Hi! I looked far and wide, and found some old thing and the OWC Thunderbay mini (which is not USB), so I'm looking to you for help.
I need an enclosure that fits 5 (or more) 2.5" drives, is completely silent when disks are spun down (fans turn off), and connects via USB3.
I want to reuse a bunch of old laptop drives for cheap storage, but also for fun. I don't have a lot of space, and I don't want to hear any noise when I'm not reading/writing the drives. Individual access (so I can use zfs) would be a very nice extra, and linux support is a must.
I'm open to alternative solutions that don't make a mess of wires, and need one wall wart for power at most. I found an endless stream of enclosures with SATA ports, which I could connect with USB adapters, but I couldn't figure out a way of powering those - all of this will connect to a low-power, fanless SBC, which can barely power a single drive with USB-SATA adatpters.
Thanks everyone, and happy hoarding!