[NavyNJ]

Well, it's that time of year again, when the "new" booty from Christmas arrives, and the "old stuff" seems to find its way to the Goodwill or other charity collection bin. This year, we discovered several very old and no longer used laptops. Having sine been replaced with tablets, iPads, etc., these were too old to revive or update (although I did repurpose one to be the always available household music station for Bluetooth speakers, etc., and act as sort of a super iPod with iTunes, Spotify and Pandora loaded).

My question regarding the 2 hard drives (std 3.5" SATA drives) I salvaged from the other laptops is this: Do I/Should I buy hard drive enclosures with fans for them, or can I skip that feature for this size drive (versus the larger 5.25" drives from a desk top)? Will the 3.5" drives generate enough heat to warrant that feature?

Thanks and Happy New Year all!!