Multi-bay hard drive enclosure

[MoodyM]

I'm trying to find an external drive (USB) that's 6TB or more, but am struggling.

So can anyone recommend an enclosure that connects via USB or Firewire and has 2 or 4 bays that I can add multiple drives to?

 

[FreakinEurekan]

I use the Mediasonic Probox, works great:

http://amzn.com/B003X26VV4

 

[Bear]

I use the Mediasonic Probox, works great:

http://amzn.com/B003X26VV4

There are a lot of bad reviews for it.

 

[TyPod]

I've been eyeing this one up. Looks pretty cool, but also has mixed reviews.

 

[mfram]

I've always been very happy with products by G Technology products. They have several options available with multiple connectivity options available like e-SATA, USB, FW, or even Thunderbolt.

 

[MoodyM]

I'm looking at this enclosure:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/IB-3640SU3-inch-External-4-Bay-Enclosure/dp/B009DH5Q2S/ref=pd_cp_computers_1

If I get that one, could I put 2 (or more) of the following drives in and RAID stripe them?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-7200RPM-Cache-SATA3-Drive/dp/B006KCX0UE/ref=pd_bxgy_computers_text_y

Can ANY hard drives be setup as striped RAID?

 

[paulrbeers]

There are a lot of bad reviews for it.

Most of those had to do with incompatible USB 3.0 chipsets. I can tell you my Mac Mini has been running it 24x7 for a month now with constant reads and writes with no issues. I trust it enough, that I bought a second (waiting for it to arrive). My only complaint is that the power brick plugs into the side so you can't line a bunch up on your desk with no gaps like I could with my old Sans Digital eSATA based enclosures.

I looked at the vantec ones, but they look considerably larger.

Edit: Also the enclosure doesn't keep my drives as cool as my Sans Digital. This is actually my biggest complaint, but the drives are more than within spec, so who cares.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

There are a lot of bad reviews for it.

I guess mine didn't read them it's working great.