I don't know the specific language, I'm speaking of plastic enclosures.

These pieces are sold together, I take it?

And 2-4 would be better.

>>1215895
I bought several years ago. They come as a kit, with case, connector ribbon, circuit board with integrated cable socket and cable and anything else you need. Bought mine off Amazon. Search for enclosure like the other anon mentioned.

>>1215895
yes you buy a plastic enclosure for it and it will come with the circuit board (sata to usb) and cable (usb micro-b 3.0 to usb a 3.0 usually).
i doubt you will find an enclosure without the circuit and cables. i say plastic, some might be metal depends on the manufacturer.

if you want an enclosure to hold a few drives at once its more of a file server type thing and its more expensive.

if you aren't carrying them around you can look for docks, which is just the connector and the drive sits bare on your desk or something. these can connect with eSATA which might be faster?

>>1215897
Hmmm.
More expensive than I would have thought, but I think that has something to do with the fact that I'm not buying it from an electronics supplier like Jameco.

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if the case is not that important, you can get one of these for $5-$10.

>>1215889
You are looking for these https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Enclosure-Transparent-SuperSpeed-2139U3/dp/B01M4LPQZQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501021420&sr=8-1&keywords=internal+hdd+case.

>Keywords
>>hdd enclosure
>>internal hdd enclosure

Things To Keep In Mind
>There are a number of connectors used, but in the modern age pretty much every HDD sold these days is a SATA connector. You may also have a PATA use info like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive_interface to identify your connectors.

The terminology you are looking for is "hard drive enclosure" as has been mentioned. Or a hot swappable hard drive adapter if you want quick swaps without putting drives in enclosures. You can also get good hot swap devices relatively cheaply (£40 in UK) that have a very reliable controller and multiple ports for use with IDE and old laptop IDE drives with integrated power if you expect to be using them.

Some extra advice from what's already been mentioned. Not all enclosures are created equal and if you go for the absolute cheapest thing you find it slightly increases the chance you will lose or corrupt your data. So of you will be using these things regularly or for very important data then its worth not getting something that costs 5$. Also make sure you get USB3 enclosures.