XClio 320PC Case-2012-12-24

XClio 320PC Case
Spec
Type: ATX Mid Tower
Color: Black Finish
Case Material: Steel & Plastic & Brushed Aluminum Bezel
Power Supply Mounted: Bottom
Motherboard Compatibility: Mini ITX / Flex ATX / Mini ATX / Micro ATX / Standard ATX
With Side Panel Window: No

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IPC XClio SS014 Backplane-2012-09-13

SAS/SATA Backplane.
4 x 2.5" HDD in 1 x 5.25" cage.
Additional security with individual key lock.
LED signal for HDD activity.
2 integrated 40 mm low-noise cooling fan.
Hot-SWAP / Hot-Plug.
Innovative & flexible design.
User and technical friendly.

IPC XClio SS014 Backplane-2012-09-13

Pros: Good design and construction. Everything comes apart with screws for customization. Plenty of airflow around HDDs.

Cons: Activity light is too dim. Fans are loud.

Other Thoughts: I only have 7200rpm drives and have power management enabled therefore I was able to open and disable both fans without any side effects. The case itself gets plenty of airflow over the disks without the fans at all. It would have gotten 5 stars if the fans were silent. I haven"t tried it but suspect that 10k drives would work just fine without the fans as well as long as they"re not spinning 24x7.