[Discuss] Reliable external HD enclosure for Linux?

[Rich Pieri]

On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:11:14 -0400
Daniel Barrett <dbarrett at blazemonger.com> wrote:

> tl;dr: Anybody recommend a reliable USB3-to-SATA hard drive enclosure
> for Linux with large drives?

I strongly suggest using eSATA instead if that's an option.

If not eSATA then something which does USB Attached SCSI (UASP)
correctly like StarTech. I've encountered a few (budget brands from
Micro Center) which claim UASP but acutally don't. Run "lsusb -t" and
look for either "Driver=uas" or "Driver=usb-storage". If you don't see
"Driver=uas" then it doesn't do UASP at all regardless of what it says
on the box.

-- 
Rich Pieri