My 2010 Mac Pro is on it's last legs and I'm finally planning to upgrade to a Mac Studio and Studio Display.
Problem is, I am currently using 3 internal HDDs and 3 internal SSDs inside my Mac Pro and will need a new place to move them to. Replacing them all with new individual external drives seems wasteful and like it will result in a lot of clutter.
I am not interested in a RAID setup as I don't see a point in it for my workflow and it would increase cost and complexity. Uniterrupted uptime is not really a priority and I will have to keep doing off-site backups anyway, as a RAID is no replacement for that. (Maybe I'm missing something?)
So basically I am just looking for a simple Thunderbolt enclosure for HDDs and SDDs without RAID, that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
(If 4bay solutions are much better value I could maybe buy a few new drives and consolidate some.)
Really appreciate any tips!
EDIT: I do photo and video editing, compositing, color grading and am starting to learn Blender.
Problem is, I am currently using 3 internal HDDs and 3 internal SSDs inside my Mac Pro and will need a new place to move them to. Replacing them all with new individual external drives seems wasteful and like it will result in a lot of clutter.
I am not interested in a RAID setup as I don't see a point in it for my workflow and it would increase cost and complexity. Uniterrupted uptime is not really a priority and I will have to keep doing off-site backups anyway, as a RAID is no replacement for that. (Maybe I'm missing something?)
So basically I am just looking for a simple Thunderbolt enclosure for HDDs and SDDs without RAID, that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
(If 4bay solutions are much better value I could maybe buy a few new drives and consolidate some.)
Really appreciate any tips!
EDIT: I do photo and video editing, compositing, color grading and am starting to learn Blender.
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