Good case for RAID5 on 4+ hard drives externally and be able to connect through USB2/Firewire/eSATA?
March 28, 2010 - 9:08 am
I have too many hard drives in my case and I need more storage space. I wanted to buy a nice external enclosure that holds 4+ 1.5TB hard drives and can be setup as a RAID5 configuration. I found a few online but they’re $450+ and I really would rather not spend that much since that’s almost the price of 3 hard drives combined. Any good suggestions? Even if it’s only USB2.0 i might consider that.
Antec twelve hundred for around $120 sometimes can host 9 5" hdds. front port eSata and usb.
Thermaltake Armor series, similar price with same port options.
Lian Li makes cases that have the same ports.
Cooler master stackers have eSata ports with around 6-9 hdds I believe.
Check newegg, microcenter, buy.com, and frys if you have any nearby for prices.
March 28th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Antec twelve hundred for around $120 sometimes can host 9 5" hdds. front port eSata and usb.
Thermaltake Armor series, similar price with same port options.
Lian Li makes cases that have the same ports.
Cooler master stackers have eSata ports with around 6-9 hdds I believe.
Check newegg, microcenter, buy.com, and frys if you have any nearby for prices.
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March 28th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
Your best bet is to replace your PC case with one that can hold them internally, you’ll save a bunch. Then spend your savings on a proper 3Ware or Adaptec hardware RAID card and a hot spare.
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