The $15 enclosure trick that turns your leftover PC parts into an ultra-fast external drive ...

I want to build an external box that I can connect to my Mac Mini by USB or Firewire 400. It should be able to house at least 6 internal 3.5" SATA drives, along with at least one optical drive.

Geeks are generally like my grandmother who grew up when folks didn’t have much; we don’t throw things away. We tend to use stuff until it breaks, even if we have newer stuff already. We don’t just ...