The built-in 150W power adapter ensures that the hard drive works smoothly, stable and durable. Connect the dual-bay hard drive enclosure to AC power by connecting the included power cable to the built-in power adapter. Why you should buy this: The OWC ThunderBay 4 can accommodate four drives, but the Thunderbolt connection allows up to six ThunderBay 4 enclosures to be daisy-chained together to house a total of 24 SSDs or HDDs! Billed as the world's first Thunderbolt certified bus-powered portable hard drive enclosure, OWC's Envoy Express relies on a Thunderbolt 3 connection to deliver blazing fast speeds. It's still not as good as newer Thunderbolt 4 drives, but it gets the job done. With an NVMe M.2 solid-state added to the interior, OWC boasts that the Envoy Express can deliver up to 300% faster speeds than the fastest USB 3.0 options. Why you should buy this: The OWC Envoy Express is the world's first external Thunderbolt 3 drive enclosure designed for mobile.

Why you should buy this: The Mediasonic Raid 4-bay is a network drive that supports a maximum of four drives for all your storage needs. Each bay supports an HDD / SSD hard disk with a capacity of up to 16TB. In total, the capacity is 32TB. OWC's ThunderBay 4 is designed to house your biggest data files. Even though each unit supports up to four hard drives, the inclusion of dual Thunderbolt 3 ports on each ThunderBay 4 means that you can daisy-chain multiple enclosures today for massive amounts of storage. When maxed out, that means you can max out your storage needs with up to 24 drives spread across six ThunderBay 4 units. This is a great storage solution for videographers, photographers, or those wishing to run their own media server. You might run into a situation where you're working with more than one hard drive that you’d like to put into external drives. Whenever that’s the case, it makes sense to get one large external drive for all of them. This model can support a maximum of four 3.5-inch SATA drives, up to 16TB per drive, or 2.5-inch SSDs up to 12TB per drive. It also includes a built-in Raid controller that provides six configuration variations. Both USB-C and USB-A 3.1 will operate well with this enclosure, making it great for a wide selection of drives.When paired with an Asus gaming rig, the ROG Strip Arion benefits from the company's Aura Sync lighting effects with the built-in RGB lighting. The drive relies on the USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 for data transfer, and you can connect the external SSD to your laptop via a USB-C cable for speeds up to 10GB per second, according to the company.

Why you should buy this: The Asus ROG Strix Arion M.2 SSD Enclosure is designed for fast gaming performance and comes with the company's signature design to complement ROG laptops and desktops. Who’s it for: Those who want the latest USB standards, those converting an internal SSD to an external model. Unlike the other subdued SSD enclosures on our list, the ROG Strip Arion comes blazing with all of its RGB glory. Designed for mobile gamers, the ROG Strip Arion M.2 comes with a number of nice features, including a solidly built aluminum alloy case that helps dissipate heat and support for M.2 PCIe NVMe solid-state storage in 2230, 2242, 2260, or 2280 form factors.