5.25" sata hot swap drive bay.

Idleman · 2 Mar 2013 at 23:29

As title, looking for a decent single or dual 3.5 sata drive bay.
Anyone got any recommendations, I want to put one in my P280.

wazza300 · 2 Mar 2013 at 23:40

startech make one I have one,supports 1x 2.5" and 1x 3.5" hdd's

Idleman · 3 Mar 2013 at 00:47

wazza300 said:
startech make one I have one,supports 1x 2.5" and 1x 3.5" hdd's

That`s just what I`m looking for.
Any chance of a link or product description. Had a look on the Startech.UK website, not much on it.

wazza300 · 3 Mar 2013 at 00:52

might get my fingers burnt

google startech 5.25" dock

itll pop up just checked

Idleman · 3 Mar 2013 at 01:19

wazza300 said:
might get my fingers burnt

google startech 5.25" dock

itll pop up just checked

Cheers for that, found that one earlier. should have mentioned, I need one that the drives slot into completely and not stick out, as I don`t want to leave the door open on the case.

wazza300 · 3 Mar 2013 at 01:20

ahh,theres a icydock one I saw same thing only drive goes in fully

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-005-ID&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

Idleman · 3 Mar 2013 at 01:28

wazza300 said:
ahh,theres a icydock one I saw same thing only drive goes in fully

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-005-ID&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=72

Looking at that now, about £30, which is`nt to bad.

Idleman · 3 Mar 2013 at 02:17

Just bought this.

http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=141

Idleman · 16 Mar 2013 at 22:16

Idleman said:
Just bought this.

http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=141

Got this the other week, what an absolute piece of junk.
The flap that stops dust getting when not using an ssd, is just a bit of cheap plastic, which does stay in place.
The eject buttons are a little stiff but the one for the ssd is ridiculous. The first time I pressed it, the ssd flew out across the room, just missing my face.
And inserting a hdd is not always easy, iy seems to catch on something, so you have to jiggle it about.
I even wrote to ICYDOCK and as you can imagine, I have not heard back, nor do I expect to.
So just waiting to hear back from the retailer and get a full refund.

wazza300 · 16 Mar 2013 at 22:21

Ohh god,I didn't think they were that bad,I use a startech one myself and its been great,havnt used an icydock though

Idleman · 16 Mar 2013 at 22:52

wazza300 said:
Ohh god,I didn't think they were that bad,I use a startech one myself and its been great,havnt used an icydock though

I wont be using one again, unless I just want a catapult.

wazza300 · 16 Mar 2013 at 22:55

I feel bad cos I recommended it,its a shame the startech one has the drives sticking out

Idleman · 16 Mar 2013 at 23:07

wazza300 said:
I feel bad cos I recommended it,its a shame the startech one has the drives sticking out

I was actually looking at it before you posted, so nothing for you to feel bad about.

It`s just one of those things, trial and error, besides ti looked good in their video. :rolleyes: