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Sans Digital Towerraid TR5UT(-B)

Specs:

Model TR5UT
HD Trays 5 Hot-Swappable 3.5″ Hard Drives Tray
Raid Level 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, Clone (N-way Mirror) with Hot Spare, and JBOD.
Maximum Capacity 10TB
Auto Rebuilding Yes
Hot Spare Yes
Host Interfaces USB and eSata
Drive Interface SATA I and SATA II
Cooling 4.7″ Ball bearing fan
Power Supply 220w
LED indicators Status and Power LEDs
Dimensions 6.0″W x 8.25″H x 11.0″D
Weight (lb) 9.3
Safety regulations CE, FCC, UL, RoHS
Warranty 1 Year Limited
Package Contents TR5UT (1)

Power Cord (1)

eSATA Cable (1)

USB 2.0 Cable (1)

PCIe 2.0 x1 two ports eSATA 6Gbps Controller card (1)

Screws (1 set)

Quick Installation Manual & CD (1)

The Sans Digital TR5UT(-B) has as its name implies the capability to house up to 5 drives for a total capacity of 10TB of storage space. This tremendous amount of storage is accompanied in the TR5UT(-B) package by a PCIe 2.0 eSATA 6Gbps controller card. The card our unit came with was actually a Highpoint controller so you are getting top notch products instead of a no name or re-branded card.  This further means two things

  1. You can be assured of driver updates.
  2. You are getting a maximum performance card.

Closer Look:

The unit I tested had a plastic silver bezel front with matching metal casing. The unit is made of both plastic and metal in a design that reminds me of a micro ITX case.

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Front door opens to reveal drive bays, door is made of plastic but the surrounding case is metal.

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    Standard power connector as well as the raid settings which are  in the form of mini switches with an easy to read key as to what each setting does. This is a very easy to setup raid solution.

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      On the bottom right you have a power button, and on the left are all the drive LED lights.

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        Drive mounting brackets are a nice design but defiantly not tool less. Drives must be secured by screws much like most cases. The black tab on the front is for easy removal from the Towerraid unit.

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