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External Enclosure UK

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:14 am
by Hopest
Hi,

Just ordered a Asus BW-16D1HT and looking for an external enclosure. Live in the UK and for some reason unless I'm being daft can't find a decent choice?

Most people are referring to https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vantec-externa ... B01MRUN0HQ but not available anymore.

Any advice from people already done this?

Many Thanks in advance,

Tom

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:41 pm
by MartyMcNuts
Hopest wrote:
Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:14 am
Hi,

Just ordered a Asus BW-16D1HT and looking for an external enclosure. Live in the UK and for some reason unless I'm being daft can't find a decent choice?

Most people are referring to https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vantec-externa ... B01MRUN0HQ but not available anymore.

Any advice from people already done this?

Many Thanks in advance,

Tom
Contact user "asmcom". He may be able to help you out!

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:42 pm
by asmcom
https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=19387

PM me and I should be able to help you out?

Asmcom

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:48 am
by gerudosun
For anyone else looking for something different than the Vantec I just got my first UHD friendly drive and put it in a Mercury Pro from OWC. I was hesitant but ended really liking this enclosure its very solid and looks great.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OWC-Mercury-Ex ... 282&sr=8-1

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:08 am
by MartyMcNuts
There is also the RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-550StU3S

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RaidSonic-I ... 1438.l2649

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:25 am
by GazzaC
gerudosun wrote:
Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:48 am
For anyone else looking for something different than the Vantec I just got my first UHD friendly drive and put it in a Mercury Pro from OWC. I was hesitant but ended really liking this enclosure its very solid and looks great.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/OWC-Mercury-Ex ... 282&sr=8-1
I'm between PC's at the moment (rebuilding) and so using my laptop. My excellent UHD friendly Asus 16D1HT (Firmware 3.01) which is normally connected directly via SATA is currently sitting in a box. Am I right in thinking as its already UHD friendly that the USB connection, if I install to an enclosure such as this, works exactly as a SATA connection does, in the sense that I've no 'tweaking' to do - it simply works and MKV sees it if as it's connected via SATA? If so I may well connect via USB when the PC is rebuild rather than reinstall in the PC case itself. But I do not want to buy the (expensive) enclosure if MakeMKV 'sees' the drive differently and I have to faff around to get it to work. Thanks

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 3:36 pm
by BlueMac77
GazzaC wrote:
Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:25 am

I'm between PC's at the moment (rebuilding) and so using my laptop. My excellent UHD friendly Asus 16D1HT (Firmware 3.01) which is normally connected directly via SATA is currently sitting in a box. Am I right in thinking as its already UHD friendly that the USB connection, if I install to an enclosure such as this, works exactly as a SATA connection does, in the sense that I've no 'tweaking' to do - it simply works and MKV sees it if as it's connected via SATA? If so I may well connect via USB when the PC is rebuild rather than reinstall in the PC case itself. But I do not want to buy the (expensive) enclosure if MakeMKV 'sees' the drive differently and I have to faff around to get it to work. Thanks
Yes MakeMKV works well with the external enclosure OWC Mercury Pro as USB 3.0 as Plug N Play, no additional tweaking needed. I’m using an Asus 16D1HT drive in an OWC Mercury Pro external enclosure and works perfectly.

Re: External Enclosure UK

Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:58 pm
by GazzaC
BlueMac77 wrote:
Mon Sep 23, 2019 3:36 pm
GazzaC wrote:
Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:25 am

I'm between PC's at the moment (rebuilding) and so using my laptop. My excellent UHD friendly Asus 16D1HT (Firmware 3.01) which is normally connected directly via SATA is currently sitting in a box. Am I right in thinking as its already UHD friendly that the USB connection, if I install to an enclosure such as this, works exactly as a SATA connection does, in the sense that I've no 'tweaking' to do - it simply works and MKV sees it if as it's connected via SATA? If so I may well connect via USB when the PC is rebuild rather than reinstall in the PC case itself. But I do not want to buy the (expensive) enclosure if MakeMKV 'sees' the drive differently and I have to faff around to get it to work. Thanks
Yes MakeMKV works well with the external enclosure OWC Mercury Pro as USB 3.0 as Plug N Play, no additional tweaking needed. I’m using an Asus 16D1HT drive in an OWC Mercury Pro external enclosure and works perfectly.
Excellent, many thanks for confirming, got the enclosure winging its way to me now!