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On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:58:26 -0500, |
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Ian Zimmerman wrote: |
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> On 2018-01-18 13:44, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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> > Buy a SATA to USB3 enclosure and a 2.5" laptop drive separately. |
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> I got one of those (a Rosewill). First thing I noted was it got |
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> _really_ hot after a few minutes of use. Hot as in highly unpleasant to |
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> touch. Nonetheless I kept using it, but it stopped working as USB3 |
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> after a month or two. Still works fine as USB2, doesn't get so hot |
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> anymore. |
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> The drive itself wasn't new, so maybe it just wasn't made for that speed? |
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I always get one of those with a fan but they are getting hard to come |
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by. Its vital to have enough cooling with a spinning drive. I have |
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some Startech's with fans, but they seem to have discontinued them. |
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