2.5" esata enclosure with sata power connection impossible to find???

Kujo

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Anybody know of any 2.5" esata enclosures that have sata power connections? The reason being I don't want to use my usb ports to power it and I have no more spare sockets and using more power socket blocks is... *looks at current plug socket arrangement*...probably not the best idea! :eek:

Currently I have two 2.5" drives sitting on top of my PC hooked up with their respective esata data and power cables, I would, however, prefer if they were in an enclosure. I came across an Icy Box IB-390StUS-B (3.5" enclosure) and it DOES have the ports I need but my drives wouldn't fit in these. It's little brother the IB-290StUS-B (2.5" enclosure) doesn't have the sata power connector.

Size isn't important...it could be a 3.5" drive enclosure that can also take 2.5" drives.

Oh and the cheaper the better! :D

Help is appreciated.

EDIT: Just went with 2 USB powered drive caddies. Might mod it to work with my Sata Power Cable...or might mod the cable itself...might be better that way...lol Thanks everyone who helped :)
 
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They're definitely not impossible to find, might want to try one of the online auction houses
 
vcl_X1, that sharkoon doesn't have a sata power port...which means I'd be using the USB or the DC socket to power it, which unfortunately aren't viable options for me. Plus I'm kinda wanting to hide the drive itself...that doesn't do that :P cheers anyways :)

ANDARIAL, not sure if it would work because I'm not sure whether the drive would mesh properly with the connections in the caddy with this installed... definitely worth digging into though. Thanks :)

balls, I've been looking on the auction sites and all of the ones I've come across are DC and USB powered but not sata powered :(

Thanks for your help guys. I'll let ya know how I get on.
 
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