Octopus Overlords

Was debating buying THIS SSD to use as an external:

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-NAND-1TB-SS ... s9dHJ1ZQ==

I know that some people use them externally without an enclosure. Is an enclosure really necessary? If so, could someone please recommend one.

Also, exactly what kind of cable do I need for connecting to my PC--what kind of cable for the best speeds? Again, if you could recommend one it would be great.

Thanks!

Necessary? No, not technically but they do provide protection, better looks and would solve the cable issue. If you are just looking for a USB adapter, pulled this from another post:

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:37 pm

MonkeyFinger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:53 pm I picked up this one recently which works great, btw.

or if you want to really save money: https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-To-SAT ... SwELtdecNL