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Is there any technical reason or consideration on using an Ironwolf NAS drive in a USB3 enclosure (alien.top)

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As strange as it sounds, I am learning that currently (perhaps temporarily) an Ironwolf NAS drive in a USB3 enclosure would cheaper or same price as a WD Passport Drive.

Is there any technical reason or consideration on using or not using an Ironwolf NAS drive in a USB3 enclosure as an external drive.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No.

USB 3.0 has more than enough bandwidth, ~480MB/s for any hard drive which maxes out at ~200-250MB/s.