[1x 120 mm Fan] 1.) Absolute Silence.
2.) Absolute Speed.
3.) Absolute Quality.
4.) Absolute Style.

Very Well Done.
Worth The Money.

[12.385 lb] Absolutely thrilled with the build quality of this thing. Metal all around, and compact given no sleds or cages are needed. Using with my Mac Mini and the speeds are more than fine for my audio editing needs.


One caveat is that the fan is a little louder than my PC's fan (but only runs when the drives are mounted). Thankfully the Sabrent uses a standard 3-pin 92mm fan, which I swapped out with a Noctua branded one, and a Low-Noise Adapter cable. Now it's near silent, with no heat issues. (Not sure if I recommend this if thew drive are going to be under constant load, but... To access the fan inside, remove the 8 screws and the rectangular metal locking plug on the bottom and the whole enclosure can slide forward.)

[1x 120 mm Fan] Sabrent 5 Bay HDD Enclosure - Excellent & Super QUIET 120mm FAN 11/26/23...
Operation very simple using windows 7 pro (8 year old
system) via USB 3.0 connection on my computer. 
I bought 2 brand new Seagate Exos X18 12tb HDD and inserted-installed per procedure Sabrent instructions.  First
I had to format the new HDD per my computer’s operating system, once formatted you are good to download all your files. 

I downloaded all my computer files to the new HDDs very
quickly even using an outdated computer with old USB 3.0.  The Sabrent has USB 3.2 gen 1 10 gps out to
utilize a faster connection on a newer computer etc. 



TO ALL THE BAD REVIEWERS: 

THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE 120mm FAN - THE FAN IS SUPER QUIET SITTING ON MY DESK IN FRONT OF MY KEYBOARD AS IT’S WRITING TO THE DRIVES.  THE ONLY SOUND IS A VERY TINY SQUIGGLE SOUNDS BARELY CAN HEAR FROM THE HDD DRIVES WRITING.

The Included AC Cable is 48” long and USB 3.2 cable 33” long.  Now if that doesn’t suit your needs then you
can always buy longer AC and USB 3.2 gen 1 or 2 if needed.

Example: there are 6ft Computer Power Cord NEMA 5-15P to C13 10A 125V 18AWG available if you need etc.

THE ONLY CON is the insides of the enclosure had brown dust inside the walls which I cleaned out with a tissue which when they assembled these they should have cleaned the inside walls of the metal enclosure before assembly of the entire unit components etc.  The
empty housings were probably out in the open laying around not covered before they assembled the unit and so this issue should have been but they need better quality control in keeping parts cleaned before assemble.

This is a great buy and happy I did not pay attention to the
negative reviews, there is all positives with this unit and very very quiet and until I use it for the next couple of years is the only caveat how long this unit works without any issues time will tell.

[12.385 lb] Does everything it is supposed to do and does it well. It is a much better way to deal with a large number of backup drives instead of buying enclosures for each one. I wish it had been available earlier.

[1x 120 mm Fan] This is such a great backup unit for me. Nice and compact and easy to swap drives.

[Aluminum] Bought this for backing up live multitrack audio recordings on site, makes a lot of sense because it doesn't require a computer to clone a drive! Super lightweight but made of tough plastic... Sabrent gear always seems to hit a good price / performance point...very happy so far!

[12.385 lb] the best in the line of drive cloning devices

[1x 120 mm Fan] I bought this unit to allow me to move high capacity disk drives between machines for video editing.
It does exactly what I wanted. Moving drives is just a matter of opening the door, sliding them in, and closing the door. Te computer recognizes the drives, and I'm back to editing, rendering, or capturing files. The only comment I have is other reviewers say the doors are hard to use. To me they feel right. Like closing a door on a high quality product with a snug fit. When you close it, you know the drive is ready for work.

[1x 120 mm Fan] Your workflow will run 5 times. faster

[Aluminum] I love this little box -- it's a simple sturdy all-metal chassis that is exactly what I was looking for. The overall size is compact and it runs fairly cool and quiet.


PROS
- Rugged and well-built
- Large fan runs quiet while keeping your drives cool. the fan doesn't spin up until there's an active drive.
- Two usb ports (one to connect your computer, and another to daisy chain additional devices.
- Built-in power supply (no power brick) -- uses an average IEC power cord (included) that you probably have dozens of spares lying around. This is an advantage over the current 4-bay version.
- Drives just pop into a free bay, no caddy or mounting hardware of any kind required
- Good USB 3.2 speeds (your drives will probably be the limiting factor)
- Power switch on the front panel for each of the 5 drive bays


The lack of RAID support isn't a negative for me because I was looking for a JBOD solution. If I ever need that feature, I can choose one of the many software RAID solutions out there. Only thing missing is Thunderbolt support, but I can live without that given it has USB 3.2.