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πŸ”Œ ToughArmor MB839SP-B: PCIe Expansion Slot Hot-Swap Mobile Rack for 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD - ICY DOCK Review

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Details

BrandICY DOCK
Color2.5" SATA
Hardware InterfaceSolid State Drive
Number of Ports19
Item Weight0.61 Pounds

Description of πŸ”Œ ToughArmor MB839SP-B: PCIe Expansion Slot Hot-Swap Mobile Rack for 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD - ICY DOCK

Fits 1x SATA hard drive or SSD from 7mm to 9.5mm in height. Uses PCIe 2.0 x1 interface, also supports installation into PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 3.0 x1, x4, x8, and x16 slots. Installs into single-width PCIe expansion slot. PCIe interface provides both power and data transfer which ultimately reduce cable clutter. Strong hot-swap connector rated for a minimum of 10,000 insertion/removal cycles

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good hot-swap for 2.5 " drives

If you need hot-swap capability, this might be a good product. I used it so I didn't have it for my system's 3.5 inch bay. You still get a fast connection for your SSD and also save the drive bay for something else. I use this on a NAS with UnRaid. There are no problems with him at all. Plugged in, configured - forget it.

Pros
  • Robust hot-swap connector rated for at least 10,000 mating/ejecting cycles
Cons
  • Slightly torn

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good hot swap for 2.5 inch drives

If you need hot swap capability this could be a good product. I used it so I didn't have to occupy my system's 3.5" drive bay. You still get a fast connection for your SSD and also save the drive bay for something else. I use this on a NAS with UnRaid. There are no problems with him at all. Plugged in, configured - forget it.

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  • Electronics
Cons
  • Vulgarity

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great way to add an SSD when no drive bays are available

I have been a long time fan of IcyDock ToughArmor products and this continues my experience with excellent quality. The drive sleds in this controller board/hot-swap bay are compatible with many other 2.5" 9.5mm high sleds and are easily interchangeable (see the IcyDock website for specific models). I use them for an SSD cache drive in an UnRAID system where all the drive bays are filled with spinning drives, but I had an empty PCIE x1 slot on the motherboard (388MB/s read and write on my…

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  • Hard Drive Accessories
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