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πŸ’Ύ Mediasonic ProBox HF2-SU3S2: 4 Bay SATA HDD Enclosure w/ USB 3.0 & eSATA Support - High-Speed SATA 3 6.0Gbps Transfer Review

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Digital Storage Capacity16 TB
Hard Disk InterfaceSerial ATA-600
BrandMediasonic
Model NameHF2-SU3S2
Specific Uses For ProductPersonal
Connectivity TechnologyUSB
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Description of πŸ’Ύ Mediasonic ProBox HF2-SU3S2: 4 Bay SATA HDD Enclosure w/ USB 3.0 & eSATA Support - High-Speed SATA 3 6.0Gbps Transfer

Support all brand of 3.5" SATA I / II / III hard disk drive up to 14TB per drive, and up to 4 x 14TB. Support SATA 3 6.0Gbps hard drive transfer rate. Transfer rate up to 5.0Gbps via USB 3.0, Transfer rate up to 6.0Gbps via eSATA. Support 2.5” SATA SSD / HDD (Bracket Adapter required, not included in the package, sold separately). Thermal Sensor Built-in, Auto and Manual mode, and ONE Button interface selection to switch USB 3.0 or eSATA.

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Revainrating 3 out of 5

Installing the drive into the case was fairly easy, just screw the handle forward.

Mediasonic releases them in several different models. They have a NON raid version and a 4 bay raid version. The only difference is that the hardware version of Raid allows you to create an array with the box itself. The non-raid version doesn't have the hardware to do this, but if you're connected to a Windows or MAC you can use the software to create an in-case RAID array. I only mentioned this for completeness as I am not interested in raid. When my Western Digital Black 2TB 7200RPM SATA III

Pros
  • Built-in thermal sensor, auto and manual mode and ONE-button interface selection to switch between USB 3.0 or eSATA
Cons
  • Some difficulties

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Works great for over 1 year, even with WD Enterprise white label drives

I have had the device for over a year and not a single problem since day one. No blackouts, no power problems. All discs install quickly and easily. No problems or issues with USB. Some people say they use old drives and have all sorts of problems, it's new technology that works best with new drives. With that in mind, I've used some old discs myself to get rid of lost files from them, including discs from 2008. No problems. Check all your drivers folks, it's easy to blame a product, but if…

Pros
  • . Supports SATA 3 6.0Gb/s transfer rate.
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Revainrating 5 out of 5

You could get a good one but I would suggest paying more money and getting a better case and future releases.

Worked great for a few months then randomly disconnected from my computer and then tried to connect to restore. It used to reconnect every time, but after reconnecting it gradually got worse and disconnected more and more often. Now I have to restart my computer often to get my drives to show up on my PC again. Also, if the front panel lights are flashing rapidly during a reboot, I have to turn it off and then back on to try and start it without the fast blinking (it seems to happen almost…

Pros
  • Data transfer rate up to 5.0Gb/s via USB 3.0, Data transfer rate up to 6.0Gb/s via eSATA
Cons
  • Unbelievable price