2.5" SATA hard drive enclosure with USB2 & Firewire

Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone knows of any computer hardware sellers that have hard disk enclosures for 2.5" SATA drives that has both USB2 and FireWire connections? I've looked around local stores, to no avail. So I'm expanding my search to be worldwide.
Thanks.
Cheers,
Diego

Hey Diego,
I've bought all my enclosures (5) through ebay. I find all the best option here for a good price. Here are some possibilities
http://search.ebay.com/2-5-sata-hard-drive-enclosureW0QQtrksidZm37QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenu mZ1QQfposZ90041QQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZQ2d1 QQsadisZ200QQsaobfmtsZinsifQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsatitleZ2Q2e5Q22Q20sataQ20hard Q20driveQ20enclosureQQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZunknown
Good luck.

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