External Drive

[Willbo]

I'm looking to get a laptop very soon to help with my training course.
I've got a 500GB hard drive as a back up drive in my main PC, but I want to have a hard drive as external so I can swap between the laptop and PC as and when needed.....
My question is.......

Do I buy a hard drive enclosure for my Western Digital WDC5000AAKS and run that externally, or do I buy a complete external hard drive package?

Your help and views would be appreciated

 

[Willbo]

Thanks for a real helpful reply rpstewart

To give more information, the drive will be used purely for backup, and more than likely...carrying around with me when I go out or use my laptop at other places. Unless I'm at home then obviously the laptop will be near enough to just network.

So really, external is my main goal so the drive can be moved about.

You mention the IcyDock MB559. Will that be the best option? So I can install my SATA Drive and connect to my laptop via USB and my PC via eSata? Does the enclosure have its own power supply I gather?