Re: [gentoo-user] USB3 external storage HD's

[R0b0t1]

On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 12:33 PM,  <thelma@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
> Any recommendations?
>

Buy a SATA to USB3 enclosure and a 2.5" laptop drive separately.
Usually this will be cheaper and give you better performance. Low
quality drives are typically binned for USBHDD usage. This is changing
with the speed increase of USB3, but seems to not have entirely gone
away.

They sell SATA to USB3 *converters* that do not fully enclose the
drive. You can buy cases for the bare 2.5" HDDs if you want. You could
also look at 3.5" drives for higher storage density, though 2.5"
drives are catching up.

Just use the first result on Amazon or Newegg, or the cheapest thing
you can find at a physical store (a common brand is Startech).

Cheers,
     R0b0t1