USB C - Raid - Desktop Backup solution

[Matt8445]

I am thinking about purchasing this

 

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Desktop-External-Drive-WDBFBE0080JBK-NESN/dp/B074R59TLB/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547507259&sr=8-1&keywords=western%2Bdigital%2Bexternal%2Bhard%2Bdrive%2Braid&th=1

 

What I am looking for is something local I can run USB 3 or USB 3.1 or similar that would be an external drive enclosure for multiple drives that I can run in raid primarily for backups. 

 

I work on a lot of big files for work and I run through those single 4TB - 8TB drives for backup pretty quickly.  I am hoping I can find some type of an enclosure that I can potentially just swap drives on as needed for RMA or whatever reason.  Does anyone have any good thoughts?

 

For me, I am running a Ryzen thread ripper on my primary machine so Thunderbolt compatibility, not a necessity.

 

Open for suggestions.

 

Thanks,

Matt

[Electronics Wizardy]

How about one of these? https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-SATA-Hard-Drive-Enclosure/dp/B078YQHWYW

 

Then put what ever drives you want in. Id put the cheap external 8tb drives in there.

[Firewrath9]

why not a NAS?

[Matt8445]

Because that's not really what I am looking for here.  Long back story, but have a NAS in the office and at home that get backed up to, but also looking for something local sitting on the desk next to my machine.  

[Firewrath9]

or this:

https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Dual-Bay-Docking-Function-FD2002/dp/B075SW1W4J/ref=pd_day0_hl_147_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00N1KXE9K&pd_rd_r=37a49372-1855-11e9-b65f-8df44b2d4dcf&pd_rd_w=RWvwt&pd_rd_wg=lNR6d&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=13F7H1P1XTJD1VPYKVG9&refRID=13F7H1P1XTJD1VPYKVG9&th=1

(50$)

NVM, those were SAS drives lmao, just get seagate ironwolfs.