Recommendations for a 3.5” HD enclosure with a usb-c port?

[OverSpun]

Seemed difficult to find anything by searching the forum. I am figuring out the best option to restore my time machine backup to a new MacBook Pro.

I have found this Hornettek enclosure and it’s fairly inexpensive at Fry’s. http://www.hornettek.com/hdd-enclos...-dual-connection-hdd-enclosure-ht-323apc.html

 

[Fishrrman]

Do you already have the drive?

If not, I'd suggest a 2.5" form factor (instead of 3.5"). Much more portable, and many of these will run on USB bus power. A 3.5" drive will require its own power supply (either internal or external).

 

[ZapNZs]

Do you already have the drive, or are you yet to purchase it?

If you already have it, is the drive already in an enclosure or do you just have a bare drive?
(If you already have an enclosure, you could just get a USB-C to whatever the connector is cable on the HDD's end.)

If you need the enclosure for a bare drive you have, you could just get an inexpensive USB enclosure that uses the Micro B or USB-B connector for USB 3.1 gen 1 (AKA USB 3.0) or 3.1 gen 2 (makes no difference on performance since single HDDs have nowhere near the speed needed to saturate the bandwidth) and purchase a USB-C to USB-B/microB cable.

Ex: enclosure with USB-B
https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Toolfr...&qid=1512842422&sr=8-3&keywords=3.5+enclosure

USB-C to USB-B cable
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matter...TF8&qid=1512842468&sr=1-2&keywords=usb-c+to+b

I mention this because the enclsoure you are looking at is priced higher than some models with built-in variable speed fans operating with independent temperature sensors, eSATA, and LCD screens.

 

[Fishrrman]

Also... for one or more "bare drives" (3.5" or 2.5"), a USB3/SATA "docking station" comes in very handy...

 

[OverSpun]

Do you already have the drive?

If not, I'd suggest a 2.5" form factor (instead of 3.5"). Much more portable, and many of these will run on USB bus power. A 3.5" drive will require its own power supply (either internal or external).

Do you already have the drive, or are you yet to purchase it?

If you already have it, is the drive already in an enclosure or do you just have a bare drive?
(If you already have an enclosure, you could just get a USB-C to whatever the connector is cable on the HDD's end.)

If you need the enclosure for a bare drive you have, you could just get an inexpensive USB enclosure that uses the Micro B or USB-B connector for USB 3.1 gen 1 (AKA USB 3.0) or 3.1 gen 2 (makes no difference on performance since single HDDs have nowhere near the speed needed to saturate the bandwidth) and purchase a USB-C to USB-B/microB cable.

Ex: enclosure with USB-B
https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-Toolfr...&qid=1512842422&sr=8-3&keywords=3.5+enclosure

USB-C to USB-B cable
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matter...TF8&qid=1512842468&sr=1-2&keywords=usb-c+to+b

I mention this because the enclsoure you are looking at is priced higher than some models with built-in variable speed fans operating with independent temperature sensors, eSATA, and LCD screens.

Also... for one or more "bare drives" (3.5" or 2.5"), a USB3/SATA "docking station" comes in very handy...

Thanks for your responses.

I already have the 3.5”, I’ve had it for years and I have it in one of OWC’s enclosures with FireWire and it worked good for my last MacBook Pro. I mainly need a new enclosure that will work out for a new MacBook Pro since they only have usb-c ports now.

I do not want to wait hours for the usb 2.0 port on the owc enclosure that I already have if I were to get a cable to usb-c for restoring a backup to the new laptop for work.