MB994IPO-3SB, Icy Dock's dense drive bay is this mATX gamer's dream
Pros: SATA (III)/SAS, 40mm cooling fan + switch, durable all-metal design, hot-swappable drives, excellent aesthetics and build quality
Cons: Price, 40mm is superfluous for gaming applications (non-server), not-toolless, uses tiny screws and doesn't supply spares
Introduction It's not often that I'm excited enough about a product to e-mail the company about when they will release it. However, when I stumbled upon Icy Dock's website in the fall of 2011 I, as a micro-ATX gamer, was blown away by the simple, but incredibly unique product known as the MB994IPO-3SB. Okay, so the name isn't much, but what it lacks in creativity for the name, it makes up for in utility and quality and I jumped at the chance to review a unit when Icy Dock offered. Device Overview The MB994IPO-3SB is a 5.25” internal bay that hosts two all-metal trays for 2.5” form-factor disk drives (up to 15mm, but 9mm and 7mm supported). In addition, it hosts a third bay for (wait...
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