a USB external hard drive enclosure for a 2.5" laptop hard drive. And example, (I stress an example only), is this one;
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-SAT2510U2/dp/B000PKC102
Or perhaps just a SATA/IDE to USB drive connector and power leads, another example;
http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Adapter-Converter-Optical-External/dp/B002OV1VJW/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329690855&sr=1-5
Ohh, and another computer.
Mark
My laptop recently died and I would like to recover some data from the hard drive. I've already removed the drive but I'm not sure exactly which connector equipment I need and how to use it.

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