used Apricorn's EZ Upgrade 2.5" Kit to replace a failing hard disk drive in my notebook computer. This is a Parallel ATA (PATA) kit. Apricorn also makes upgrade kits for Serial ATA (SATA) drives. Apricorn kits support 2.5" drives, though you might find a way...

• -Let The Operation Begin

Benchmark Results. an easy. Backing up your notebook's hard drive prior to an upgrade is a cumbersome task. But Apricorn says its EZ-Upgrade kit makes the process a no-brainer. THG took Apricorn's claims to task and liked what we saw, with only minor hiccups...

• -Making A Backup With Image EZ
• -The EZ-Gig II Backup Suite
• -Testing The EZ-Upgrade Kit As An External Drive Case
• -Test System Und Testing Conditions
• -Hard Drive Duplication With Clone EZ, Continued
• -The Practical Experience: Notebook Hard Drive Upgrade With "small" Obstacles

USB delivers the sort of performance you would expect from a USB 2.0 drive of this size. At $280, however, the price tag is a little steep. For around $30 less, Archos and Apricorn offer the Arcdisk 40 GB and the EZ Bus-Mini 40 GB external drives powered via...