Can I Crack Open This Usb 2.0 External Hdd To Use In A New Build?

Can I crack open this USB 2.0 external hdd to use in a new build? I'm going to be using a 64gb ssd as a boot drive but have 2 of these old slow external hdd's sitting around, can I crack open the case and use them as storage drives in a new build?

Thanks a bunch for any help.
J

WD Elements 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0010HBK-NESN

http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desk...psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

 

Also one other question though this is about software for my build- what is the difference between win 7 from amazon for $45 vs win 7 from best buy for $97? Can someone please ELI5? Thanks a bunch.

Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit (OEM) System Builder DVD 1 Pack (For Refurbished PC Installation)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LG242A0/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=

Windows 7 Home Premium With Service Pack 1 64-bit - License and Media - 1 PC - Windows
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/windows...dows/5130359.p?id=1219111161659&skuId=5130359

 

This guy did (with bonus disassembly instructions): http://www.gearhack.com/myink/ViewP...ital Elements External Hard Drive Disassembly

 

Here's a comparison between the different editions of Windows 7.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/14422-compare-windows-7-editions.html

 

thanks a bunch for the link but my main concern is the $50 price differential. Am i going to get <snip> if i pay $50 less from amazon? Thanks a bunch again.

 

thanks for the link, but it seems to say there's a 50/50 chance it ight or might not work. any links to the adaptor referred to in the article?
thanks again, j

 

The cheaper edition is a System Builder Edition.
This is what you're looking at.
http://www.howtogeek.com/198358/wha...builder-and-full-version-editions-of-windows/
Only you can decide.
FWIW I wouldn't buy Windows 7 SBE.

 

You misunderstood the article. That refers to using another HDD in the old WD case because some of the USB to SATA adaptors WD used in the external case didn't work with other brands like Seagate or Hitachi. The hard drives in the case are standard WD SATA hard drives.