Some may say recent trends are trying to make traditional hard drives as portable as UFDs, case in point is the GeekStuff4U SATA USB dock station.

Fitting either a 2.5″ or 3.5″ drive the dock station accepts a bare bones hard drive. Although a little more bulky than our Brando kit, it does have the convenience of a USB connector rather than digging into your system for an IDE hook up.
The SATA USB dock station is Windows and Mac compatible and runs just under $50 USD. Available at GeekStuff4U.