Tuesday, September 01, 2015

ICY DOCK Community Giveaway Round #2 (9/1/2015 to 9/30/2015)

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Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB Review by NismoTechUK

Icy Dock Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB {Unboxing & Review}

Published on Aug 19, 2015

NismoTechUK

One hell of a stunning metal enclosure

Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB: http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=191

ExpressCage MB324SP-B Review by servethehome.com

ICY DOCK EXPRESSCAGE MB324SP-B REVIEW – AN EASY 4-BAY HOT SWAP SAS/ SATA


AUGUST 12, 2015

by PATRICK KENNEDY

Hot swap bays are awesome. They allow one to quickly swap drives in the event of a failure and can decrease the need for extensive cabling. The Icy Dock ExpressCage MB324SP-B we are reviewing today is an evolution in the company’s designs and a great piece of innovation. Simply put, this is one of the easiest hot swap bays we have ever used, even after reviewing them for almost six years now. The tool-less ExpressCage design was very simple to use.......Read full artilcle

ToughArmor MB998SP-B Review by tweaktown.com

ICY DOCK ToughArmor MB998SP-B Eight-Bay SATA Backplane Cage Review


Posted: Aug 8, 2015 2:10 am

By: Tyler Bernath

Drive cages are unique solutions that allow users to install multiple hard drive or SSDs into a single chassis case bay. ICY DOCK has been producing these solutions for many years and in taking things to the next level have launched the latest in the Tough Armor series.

The latest in ToughArmor solutions is the MB998SP which features an incredible eight bays of storage capabilities. It can house either solid state or hard drives with a maximum height of 7mm and utilizes ICY DOCK's unique "EZ-Slide Nano trays" that ease in swapping drives. Putting this solution in the ToughArmor family, the MB998SP features a heavy duty metal housing designed for medical and military deployments in addition to industrial settings.......Read full artilcle

Thursday, August 20, 2015

ICY DOCK CLASSROOM - WEEKLY GIVEAWAY (8/18/2015 to 8/25/2015)

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Friday, July 24, 2015

ICY DOCK CLASSROOM - WEEKLY GIVEAWAY (7/24/2015 to 7/31/2015)

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Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Introducing the ICY DOCK EZConvert Air Lite MB482IP-3B Open Air 2.5” to 3.5” SAS (SFF-8482) HDD & SSD Converter / Mounting Kit





The EZConvert Air Lite MB482IP-3B ICY DOCK SAS/SATA 2.5" to 3.5" HDD/SSD converter is specifically designed for builders who needs SAS 2.0 (12Gbps) support and prefer to mount their 2.5” hard drive or SSD with screws for maximum stability. The EZConvert Air Lite MB482IP-3B features a top-free open air design with exceptional cooling and converts any 2.5" SAS/SATA HDD/SSDs into an exact 3.5" hard drive form factor (requires SAS host for both interfaces). The entire converter is made of robust stainless-steel that is perfect for the most demanding applications. The perforated vents, top-free open air design, and metal construction all work synergistically to keep your drives as cool as possible.
Enterprise Design with Impressive Features

2.5” drives are becoming more common in the enterprise field, but most existing data server are designed for 3.5” HDD. The MB482IP-3B puts an emphasis on industrial level SAS storage applications –designed using the dimensions, connection locations, and mounting positions making it an exact replica of a 3.5” SAS drive. This particular converter is intended specifically to be used for high performance 2.5” SAS 12Gbps drives that are required in 3.5” SAS hard drive bays of server rack and tower chassis, as well as with SAS backplanes or hot swap modules. The MB482IP-3B is fully supports SAS dual channel daisy-chain function which is perfect for iSCSI and SAN server and data applications. It’s also backward compatible with SATA HDD/SSDs (requires SAS host).

The MB482IP-3B utilizes a full stainless steel exterior combined with an open air design, thus creating an exceptional environment to cool any 10K, 15K RPM 2.5” SAS mechanical or enterprise 2.5” SAS solid state drive. It’s invaluable for enterprise because it simplifies upgrading data servers without paying a tremendous amount for an entire system upgrade. Additionally, the rock solid construction is ideal for industrial and enterprise level applications where equipment robustness is a necessity.


The EZconvert Air Lite MB482IP-3B accepts 2.5" SAS/SATA SSD/HDD of any height from 7mm to 15mm. The bottom mounting screw holes allow you to mount your 2.5" hard drive or SSD firmly into the converter and mount your converter firmly into your chassis with provided screws. Securing your drives in place is critical for rugged system builds.
The built-in SAS PCB bridge protects your HDD/SSD connector from wearing out during the insertion and removal cycle, and it delivers the full speed of SAS 12Gbps without any speed reduction due to its pass-through design.
Advanced Cooling Design

The foundation of the EZConvert Air Lite stems from it's ability to rapidly cool drives. A top-free open air design quickly disperses heat away from drives by allowing it to 'breathe' instead of fully enclosing it. This is crucial during intense applications and may lead to better performance since it's well known that excessive heat can interfere with your system's ability to perform optimally. We've strategically placed ventilated slots around the converter allowing heat to escape from all sides and angles, while the metal frame acts as a giant heat sink to quickly cool your hard drives. The open air design, ventilated slots, and metal frame combine to produce an advanced cooling system to put your mind at ease.
Key Features

* Converts 2.5” SAS HDD or SSD to 3.5” SAS hard drive
* Support SAS dual channel function
* Support SAS 2.0 specification (12Gbps)
* Backward compatible with SATA SSD/HDD (requires SAS host)
* Heavy duty stain-less steel exterior helps heat dissipation
* Top-free open air design for rapid heat dissipation
* Ventilated slots allow air to flow through converter
* Exact 3.5" HDD specification with universal 3.5” HDD mounting holes
* Fits 2.5” SAS/SATA drive heights from 7mm to 15mm
* Fits every system that accepts standard 3.5" SAS hard drive
* Supports data and power cables with locking latch design

Quick links:

MB482IP-3B Product Page

MB482IP-3B Product images
MB482IP-3B Datasheet

ICY DOCK

Tel: 626.956.8800
Fax: 626.956.8811
11740 Clark St.
Arcadia, California 91006
Sales e-mail: sales01@cremax.com
Support e-mail: tech@icydock.com

Thursday, July 02, 2015

ICY DOCK CLASSROOM - WEEKLY GIVEAWAY (7/3/2015 to 7/10/2015)

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Friday, June 12, 2015

ICY DOCK CLASSROOM - WEEKLY GIVEAWAY (6/12/2015 to 6/19/2015)

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ICY DOCK CLASSROOM - WEEKLY GIVEAWAY (5/29/2015 to 6/05/2015)

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