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- S262-3214
StarTech SAT3540U2E External Hard Drive Enclosure - 3.5" SATA to USB 2.0, 4 Drive, eSATA, Aluminum, Black (SAT3540U2E)Item#: S262-3214 | Model#: SAT3540U2E
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StarTech SAT3540U2E External Hard Drive Enclosure Product Details
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StarTech SAT3540U2E External Hard Drive Enclosure
Enjoy high speed data transfer with the StarTech External Hard Drive Enclosure. It is a 4-drive SATA enclosure connected to various systems through eSATA and/or USB. You can connect two systems at the same time, that is one through USB and one through eSATA. With a touch of a button, the users can share installed SATA hard drives between the computers by switching to various connections. It can hold your 3.5in Serial ATA hard drives up to 2.0TB capacity per drive with a combined capacity of 8TB. Disperse heat and keep the hard disk drive cool as it comes with the internal three speed 80mm fan with automatic or manual controls. The LED indicators helps you to view the fan information, mode information, hard drive activity, and connection interface in use. This hot swappable device has a removable front cover where you can access to hard drives easily, Plus, it is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. Carry your data around with you where ever you go with the StarTech External Hard Drive Enclosure.
What It Is And Why You Need It:
- One touch button; users can share installed SATA hard drives between the computers by switching to various connections
- 80mm fan; disperses heat and keep the hard disk drive cool
- LED indicators; helps you to view the fan information, mode information, hard drive activity, and connection interface in use
- Removable front cover; can access to hard drives easily
- Compatibility; supports Windows, Mac, and Linux
Specifications
Enclosure Specification |
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| Enclosure Type | Enclosure | ||||||||
| Hard Drive Interface | SATA | ||||||||
| Enclosure Interface | USB 2.0 | ||||||||
| eSATA | |||||||||
| Enclosure Material | Aluminum | ||||||||
| Size | 3.5" | ||||||||
| USB Powered | Yes | ||||||||
| Cooling Fan | Yes | ||||||||
| RAID | No | ||||||||
| Multiple Bay | 4 | ||||||||
| Multimedia Support | No | ||||||||
Customer Reviews
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4.4- Features
- 4.3
- Quality
- 4.7
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- 4.5
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5.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- CrashLVMC,
- Date:
- Jun 24, 2013
Works Great
Simple, basic, easy to use. Drives install very easily and run great. Stays cool. You can pull drives while using but it will cause the whole stack to reset.
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4.5
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- 4.0
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- 4.0
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- 5.0
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- 5.0
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- ,
- Date:
- May 31, 2013
Good pefrformance as is
Because of my work I wish it had a LAN connection so I could get the info through another network(from far away)(via IP)
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3.3
- Value
- 2.0
- Features
- 3.0
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- 5.0
- Performance
- 3.0
- Reviewer:
- Booya,
- Date:
- Apr 03, 2013
Well-built unit, unless you really want RAID
Pros: Solid construction, nice quiet multi-speed (selectable) fan. The door tends to fall off if you just breathe on it, but I can overlook that. Cons: I bought this unit already understanding that it did not come with RAID support on-board, so not faulting it there. I did the research on it knowing that the RAID card that I chose to use would have to support the FIS-switching mode of a port multiplier for this to be used for RAID implementation. Sounds simple enough - but after trying several eSATA RAID port multiplier cards with known FIS-switching chipsets, I could not get the unit to recognize the eSATA mode. Just to ensure it wasn't a bad unit, I plugged in the USB port and it worked just fine (no RAID, obviously) I have since found another one (Vantec NexStar HX4R) that has it's own built-in RAID controller and cost about $60 USD less. That makes this one a bit pricey for a standard non-RAID external enclosure.
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3.0
- Value
- 4.0
- Features
- 3.0
- Quality
- 4.0
- Performance
- 1.0
- Reviewer:
- markallenstaples,
- Date:
- Mar 09, 2013
Worked great until I had a drive failure...
I bought 1 of these a year or so ago and it worked fine (but I had no drive failures). So I bought 3 more. I configured all of them with 4-drives at RAID 5. Some time ago, I had a drive failure, I powered down the device, and replaced the drive. When I powered it back on, it did not rebuild. Fortunately, it was backed up and I chalked it up to an anomaly. About a month ago, I moved all of my data to one of the units and intended to backup to another unit. While I was in the process of backing it up, a drive failed. No problem, replace the drive and we'll be fine. Once again, it didn't rebuild. I've had to send the drives for recovery at $5,100. Two drive failures, two RAID failures. If you are going to use RAID 5 or 10, then invest in something else.
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5.0
- Value
- 5.0
- Features
- 5.0
- Quality
- 5.0
- Performance
- 5.0
- Reviewer:
- rfawcs
- Date:
- Aug 03, 2012
Worth the price
Compact, easy to configure; I had it up and running in 20 minutes. No RAID, but I didn't need one. I'd buy it again.
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Manufactured by:
Startech
Warranty provided by: Startech
Limited Warranty: 12 months parts; 12 months labor
Mfg Part No: SAT3540U2E
UPC No: 065030836357
Box Size: ( Length: 11, Width: 10, Depth: 6 )
Shipping Weight: 7.6000 pound(s)
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