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Review on πŸ”’ Rugged Full Metal 2 Bay 2.5 SATA/SAS HDD & SSD Hot Swap Mobile Rack Enclosure - ToughArmor MB992SK-B for 3.5 Drive Bay by Raden Maldonado

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best 2.5 " hot-swap drive dock for use in 3.5 " drive bays

I use similar hot-swap bays in various desktops and servers. Stable and stable transfer speeds. Excellent heat dissipation, but the cage/dock can get hot on traditional rotary drives without proper cooling. Uses only one power plug. Cons: Not much, but there is a small downside to using two Spin drives at the same time; the dock/cage should vent itself. Heat dissipation from the dock/cage is very good, so a small amount of moving air keeps this cage/dock cool. My two cents on spin drives - use drives that are 7mm thick or thinner and try to use low heat drives (lower power consumption and/or slower speed) - or just plain SSDs :p I use/own two of them): – Desktop: Currently using two Crucial SSDs. They used OCZ SSDs. There are no problems with the heating. Excellent transfer speeds - close to the speed of a direct connection to the motherboard. - Server: I've tried using two Western Digital WD7500BPKX drives (750GB, 9.5mm, 7500rpm) and the cage/dock feels so warm that I'm a little worried. indoor temperatures. If you add a bit more power to the case fan, which blows through the CPU/CPU fan and directly onto the cage/dock, the dock will feel a bit warm. Do not reuse these drives in this rack/dock. - Server: Two Western Digital WD5000LPLX drives (500 GB, 7 mm, 7200 rpm) are currently used. The cage/dock feels slightly warm. I raised the fan case as for 750GB and the cage/dock feels cool.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
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