InfoSafe 5 Drive 2.5"/3.5" eSATA RAID SATA HDD Enclosure

A versatile and cost-effective storage solution, this 5 drive, eSATA to SATA RAID external Drive Enclosure offers enhanced data protection, high-performance storage and plug-and-play functionality, ensuring simple data replication and security with support for data transfer speeds of up to 3Gbps between host computer and enclosure. Compatible with 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drives, the InfoSafe enclosure includes a PCI Express-based host controller card to create an eSATA interface with the enclosure, accommodating large capacity drives for a total installed capacity of up to an impressive 3.75 Terabytes. The perfect addition for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD applications, this unit provides dual 80mm internal cooling fans to help ensure optimal drive operating conditions, as well as added peace of mind with a lockable front panel door, to ensure that installed drives are secure against intrusion, while LED indicators provide easy monitoring of drive status and operation.

Average Customer Rating:

3.5 out of 5

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Customer Reviews for InfoSafe 5 Drive 2.5"/3.5" eSATA RAID SATA HDD Enclosure

Reviews & Ratings for InfoSafe 5 Drive 2.5"/3.5" eSATA RAID SATA HDD Enclosure

Overall Rating:

4 5

Performance:		4 5
Ease of Use:		4 5

5 drive raid box Date: March 17, 2009
Written By: aguirre430 From: Lansing MI
Owned this Product for: 0-3 Months
Level of Expertise: Good

Pros: design, easy to use, Fast Read/Write Speed, Storage Space
Cons: Build Quality, bundled software, Connection Issues

Reviews & Ratings for InfoSafe 5 Drive 2.5"/3.5" eSATA RAID SATA HDD Enclosure
I was thrilled to see the exact product I was looking for when I came to PC connection. I just lost my past system to motherboard failure, but managed to recapture my investment in SATA drives with this product. It was easy to put the drives into there carriages and easy to lock them into the power connections situated in the back. But the front door was in the way when placing the drives and the fastener broke at its upper insertion to the box. This was not consequential to installation as the lower one was sufficient to hold it in place with the outer locking mechanism. Installing the express PCI card for the eSATA was simple. The power up sequence was straight forward. Getting the correct drivers for the product took a bit of searching because the CD that came with the product did not carry the exact Vista 64 bit drivers I needed. Searching for it on the web was confusing. But tech support helped me to find it and I am running all five drives. There are times when I want the drives to power up but they do not seem to do so, until I reboot the system and then all is fine.

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Review 2 for InfoSafe 5 Drive 2.5"/3.5" eSATA RAID SATA HDD Enclosure

Overall Rating:

3 5

Performance:		3 5
Ease of Use:		3 5

affordable storage Date: January 20, 2009
Written By: hunter3740 From: Pittsburgh, PA

Pros: not expensive
Cons: not raid 5, included card may not work on all systems

Reviews & Ratings for InfoSafe 5 Drive 2.5"/3.5" eSATA RAID SATA HDD Enclosure
Had trouble getting the included PCI-E eSATA card to work with the intended server (Dell PowerEdge 2800), but luckily had a spare HP Proliant ML110 G3, which did work. Doesn't do RAID 5 as advertised (either go for big: array of drives; or, safe: mirrored pairs with a spare), but luckily Windows 2003 was able to RAID 5 the drives (which I like because I get big and safe). Only advertises being able to use 750GB drives, so not willing to try 1TB, but would be nice. I've also owned this almost a year and one of the two fans have become noisy (but will get it replaced under warranty). HOWEVER, if you focus on its pro (low cost), worth the price.

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