On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM, <the...@sys-concept.com> wrote: > Any recommendations? >
Buy a SATA to USB3 enclosure and a 2.5" laptop drive separately. Usually this will be cheaper and give you better performance. Low quality drives are typically binned for USBHDD usage. This is changing with the speed increase of USB3, but seems to not have entirely gone away. They sell SATA to USB3 *converters* that do not fully enclose the drive. You can buy cases for the bare 2.5" HDDs if you want. You could also look at 3.5" drives for higher storage density, though 2.5" drives are catching up. Just use the first result on Amazon or Newegg, or the cheapest thing you can find at a physical store (a common brand is Startech). Cheers, R0b0t1