Does this hard drive come cased or will I need to buy an enclosure prior to installing? Thanks.
1719502
It's a laptop HDD ready to install. If you intend to use it as an external you need to/could buy an enclosure.
1719503
I'm not sure what you mean by "cased", but I required no other components to install the hard drive.
553702
I don't plan on transporting my drive anywhere, so I haven't tried using any cases with it. However based on the descriptions the case you mentioned was designed to fit a drive slightly smaller than the 2TB WD drive you are using. So I would say that you may want to keep looking.
1219959
You get a disk in a very thin case. Thin but it is a case. You can put a thin paper like cover inside the front of the case if you so choose. They worked for me.
593702
Everything you need is included with regards to power. They won't leave you out in the cold.As for the SATA cable - none needed. The hard disk (as with all of these) plugs directly into a small control board inside of the enclosure. So, if you have a hard disk, they'll provide all the rest for you to have a working external drive.
2214281
No, the drive is sealed of course. Bare means it comes without the retail packaging which includes all the cables and screws etc. If you have that stuff anyway, a bare drive which is just the drive is the better deal. The retail packaging costs extra money.
1681073
No case is included. You should salvage the cover and case from the notebook HDD you are replacing, being careful to also save the screws.
168369
My WD HDD came in a Brown Box w. Static Bag, Vacuform Buffers and nothing else. It works nevertheless.You will need mounting screws.
228084
No, it is a bare bones drive. I ordered a SATA cable separately from amazon.
535878
Most of the HyperDrive products already come with a drive inside - you select the size and you buy it all complete. The SATA Casing, lets you buy the case and accessories, but then purchase your own hard drive to insert in the case. It is a cheaper route, but does require you to be able to purchase a recommended drive and be able to assemble it.
1408810
It's not a hard drive - just an enclosure. You would have to provide your own drive.
1036327
This harddrive that is in question is a 3.5 inch in size. Your enclosure is a 2.5 inch casing. Will not fit.
1000743
No, it comes enclosed in metal case ready to install and it runs cool and quiet it's a great hard drive for mid range computer
224275
It is a cover with a SATA socket inside and USB outside. I bought one when my lap top motherboard gave in. I removed the hard drive, slipped it in the cover and copied all data to my new laptop. BestBuy geek squad would have charged about 85 dollars for that. It would be nice to get a hard drive for this price. :-))
428126
This is only an enclosure for a drive. You can install whatever size drive you desire, but none is included.
458838
I ordered mine from Amazon.com (not a third party seller). Mine came in a box. The drive itself was in a static shielded bag, but it was secured in plastic retainers. It looked like this:http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/wd_caviarblack_1tb/1.jpg
2072314
Actually the enclosure itself is unnecessary except as a protection. To work all that is necessary is that the drive pins fit the holes in the enclosure cover.
300349
No the drive is completely enclosed, but you should check to see if your unit is EIDE (ATA) or SATA (serial ATA) adapters are available should you need one.