Hello!
I was wondering if there is such a thing as External HDD enclosure multi-bay, but without RAID, without Span, without anything fancy basically - i want each disk to show up individually, i just want to put all of them in one box.
why no RAID? - i decided that simple is better - each disk is its own thing. Backups i do anyway - 1 backup to another external drive, second backup to Unraid server
Basically - i want 'hdd dock' but in a case, with a cooler, and with fast connection - preferably usb-c 3.1 (10gbps), even better thunderbolt3 (but that's not gonna happen for reasonable price probably...)
Price - I'm hoping to pay less than 150$, otherwise i'd just buy Lacie, G-tech, or other brand. they are all pricy, and usually come with HDDs preinstalled which i don't need.
i'm open for DIY suggestions as well
if there is no such option - please suggest what brand is most reliable in your opinion
i really liked Yottamaster enclosures (on paper they are exactly what i need), but some reviews say the cooling is bad, and the box is picky about drives (like if i have bad sector - it will just shut off - does not sound appealing...)
my needs - realistically i don't need anything fast - i will use those drives for personal files, photo library, music, docs, etc. - but i don't want it to be anemic either in terms of speed. if its 4 bay, maybe ill through an SSD in there as well, for occasional task that do require higher R\W speeds (like VM).
thanks in advance!