Summary: I was looking for a simple solution to backup some files onto an old 2.5 inch hard drive. This product would have been the solution if it had worked.
Summary: Not sure what kind of Macs these other reviewers are talking about, but I've used this enclosure on everything from G3 iBooks to G5s without a single problem.
Updated review - Good but. Aluminum PowerBook problems.
M. Mangano, Amazon
6 June 2005
Summary: This drive is supposed to be able to draw power through a 6 pin Firewire cable on Macs and some PCs (most PCs use 4 pin - no power), but it does not work on aluminum
Summary: I have a Mac, couldn't get the FW to work, tried everything. Returned it for another one, still couldn't get it to work. No answer from Coolmax.
Summary: The main difference of this product is that they are using the standard USB cables. As for the other features - the fact that this enclusure built from aluminium is...