Amazon has a 2 tb Seagate for 110 bucks and a 5tb for 2 something. I think they’re internal SATAs, but cases are only about ten bucks. Paul
> On Jul 18, 2023, at 8:05 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > I realized that I was asking the wrong question. An external NVME SSD over > USB-C would give me much better performance, and I really only need access to > the large drives when rummaging through my full archive, rather than my > working files. > > The SSD would be quieter and faster than spinny drives, and would be > excellent for first level "backup". In a while, when I run out of space on > my current drives, I could build a new NAS for my everything archive, and > relegate my current drives to offsite backup. > > > >> On Jul 18, 2023, at 10:05 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >> >> When I got a trashcan mac I also got an OWC thunderbolt 2 external drive bay >> to go with it. Unfortunately, not only is it a bit loud, but when I use it >> as thunderbolt rather than USB it has a tendency to disconnect from my mac, >> so that I'm constantly getting warnings about missing drives etc. >> >> Rather than investing in another external T-bolt bay, I want to get a USB-C >> external drive bay, and just use a T-bolt to USB-C adapter. USB-C cables >> are a lot less expensive, and I'll be able to use it with newer machines. >> >> I don't need RAID. At the moment my backup strategy uses multiple copies of >> JBOD drives. I don't mind it being something that would allow me to switch >> to RAID later, or I'll just invest in a newer NAS when it's time to retire >> my older Synology. >> >> My main archive is large enough that I don't want to hang multiple external >> drives off my computer. >> >> I need at least two drive bays, three or more would be better. >> >> Does anyone have experience with a good, quiet, preferably inexpensive, >> USB-C external drive enclosure? >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est >> >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com sent from ret13est > > > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
