- Feb 27, 2013
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Okay so I'm brainstorming something I'd like to do. Basically, I need (want) to be able to connect 4 or more drives (probably SATA HDDs) to my MacBook Pro Retina. And I need to do this with a single USB cable, because (unfortunately) I have exactly 2 USB ports at my disposal with everything unplugged. I know there are several solutions out there such as this one, but I really don't want (cant afford) to spend a hundred bucks on the enclosure when I still have to buy a couple of drives. So I searched around a bit and found these:
this
and
this
Now... I have a PSU from an old computer that I think I could use to power all the drives through these cases. Now, how do I get all four SATA cables into a single USB 3.0 cable or even a thunderbolt cable?
I have thought about buying a few SATA to USB cables and using a USB hub, but almost every one I can find (like this) provide both the data and power in the same connector. Since the drives will already be powered, I only need the data portion going through USB. Does anyone know of a part that will do that? Also, does anyone know of good USB 3.0 hubs for about 10 bucks? Or is my idea complete crap?
Thanks!
Noah
this
and
this
Now... I have a PSU from an old computer that I think I could use to power all the drives through these cases. Now, how do I get all four SATA cables into a single USB 3.0 cable or even a thunderbolt cable?
I have thought about buying a few SATA to USB cables and using a USB hub, but almost every one I can find (like this) provide both the data and power in the same connector. Since the drives will already be powered, I only need the data portion going through USB. Does anyone know of a part that will do that? Also, does anyone know of good USB 3.0 hubs for about 10 bucks? Or is my idea complete crap?
Thanks!
Noah
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