Reliable HDD SATA Enclosures/Adapters

[Digimer]

On 12/29/2011 03:14 PM, Mike Kallies wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I know somebody will have a good opinion about this.  Does anyone have
> any advice for *reliable* external drive enclosures, and where you might
> get one in the Toronto area?  There are so many really bad ones out
> there.  Some are fast at the beginning, but don't survive being on for
> long periods of time.  Some are slow and unreliable, some break down on
> long file transfers.
> 
> Price doesn't seem to indicate much either.  Order of importance is:
> 
> 1. reliablity
> 2. performance
> 3. price
> 
> I'm looking at 2.5" and 3.5" enclosures or adapters.  I tried the usual
> places online.  canadacomputers, tigerdirect, newegg, amazon, the
> reviews are... misleading.
> 
> Thanks for any input.
> 
> -Mike

I've used many Vantec Nexstar3 (and variants) for years with good success.

http://www.vantecusa.com/en/product/index/21

Most retailers carry Vantec carriers.

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