SATA SSD enclosures

[seggy]

Any recommendations for a USB-C, 4-drive JBOD enclosure preferably fanless (if fanned, an oversized unit perhaps intended for 3.5" disks with a 120mm+ fan)? Not looking to do RAID, more to move a current Windows machine to an outboard Boot Camp setup - so really the most strenuous thing it will be asked to do is to copy the contents of one drive to another.

 

[joevt]

What kind of Mac will you use it with?

Windows doesn't like to be external. There does exist Windows To Go:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/planning/windows-to-go-overview

You can find many USB 4-drive enclosures. Get a USB-C to USB-A dongle or a USB-B to USB-C cable if it doesn't come with one.
https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-com-eSATA-Enclosure-Built-S3540BU33E/dp/B00MESZOCK

Decide between USB 3.0 (450 MB/s) and USB 3.1 gen 2 (540 MB/s).

Here's some examples from OWC:
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/External-Enclosures/2.5-Inch-Drives-HD-SSD
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-drives/External-Enclosures/3.5-Inch-Drives

 

[seggy]

Using with iMac / iMac Pro.

I was looking for something more SSD specific in terms of multiple-drive enclosures. My issue with most of the 3.5" enclosures, and the reason why I was pretty specific, is that most of these enclosures rely on 30mm-80mm fans which are relatively noisy.

Windows is fine - or as fine as it is in Boot Camp - on an external drive, so no issues there.