CompUSA 1 Bay (070538) USB 2.0 External Drive Case

Pros: Easy setup. Inexpensive solution.
Cons: Plastic may not be best choice.

The external hard drive enclosure is probably one of the most helpful computer peripherals available. I purchased mine because I recently purchased a new computer and had a horrific time moving data from the old machine to the new. That of course ...

Pros: versatile, inexpensive, easy to use, reliable.
Cons: none so far.

I've owned this enclosure for about a year now, and I can't overstate how useful it's been. If you've ever run across a machine that's infected with viruses or spyware, or just crashes a lot, but the hardware itself is fine, what do you do to backup ...