Tuesday, December 22, 2009

ICY TIP: How To Mount A 2.5" SATA SSD Into 3.5" Internal Drive Bay



In the last five years, the computer industry has seen fantastic leaps in technology. Processors are becoming exponentially faster, hard disk storage is becoming increasingly less expensive, and most of all, flash memory is slowly taking over the data storage market. I am of course talking about solid state drives, or as you may know them, SSD. It yields much faster read and write speeds, and is not limited by the rotational speed of a physical disk. Some top of the line SSDs have reported over 200 MB per second read speeds, and over 100 MB per second write speeds (i.e. Intel X25-M, OCZ Vertex Turbo, Asax Leopard Hunt II T2, Crucial M225 & A-Data S592). This is nearly double that of a single hard disk drive spinning at 7200 RPM.

Click the following link for 2009 Flash SSD charts:

The only problem with integrating an SSD into most current systems is that it conforms to 2.5” form factor, while almost every computer case (i.e. ATX case, Micro ATX case, HTPC case & server case) on the market is only set up to use 3.5” drives internally. To overcome this obstacle, we have created an ideal device to allow users to keep their systems intact, and make a huge system upgrade in a matter of seconds.

The Icy Dock MB882 Series 2.5” to 3.5” Converter takes any standard 2.5” SATA SSD and transforms it into a standard sized 3.5” SATA drive. Everything is identical to a normal 3.5” hard drive, including dimensions, mounting holes, and connection locations. This allows you to use it with an internal drive bay, a hot swap mobile rack, RAID backplane, or even an external drive enclosure. Utilizing an SSD will increase the overall performance of any system. Whether you are a power user who likes to have multiple operating systems, or a video editor who needs every resource working at its maximum potential, there are benefits to be had.

Hundreds of thousands of units have been sold in just the short year it has been on the market. And with flash memory steadily becoming more affordable for users, there is no reason to hold out on giving your machine the upgrade it deserves.

ICY DOCK MB882SP-1S-1B Product Page

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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

CES 2010 Product Preview

We would like to take this time to give you a taste of what we will be offering at our booth this year. We have plenty of new products to showcase, ranging from new SSD devices to USB 3.0! And the best part is this is only part of our product list for CES 2010! There are still a handful of products that we have yet to show you that will be at our booth for you to check out up close and personally.

ICY DOCK Booth Number: South Hall 1 #20422

Sincerely,

TEAM ICY DOCK

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MB973SP / MB974SP

Tray-Less Multi-Bay SATA RAID Backplane Module



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* User friendly tray-less design just plug-in hard drive and play

* Compact multi bay design to maximize the space in your workstation

* Durable aluminum body for excellent heat dissipation with stylish appearance

* Detachable 80mm ball bearing rear cooling fan for easy maintenance

* Built-in eSATA & USB port for external storage device for convenient data transfer

* Power button for each slot

* Black finish fits most of PC cases

* Support SATA 6Gbps speed



MB982SP (Non-RAID)

Heavy duty Screw-less 2.5" to 3.5" SATA/SAS/SSD HDD Converter



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* Converts your 2.5" SATA / SAS / SSD to a 3.5" SATA hard drive,

for 3.5" SATA drive bay usage.

* Made of solid metal for heavy duty applications

* Screw-Less design allows easy access to drives

* Airflow vents for heat dissipation with anti-vibration design

* Universal mounting holes for most common PC and Mac cases

* Screw-less design for quick & easy installation

* Perfect for System Integrators and IT Professionals

* Support SATA 6Gbps



MB982SPR (RAID Edition)

Heavy duty Screw-less Dual 2.5" to 3.5" SATA/SAS/SSD HDD Converter with Built-in RAID



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* Converts 2 x 2.5" SATA / SAS / SSD to a 3.5" SATA hard drive,

for 3.5" SATA drive bay usage

* Made in solid metal for heavy duty applications

* Screw-Less design allow easy access to drives

* Airflow vents for heat dissipation with anti-vibration design

* Universal mounting holes for most common PC and Mac cases

* Screw-less design for quick & easy installation

* Perfect for System Integrators and IT Professionals

* Built-in RAID 0, 1 & JBOD (port multiplier required)

* Support SATA 6Gbps



MB992S-2S (Non-RAID)

Tray-Less Dual 2.5" to 3.5" SATA Mobile Rack



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* Fits 2 x 2.5" SATA / SSD hard drive

* Compact multi bay design to maximize the space in your workstation

* Durable aluminum body for excellent heat dissipation with stylish appearance

* Stylish design with black finish fits most of PC cases

* Support SATA 6Gbps speed

* Fits in both floppy slot & internal 3.5" device bay



MB992RS-2S (RAID Edition)

Tray-Less Dual 2.5" to 3.5" SATA Mobile Rack with RAID



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* Fits 2 x 2.5" SATA / SSD hard drive

* Compact multi bay design to maximize the space in your workstation

* Durable aluminum body for excellent heat dissipation with stylish appearance

* Stylish design with black finish fits most of PC cases

* Support SATA 6Gbps speed

* Fits in both floppy slot & internal 3.5" device bay

* Built-in RAID 0, 1 & JBOD (Port Multiplier required for JBOD)



MB991SK-B (Full Metal)

Single Bay 2.5" to 3.5" SATA & SAS Mobile Rack



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* Durable aluminum body for excellent heat dissipation with stylish appearance

* Support 2.5" SATA / SAS / SSD hard drive

* Made of full metal for maximum durability

* Stylish design with black finish fits most of PC/IPC/Server cases

* Support SATA 6Gbps speed

* Removable tray design allow easy access to drives

* Perfect for small form factor case

* HDD tray interchangeable with MB994SP-4S series



MB994SP-4S (Full Metal)

Quad 2.5" to 5.25" SATA & SAS RAID Backplane Module



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* Fits 4 x 2.5" hard drive in one 5.25" device bay

* Support 2.5" SATA / SAS / SSD hard drive

* Compact multi bay design to maximize the space in your workstation

* Made of full metal for maximum durability

* Stylish design with black finish fits most of PC/IPC/Server cases

* Support SATA 6Gbps speed

* Removable tray design allow easy access to drives

* Perfect for small form factor case



ICY DOCK USA

Tel: 626.956.8800

Fax: 626.956.8811

147 Puente Ave.

City of Industry, CA 91746


Friday, December 04, 2009

Product Naming Contest Winners!

We have our winners! There were so many good suggestions for this contest that it was very hard to choose just one winner for each category. In light of all the creative entries, we have decided to give prizes to those for an honorable mention. Each of our honorable mention entries will receive our MB663UB-1SB-1 2.5” Mobile USB Enclosure.

**Please check to see if your name or entry is below, and contact us with your full name and shipping information. Send them to sales01@icydock.com**


MB662US-2S

Winner

*Ice Shield – Submitted by Johnny Wong

Honorable Mention

*Databank – Submitted by Steven Irving

*IcyRaid Dual – Submitted by Michael Bielen


MB668US-1SB

Winner

*Black Ice – Submitted by James

Honorable Mention

*Black Icy – Submitted by Hiram Wilson

*Obsidian – Submitted by Roscoe Shelton


A big thanks to everyone who participated! We hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season!

Cheers,

TEAM ICY DOCK