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