Where to buy IBM USB SATA HDD Enclosure?

[siya-u]

Hello,

I am looking for an genuine IBM USB HDD enclosure that accepts 2.5" SATA disc drives. I'm currently using a PATA (regular IDE) version of this enclosure and I'm totally satisfied with its build quality; but 2.5" IDE drives are limited with 160 GB capacity.

I found an ebay seller who listed the enclosure but unfortunately he's out of stock right now. Here's the listed item:

SATA IBM 2.5" Hard Disk Drive HDD USB CASE Enclosure

And here is a picture of enclosure:



Does anybody know an online shop who sells this enclosure (and ships internationally, since I'm living in Turkey)? Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

[RealBlackStuff]

He seems to have them again.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SATA-IBM-2-5-Hard-D ... 0403039823

[siya-u]

He seems to have them again.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SATA-IBM-2-5-Hard-D ... 0403039823

This is not the same enclosure. The one which is genuine IBM has an "Access IBM" button on top and an on/off switch on rear side.

Thanks anyway

[Harryc]

I wonder what the 'Access IBM' button does on that drive ...

[RealBlackStuff]

The link from your first post points to the same seller (digizon) as my link, who uses the same picture for his re-stocked same item.
I don't see any difference between your and his picture.

[siya-u]

I wonder what the 'Access IBM' button does on that drive ...

I suppose it is used for "one touch backup" feature; which probably launches the pre-installed backup software.

I don't see any difference between your and his picture.

Are you sure you cannot see any difference between those pictures?



The one on the right is produced by a 3rd party manufacturer. It is not a genuine IBM product; it only carries the IBM logo.

Thanks.

[RealBlackStuff]

Guess I didn't look too close, Oops...

Try this: http://www.ioffer.com/i/SATA-IBM-2-5-Ha ... -125710965

Alternative: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=2530B&cat=CSE

[siya-u]

Guess I didn't look too close, Oops...

Try this: http://www.ioffer.com/i/SATA-IBM-2-5-Ha ... -125710965

Many thanks! That's exactly what I've been looking for. The bad is, I haven't used ioffer web site for shopping before, and the seller (he's the same ebay seller) did not mention any shipping fee for international orders. I'll make a purchase anyway.

Thank you.

[GomJabbar]

The bad is, I haven't used ioffer web site for shopping before, and the seller (he's the same ebay seller) did not mention any shipping fee for international orders. I'll make a purchase anyway.

I just made my first purchase from iOffer last night for a non-US released DVD movie. Seemed to go ok so far. I notice with iOffer you can ask questions from the seller before making the purchase (as in ebay). In my case, I verified with the seller certain aspects of the sale before purchasing. In your case I would suggest asking the seller about shipping charges before purchasing.