What is an external hard drive enclosure for?
In computing, there is never enough space on your existing hard drive. As applications take up more space and with video editing, digital photography, and digital music becoming more popular, there is an increased need for hard drive storage. A hard drive enclosure kit allows you to replace your existing hard drive with a larger capacity drive and recycle your old drive for external storage. External storage kits are also popular for mobile computing. While key drives and CD-R media offer limited file portability, a 2.5 inch USB or Firewire drive enclosure allows you to carry your entire MP3 music collection or digital photo library with you. Bare hard drives up to 60GB or more can be purchased inexpensively and offer cost effective digital archiving. Additionally digital videographers find external hard drives a great way to store digital video and photos on the road while editing on a laptop computer. If you are handy with a screwdriver, you can easily assemble your own external hard
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