Which drive enclosure should I get for the BU40N?

[hauntinghelix]

After choosing(thanks to Billycar's recommendation in another thread) and flashing my BU40N with MK 1.03, I now need to find a enclosure to fit my tower.
My drive is wired up using SATA and SATA power since I have heard that USB can cause power issues.
I am not familiar with optical drives/enclosures.
I think I need 5.25 enclosure that will fit a slim drive AND allow for SATA/SATA power.

I have checked the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2021 thread and the recommendations I see are:

Vantec NST-536S3-BK 5.25 case
Vantec NST-510S3-BK 9.5mm slim sata case
OWC Mercury Pro 5.25 case

The first one won't fit the slim drive and is meant for a non-slim.
The remaining two seem to be meant for external drives.

I may have messed up here. I bought the drive based on the recommendations of the performance. I didn't think about how it would fit.

I guess my questions are:

1. Can I get an enclosure that will cover this slim and fit into a 5.25 slot in the my tower?
2. Does this enclosure allow for SATA?

Thanks for any recommendations.

[Billycar11]

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1

[dcoke22]

I have the OWC case, and it is designed to hold your drive external to your computer and connect via USB. Internally, the drive connects via SATA to a little board in the back of the case. The pictures of it from OWC's website and/or the manual should make it more clear. https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3UKIT/

The adapter Billycar11 posted a link to will hold the slim optical drive in an external 5.25" bay in your computer tower. It is probably the way to go.

[hauntinghelix]

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1

Thanks Billy. I will try that out.

[Cor3000000323]

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07 ... UTF8&psc=1

Thanks Billy. I will try that out.

Did that work well for you? I'm thinking of getting the same thing.

[salotia]

Has anyone tried the OWC slim enclosure? Looks like it's one of the few available enclosures for slimline drives these days.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLSSTOPTU3/

[dcoke22]

Has anyone tried the OWC slim enclosure? Looks like it's one of the few available enclosures for slimline drives these days.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLSSTOPTU3/

I haven't used that enclosure, but it supports an optional external power adapter: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MOTGPWR/
That seems like a better option and relying on bus power from a USB port.

[salotia]

Has anyone tried the OWC slim enclosure? Looks like it's one of the few available enclosures for slimline drives these days.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLSSTOPTU3/

I haven't used that enclosure, but it supports an optional external power adapter: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MOTGPWR/
That seems like a better option and relying on bus power from a USB port.

Yup! That was the thinking, though I think I am going to try with one of the 5.25" LG drives with the OWC 5.25" enclosure instead. If I end up buying this instead, will post.