Or just like a hard drive enclosure i guess. Currently I am looking at this one that has 5 bays. (ebay.com/itm/114750397138) Would this be somewhat reliable?
I heard people recommend the mediasonic probox but it only has 4 bays and is more expensive.
I currently have a cheap 2 slot docking station and its really finicky and is starting to disconnect randomly.
Some of them don’t pass SMART data, or worse, pass the same data for all drives. Check the Amazon/external reviews.
I just bought a QNAP TL-D800C that looks pretty good and was on a BF sale.