Reliable HDD SATA Enclosures/Adapters

[Giles Orr]

On 29 December 2011 15:22, Digimer <linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> 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.

+1

GTALUG put me onto the Vantecs on one of the previous rounds of "which
case is best," and I've been buying them ever since.  I can't really
speak to speed or being on for long periods, but I've used them a lot
in both USB and eSATA mode (the ones that have that available ...) and
been very happy with them.  Prices are usually quite similar to other
offerings.  I've always bought them through Canada Computers.

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