external enclosure with DRU-500A

[dmonsoon]

Unfortunately my only computer is a laptop, so I end up having to buy the more expensive external harddrives and burners and the like. I just found out about external enclosures, some of which are less than $40 that claim to work with IDE drives and connect with a firewire or USB2.0.

My question is, does anyone have any experience using an external enclosure with a Sony DRU-500A? Is it possible? Also, is there any difference b/w "EIDE" and "IDE"? The external enclosure claims to work with an IDE interface and the Sony seems to require an EIDE interface.

[joepic]

FireWire IEEE 1394 & USB 2.0 External Enclosure for Hard Drive, CD/DVD Drive - $118
http://store.yahoo.com/cdrdvdrmedia/firi13usb20e.html

I purchased one of these for my DRU500A. It works great. Also two of my friends in town also bought the same exclosure.


One GREAT media is the ACCU -R 1x for $.84 in quantity of 100. These work on my Sony.
http://store.yahoo.com/cdrdvdrmedia/higqual47dvm6.html

Also try the Meritline +RW 2.4x for $3.48. Works in the Sony.

http://store.yahoo.com/cdrdvdrmedia/dvmeddvdplus1.html

[Jester700]

You can also find firewire-only versions for around $60.

[Greg12]

i have had no problems with the drive.

device manager will not see it directly but windows programs will.

[bumblebe]

Think I might need one of these, can't see anything below $60 though, can you tell me where you found that $40 unit and if you ended up getting it?

Also I wonder if they have any models that connect to the small Sony Firewire port. Might need an external power orf course.