Addonics Pocket ExDrive External Drive Kit for 2.5" IDE hard drive with USB 2.0 interface

Rating:
Summary: Works great and easy to setup
Review: This thing works great.
The hard drive on my laptop died. So after I replaced it with a new drive, I plugged my old drive into the enclosure, plugged that into my laptop, and voila, I could copy off most of the data that was otherwise trashed.
On XP, or 2000, there is no software to install. Just make sure you plug in the ac adapter (included), otherwise your USB port likely won't have enough juice. Also, my laptop had the old USB (not 2.0), but it still worked fine.
This would also be a nice way to add more space to any computer with USB, or to have a portable drive.