Avatar Shark 250

[<Robert_Huber_at_WYATT__1CALL__WDC@wellspringres.com>]

     I am considering the Avatar Shark 250 Parallel Port external removable 
     media hard disk drive (something like the ZIP/JAZ dive but 1/4 the 
     size and 250MB per "floppy") for my TP701 as it says it is compatible 
     with all of the OS's I use (everything else I have tried has been less 
     than successful including several Iomega and Seagate units). Anyway, 
     my major concern is that since the drive takes power from the mouse 
     port, will the mouse port supply sufficient power for the drive to run 
     properly. The spec for the drive lists 3.3 watts at 5 volts. 
     
     Has anyone tried this unit on a TP701 or any other box and how did it 
     go? Also, if the mouse port does not have the power to run the unit 
     might the serial port?
     
     Thanks.