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Icy Dock ToughArmor MB994IPO-3SB Review (3-in-1 with Optical)

The ToughArmor MB994IPO-3SB is Icy Dock’s newest full metal dual bay 2.5” SAS/SATA hard drive/SSD mobile rack cage built with a Slim Optical Disk Drive (ODD) slot for use in a single 5.25” device bay, specifically designed for a small form factor system or server such as IPC, HTPC, NAS, Home Servers and All-In-One computers.

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Icy Dock ToughArmor MB996SP-6SB 6-in-1 Adaptor Review

Icy Dock’s ToughArmor MB996SP-6SB 6 x 2.5″ SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack is a 6-in-1 adaptor that slots up to 6 9.5mm drives into a single 5.25″ desktop computer bay. Creative professionals and high-performance enthusiasts are often looking for the best performance available in local dense storage arrays, with SSDs being a popular option for

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Icy Dock Blizzard 3.5″ Hard Drive Enclosure Review

The Icy Dock MB080U3S-1SB Blizzard is an easy to use tool-less 3.5″ external enclosure that is designed for professional media, IT users and computer enthusiast, who require max cooling performance for their external devices. The enclosure supports an 80mm fan that offers three settings of Low, High and Auto, to go along with a direct

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LaCie Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Announced

LaCie has announced that its Rugged hard drive is the first portable storage solution to feature both Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 technology on a high-performance SSD making it the fastest bus-powered solution on the market, delivering speeds of up to 380MB/s. The 1TB hard-disk version boasts speeds up to 110MB/s, which is a 35 percent

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Icy Dock MB994SP-4SB-1 4 in 1 SATA Backplane Review

The MB994SP-4SB-1 is Icy Dock’s latest quad-bay 5.25” bay RAID cage, successor to the MB994SP-4S we reviewed. The backplane hosts up to four 2.5″ 6Gbps SATA drives and provides SATA connectivity. The MB994SP-4SB-1 represents an evolution of previous Icy Dock designs, adding a fan power switch to provide more cooling flexibility in environments that use

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LaCie eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series Review

The migration from eSATA to Thunderbolt means that manufacturers have an opportunity to provide transitional devices offering the higher performance of Thunderbolt while protecting their customers’ investments in eSATA-connected storage. StorageReview first saw LaCie’s eSATA Hub demonstrated in January at the Consumer Electronics Show. Now that it is widely available, we’ve had a chance to

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Icy Dock MB982IP-1S-1 2.5-inch SAS SSD/HDD Converter Announced

Icy Dock has announced the new MB982IP-1S-1 2.5″ SAS/SATA to 3.5″ SAS SSD & HDD Converter to give users a pure 2.5″ to 3.5″ SAS conversion. The MB982IP-1S-1 is an addition to the MB982 enterprise series emphasizing the industrial-level SAS storage applications with dimensions, connection locations, with its mounting hole positions located to mimic a

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Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt Adapter Review

Seagate’s claim to fame when it comes to both their GoFlex desktop hard drive line and the GoFlex portable hard drive line are the adapters that allow the user to swap between interfaces. Seagate has long supported USB, USB 3.0 and FireWire options, but at CES they announced a new Thunderbolt option. This gives Mac