Icy Dock ToughArmor MB998SK-B Drive Enclosure for 5.25" SAS, Serial ATA/600 - Serial ATA/600 Host Interface External - Black - 8 x HDD Supported

• Number of Solid State Drive Installed: No
• Number of Solid State Drive Supported: 8
• Number of Hard Drives Installed: No
• Number of Hard Drives Supported: 8
• Number of Total Expansion Bays: 8
Not all devices are created equal, and this can be seen with the ToughArmor MB998SK-B which skews the realm of possibilities. It boasts the ability to house an unprecedented 8 x 2.5" SATA drives with 5mm to 7mm height into a single external 5.25" bay, making it the ultimate solution for storage dense applications. Our unique hot-swappable 2.5" EZ Slide Nano trays let you painlessly and quickly swap out drives. Dual 40mm fans keep your drives nice and cool while ventilated openings located on the front and sides maximize airflow. The MB998SK-B features a rugged heavy duty full metal housing which is commercially designed for Medical & Military systems, IPC, enterprise, and industrial settings. Utilizing the standard external 5.25" bay form factor, the compact design allows the cage to be used in various applications such as advanced RAID. With the MB998SK-B it's possible to build dual RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays or use 4 drives in a high performance RAID 0 array plus two RAID 1 arrays for backups. T