USB/SATA enclosures

[arethusa]

I'm thinking about getting a hard drive and SATA/USB 2.0 enclosure, but I'm not really sure what would be the best way of going about it. I'd like to keep price down while getting something reliable (Seagate or maybe a Caviar, I'm guessing?). Also, any help with picking a good SATA/USB enclosure would also be appreciated; I don't know much about them beyond how they work, and I definitely have no idea who makes good ones that would be suitable for this.

 

[g-paw]

Something like this would be good, it has both eSATA and USB connection and will take a SATA drive. The eSATA could be used on you primary computer and the USB on all others. Personally, I like Seagate and I'd get 350GB if it fits your budget, if not, get as big as you can afford.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817106097