Question 1

Is this external caddy compatible with large drives?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the enclosure supports hard drives with a capacity of up to 16TB.

Question 2

Does this enclosure have a good data transfer rate?

Accepted Answer

The enclosure supports SATA III specification with a maximum transfer rate of 6Gbps and USB 3.0 interface with transfer rates up to 5Gbps.

Question 3

Can this enclosure be used for periodic backups?

Accepted Answer

The VANTEC NexStar HX NST-387S3-BK Hard Drive Enclosure supports large capacity drives and features a USB 3.0 interface, making it suitable for tasks such as periodic backups.

Question 4

Can I use this enclosure with multiple operating systems?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this enclosure is compatible with multiple operating systems including Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) and OS X 10.6 or greater.

Question 5

Does this work with NAS drives?

Accepted Answer

The product supports SATA III/II/I Hard Drives, which includes NAS drives as long as they are SATA drives.

Question 6

Does this work with any Linux versions?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I�ve used it without issue with stock Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04.  No special drivers/config so I assume it will work fine with other configurations.

Question 7

What is the max hhd size, 6tb or 16tb? Will a western digital 14tb ultrastar dc hc530 sata hdd work in this thing?

Accepted Answer

If you look on the "Specs" tab -- you know -- like I did; it says 16TB is the max supported, it doesn't matter what brand (assuming it's a SATA HDD/SSD).

Question 8

What is the max hhd size, 6tb or 16tb? Will a western digital 14tb ultrastar dc hc530 sata hdd work in this hings?

Accepted Answer

The maximum HDD size supported is up to 16TB. Therefore, a Western Digital 14TB Ultrastar DC HC530 SATA HDD will work with this enclosure.

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