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I have three 3.5" 2TB HDDs that I'd like to put in one enclosure.

Is there a solution that can connect these three HDDs using only one USB or Thunderbolt cable?

What enclosures would you recommend? I don't want to raid them.

EDIT: Something like this? It has one USB port. All 3 HDDs would be seen by my Mac with only 1 USB port?

http://www.amazon.com/ProBox-Drive-Enclosure-3-5-inch-drive/dp/tags-on-product/B002UUPWP6

I would recommend this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-HF...qid=1342072688&sr=8-3&keywords=hard+drive+bay

It has 4 bays(in case you need to be able to expand) and it has usb 3.0 and does not require a RAID configuration. And yes, it will recognize all the drives but using usb will really decrease the transfer speed. Maybe there's an eSATA-TB adapter or usb 3.0-TB adapter that I am not aware of that would be just the thing to give you a great storage option and fast transfer speeds. Good luck

I would have originally recommended thermal take products, but they can only hold 2 drives at the most.
 
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