The thing about those hard drives is, they are loud when running, and i am sensitive to hum, and the workstation is right next ...  Read More

The thing about those hard drives is, they are loud when running, and i am sensitive to hum, and the workstation is right next to me all day long.  Read Less

Now i have used it for a couple of days, i can confirm this is probably the best drive enclosure i have ever used.

Now i have used it for a couple of days, i can confirm this is probably the best drive enclosure i have ever used.  Read Less

Most of the enclosures out there seem to either be really cheap and simple, and they literally toast your hard drive due to lac...  Read More

Most of the enclosures out there seem to either be really cheap and simple, and they literally toast your hard drive due to lack of adequate cooling; or else they are high-end nas with their own operating system and networking.  Read Less

That worked previously on debian stretch, but it no longer works on the latest stable, if i want to have utilities like k3b and...  Read More

That worked previously on debian stretch, but it no longer works on the latest stable, if i want to have utilities like k3b and rhythmbox then they also pull in udisks2, which wakes my internal hard drives up every few minutes.  Read Less

5" adapter, which can be had for $7 to $20-ish depending on the materials used.

5" adapter, which can be had for $7 to $20-ish depending on the materials used.  Read Less

Granted, it's a bit on the pricey side and the small, single drive external usb enclosures are much less expensive.

Granted, it's a bit on the pricey side and the small, single drive external usb enclosures are much less expensive.  Read Less

Which you obviously pay for, and i really don't need all that.

Which you obviously pay for, and i really don't need all that.  Read Less

I tried a different brand unit initially by orico, which worked fine but the drives ran very hot.

I tried a different brand unit initially by orico, which worked fine but the drives ran very hot.  Read Less

Alternatively, some gigabyte mb's have a tb 3 header, which can connect to their pcie expansion card ($89 as of the time of this review).

Alternatively, some gigabyte mb's have a tb 3 header, which can connect to their pcie expansion card ($89 as of the time of this review).  Read Less