I've read through the majority of the posts on the enclosure thread and would like to ask for more feedback from the community.

 

I need to clean up the internal wiring in my case and think one of the best ways to do this is to add one or more drive enclosures.  My tower will take 2 - 5 drive Modules.  I keep dropping drives due to what I think is bad cable, connector or both.

 

What is your recommendation base on personal experience? The thread covers 3 but I'm interested in any additional thoughts and experiences you may have had.  I want to run out and buy one but before I do I would like to hear from anyone that has any good or bad experiences with enclosures.  It's been my experience to look for the bad and definitely avoid it to narrow down the good. 

 

Norco

iStar

SuperMicro

Sans Digital

Thermaltake

CoolerMaster

Anymore to add?

 

Thanks

I've had good experiences with the Norco SS-500 5-in-3 Drive Cage.  Here is a link to an excellent and thorough review on them over at Greenleaf - http://www.greenleaf-technology.com/blogs/softwareandhardware/index.php?id=2230660860939828125

 

I currently run three of them in my server and am satisfied.  If you've looked through the thread on enclosures you've may have stumbled upon the bit about the stock fans for these.  It isn't that they don't properly cool, they're just significantly louder than what most would care for.  Unless you're keeping your server in a closet somewhere.  The fan replacement was very simple and took maybe a total of 10 min to swap out all three, if not less.

 

I can't comment on the quality of the other enclosures as I have not personally tested them.  I would definitely give my stamp of approval on the Norco though.

Thanks. This was very beneficial. I'll let you know what I decide. I'm sold on the norco for a few reasons. Value is one. I can drive to the local store and pick up parts is one strong factor too.