Icy Dock's Flex-Fit Trio Accessory Can Hold 3 HDDs in 5.25"

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Icy Dock's new Flex-Fit Trio Accessory can hold up to three hard drives in a single 5.25" drive bay.

Icy Dock's Flex-Fit Trio Accessory Can Hold 3 HDDs in 5.25" : Read more

 

[doomtomb]

Cool but I think 5.25" bays are the on the way out.

 

[dgingeri]

hooray. I have two 2.5" backplanes in two systems that turn a 5.25" bay into 4 2.5" bays, and these are hot swappable. This is not really all that exciting.

 

[jasonelmore]

Why didnt i think of this! this is great for those using smal mini itx cases such as Bitfenix series and Corsair's HAF XB.This allows 2 ssd's in raid 0 for lightning fast OS and Program storage, and a big 3.5 slot for a 4TB driver perfect for storing your steam library or production content.

 

[SchizoFrog]

@doomtomb:Until they do away with optical discs completely, 5.25 is here to stay.As dginggeri mentioned, these things have been around for a while. I prefer this option from Silverstone though that turns a 5.25 bay in to a bay that holds a slim line optical drive as well as 4x 2.5 drives.http://www.scan.co.uk/products/silverstone-sst-fp58b-bay-device-525-1x-slot-loading-slim-optical-drive-and-4x-25-hdd-ssd-blackSilverstone have had these for sale for quite a while

 

[SchizoFrog]

Thanks Toms... way to screw up my previous post.

 

[Phillip Wager]

if its under 30 dollars im getting one hopefully it is under 20

 

[ferooxidan]

Exactly what I need for my mini-ITX build. I can use the empty space from the original hdd space for more fan. better airflow. - Bitfenix Phenom

 

[grokem]

5.25" bays have been out for so long it isn't funny. Too bad there are almost no cases that you can purchase without them. Optical hasn't been usable for at least 3 years now. I hate 5.25" bays but since you can't buy a case without them at least this is something you can do with them.

 

[drwho1]

LOL @ floppy drives also my PC's will always have one optical drive (DVD / Blu-Ray) or whatever other media that might replace it.

 

[rdc85]

I still backup most important data on optical disk.... It safe me for couple of times, we never know when we need it... so 5.25 still a must for me...

 

[bryonhowley]

I would never buy a case that does NOT have a optical drive bay. For one it is needed for my XSPC water cooling kit and I have to have a Blu-Ray burner it is a must. So I need at least 3 5.25 bays. Optical drives of some type will be around for some time to come.

 

[mortsmi7]

I built my computer just a year ago and I use all four of my 5.25" bays. One person does not equate to everyone not having a use for them.

 

[back_by_demand]

5.25" bays will be around for as long as 2 x 2.5" will fit in the same space. 4 bays fitting 12 drives is pretty cool

 

[grebgonebad]

Interesting. This could be a good accessory to have for a home cloud unit. Although I think what with multi-terrabyte drives becoming more popular, and therefore cheaper, the need for multiple drives will start declining soon...