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I bought 3 5x3 caddies from xcase a few months ago and the stock fans were a touch too loud so swapped them out for silent fans (Coolink SWiF2-801 's ) and must say i'm impressed with how silent they are (quieter than my htpc built a couple of years ago LOL). On a side note the caddies only come with enough screws to mount the drives in the caddies and NOT to mount the actual cases themselves (even though you can use the same screws) - I e-mailed customer services as the screws are a specific type - too deep and you risk damaging the drives in the caddies to small and, well you get the idea - They sent me all the screws I needed FREE (this doesn't happen often LOL) - I can only say from my experience xcase have come up trumps and (touch wood) have had no problems with them.

I am a fan of trays in my cages also. The 4 screws I need to remove do not bother me in the slightest The choices available in the UK are limited (unless ordering from the US) - i've managed to find the icydock and icybox and came across the istarusa cages by accident - the norco and supermicro I havent seen for sale in the UK (yet) - personally if I could get the norco's I would go with them - out of the three above that are available which is peoples preference? Also has anyone else corrupted/damaged hard drives by using a trayless 5x3 cage ?

Just building my first server and came across these 5x3 cages (i'm in the UK) - anybody have any experiences with these http://www.servercase.co.uk/shop/components/hard-drives/hot-swap-drive-modules-sata-sas/3x5.25-to-5x3.5-sassata-6.0-gbs-trayless-hotswap-cage-isgand35silver/ the hard drive cages are the last items I need to buy (3 of them)and am split between these and the icybox 5x3 cages The first option seems to be a winner but would like some input before spending £300 plus !