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Where to get multi-bay tower enclosures?
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macgyvr64
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Oct 19, 2004, 01:57 AM
 
I'm looking to build a few external towers for storage and optical drives, but I'm not sure where to get multi-bay towers that aren't meant for servers. 8 or more bays, if possible. FireWire Depot has 8-bay towers with a power supply and no bridgeboard for $170, which isn't bad. If I can't find any alternatives, I'll go with that. I've checked NewEgg, OWC, CDW... For the moment, I just need a multi-bay case and power supply (with enough wattage to run the drives in all the bays). Any ideas?
     
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Oct 22, 2004, 09:12 PM
 
Try this site for SATA enclosures
     
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Oct 23, 2004, 09:47 AM
 
Try www.cooldrives.com. They have quite a few models to choose from.

I bought one with two removable trays for $130 (FW800+FW400), but I am still waiting for it to be delivered. So I cannot tell you how good they are.

I plan to put a 16X DVD-RW, 4X DVD+R DL drive in one bay, and use the other bay for hard drives with two removable racks.
     
   
 
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