Introduction:
The pursuit to simplify storage in your PC or small office server is a feat not easily accomplished. Patriot’s engineers have developed an solution for some users with the Convoy 425XL. The Convoy 425XL is a 5.25” SATA storage enclosure which holds up to four drives in a hot-swappable configuration. The Convoy 425XL has a four drive built-in backplane which supports several RAID configurations. Since the backplane will accept SATA drives, the user has the option to plug in spindle drives and/or solid state drives. Some computer cases on the market today may come with one adapter to mount a 2.5” drive but almost none include support for more than one let alone four. Given the speed and usefulness of current SSD drives and the fact that they typically come in a 2.5″ form factor the Patriot Convoy starts to become rather appealing. Let’s take a closer look at what the Convoy 425XL has to offer.
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Features:
| 4-in-1 design, Holds up to 4x 2.5¡¨ HDD or SSD in a single 5.25″ Bay |
| Heavy duty all-aluminum construction |
| Built in 2 x 40mm cooling fan |
| EZ RAID dip switch settings support RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 10 , Clone, Large, JBOD |
| Individual hot swappable drive tray with built in drive status LED |
| LED: Drive status, Failure, activity |
| High performance transfer rates up to 3Gbps |
| Supports SAS, SATA I & SATA II |
| Supports 2.5″ drives up to 1TB capacity. (Drive height limitation of 12.5mm) |
| Power: 1 x 4 pin molex |
| SATA: 1 x SATA II connector |
| Form Factor: 1x 5.25″ Bay |
| Material: Aluminum |
| Fans: 2 x 40mm fans |
| Cables Included: 1 x SATA Cable |
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[…] Quote: Looking to add a lot of storage in a small amount of space? Or perhaps you simply want a super fast Raid array without the associated cost. The Patriot Convoy 425XL is a 5.25” SATA storage enclosure which holds up to four drives in a hot-swappable configuration. Does the convoy deliver? Read our review to find out. LINK: TechwareLabs Review: Patriot Convoy 425XL 4 x 2.5″ Drive Enclosure […]