STARDOM SOHOTANK 8-bay eSATA (Port-Multiplier) Enclosure Review
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Product Description
The ST8 Series is an eight drive storage solution that¡¦s capable of supporting up to 2TB drives in each drive slot in reaching up to a total of 16TB per system enclosure. Compact and portable tooStanding no more than 12 inches tall and only 5 inches wide, the ST8 Series is the market¡¦s most compact eight drive system enclosure to fit anywhere without taking much room. For field editing applications, the ST8 can also be made portable as it comes equipped with a grip handle that you can choose to install yourself, making creative contents mobile convenient and less bulky.Ruggedly built with aluminum coolingThe ST8 is built tough with all aluminum surroundings to protect the enclosed drives, but when in operation, cools the system faster! Moreover, the system is equipped with 2 large quiet fans for continuous drawing away heat from the inside of the system for you drive to run comfortably.Available in eSATA or mini-SASThe ST8 Series is available in eSATA version or mini-SAS for the best output in performance. The SAS version is capable of accepting either SAS or SATA hard drives for the most cost effective and flexible storage system to ownIntegrated SATA Port MultiplicationThe ST8-S2P model (see spec.) integrates 2 sets of SATA port multiplier connecting up to 4 drives each with one single SATA cable to see and work each drives independently, effectively reducing messy and inconvenient cabling. Two cables are all that¡¦s required!
STARDOM SOHOTANK 8-bay eSATA (Port-Multiplier) Enclosure Support JBOD
Galaxy V2 RAID 3.5″ 2 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure Reviews
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Product Description
The 3500 MGB-Raid V2 is designed to house up to two 3.5″ SATA hard drives with the option to setup your drives and combine them as one single drive or as two individual drives. They are mounted to the enclosure with a silicone rubber ring to prevent vibration and reduce noise. The ON/OFF switch and LED status indication are located conveniently at the front of the enclosure for easy access and good visibility.
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ICY DOCK MB561US-4SC 4 Bay SATA to eSATA Raid Enclosure Reviews
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Product Description:
This new MB561US-4SC comes with a 4-bay enclosure with e-SATA and USB connection as well as a two Port eSATA Port Multiplier PCI-E card.
A single e-SATA port provides easy, direct single connection and flexible options for advance users. You can either connect to a two Port eSATA Port Multiplier PCI-E card for JBOD settings, or connect the e-SATA to a RAID controller card for RAID solutions. This is convenient for those who do video editing through Mac or PC and wants configurations of RAID 0 (Striping) settings for massive transfer speed. The included eSATA Port Multiplier PCI-E card is compatible for both Windows and Mac.
Additional USB connection is for quick hook up to any computer system (especially to laptops), which allow user to access up to four hard drives at the same time, best at all there’s no driver installation required. This allows users to organize their music, photos, and work data under one enclosure and it is perfect for backup solution.
The enclosure takes up to four SATA drives. To power the enclosure, it uses a direct AC outlet, perfect to use it anywhere without having to deal with any adapters. The lightweight construction design protects hard drives with a layer of solid aluminum. The enclosure has a detachable 80mm ball bearing rear fan and uses a built-in fan-less power supply, making it a quiet device. The four hot-swappable drive trays offer great freedom of choice in expanding your storage solution and multi-drive exchangeability for easy maintenance.
Suggested Applications:
Add-on data/ media files storage to laptops, graphics & video editing, interchange of data between corporate/school/home workstations, data file backups.
Product Features:
* 4 Bay 3.5” SATA I / II removable external hard drive enclosure support SATA hot-swap.
* Backplane with 1x high speed USB 2.0 and 1x e-SATA ports (port multiplier).
* 2 Port eSATA Port Multiplier PCI Express Card included.
* Plug & Play USB 2.0 quick connection for any computer system.
* Multi-drive exchangeability & maintenance capabilities with simple removal of drive tray.
* White LED light indicates power and HDD access.
* Aluminum alloy body covering with distinctive design and protection.
* Shock absorption HDD tray design making the HDD stable while in operations.
* Detachable 80mm ball bearing rear cooling fan for easy maintenance
* Built-in fan-less power supply, making it a quiet device.
* Rubber padded soles for scratch protection.
* Mac mini design concept.
* 2 Port eSATA Port Multiplier PCI-E card included (JBOD).
* Provide two eSATA ports to connect two SATA advices at once.
* Compliant with Serial ATA 2.0 specifications.
* Supports 1-lane 2.5Gb/s PCI-Express.
* Supports Serial ATA II transfer rate of 3.0 Gb/s.
* Supports SATA II NCQ (Native Command Queuing) to
–maximize system performance.
* Supports hot-plugging capability.
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ICY DOCK MB561US-4SC 4 Bay 3.5”SATA to eSATA (Port Multiplier) and USB JBOD Aluminum HDD Enclosure for Mac & PC
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| Item Number: Pearl white |
MB561US-4SC
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| Host Interface |
eSATA + USB2.0 combo
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| I/O port |
1 x e-SATA (port multiplier) ports, 1 x USB 2.0 port
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| Drive Fit |
4 x 3.5” SATA I & II
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| Drive Type |
Standalone with vertical positioning
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| Transfer Rate |
eSATA up to 3Gb/Sec
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USB 2.0 up to 480Mb/Sec
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| Insert & Extract connection Via |
15 pin direct hard drive connection
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| Structure |
Aluminum body w/ partial plastic
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| Drive Cooling |
Rear outtake fan w/ aluminum heat dispersion
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| Cooling Fan |
80 x 80 x 25mm ball bearing fan
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| LED Indication |
Device power & drive activity
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| LED Display Color |
Mini White
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| System Requirement |
PCI Express-enabled system with an avaliable PCI Express Slot
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| OS Requirement |
Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/VISTA ; Mac OS 10.4.X or higher
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| Plug & play |
Yes
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| Hot swap |
Yes
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| Power Supply |
Built-in
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| Power Supply Voltage |
12V / 6A , 5V / 8A , 112W (12V PEAK 12A) |
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| Power ON / OFF |
Built in Switch
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| Dimension (L x W x H) |
234.9×141×175 mm
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December 8th, 2009