wreck Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I have one of these already http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994052 and was looking at getting another to continue to expand my server. In looking around newegg I found this as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994026 and I'm curious what the difference is. I read through the main specs and can't see anything other than price. Can anybody shed some more light on this for me? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
ljh89 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Looks identical to me except ones sata 2 rather than 3 Quote Link to comment
wreck Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 You are right and actually the cheaper one is the one that says it supports SATA III, weird. I also noticed the cheaper one only has 3 sata plugs on the back, where the other has 6. On the one I had I only use one pair of 3 connectors, of course. Could the other 3 be for some feature that doesn't even matter since I'm using it in an unraid box? Perhaps that's why it's more expensive? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
wreck Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 bump - thanks in advance for any insights. Quote Link to comment
Frank1940 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 You are right and actually the cheaper one is the one that says it supports SATA III, weird. I also noticed the cheaper one only has 3 sata plugs on the back, where the other has 6. On the one I had I only use one pair of 3 connectors, of course. Could the other 3 be for some feature that doesn't even matter since I'm using it in an unraid box? Perhaps that's why it's more expensive? Thanks. The more expensive one says it supports both SATA and SAS. I believe SAS drives can be daisy-chained in some fashion. I can not believe that that is any design change required in drive cage to provide SATA III support. Quote Link to comment
wreck Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 So I should be fine with the cheaper model, correct? Quote Link to comment
Frank1940 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 So I should be fine with the cheaper model, correct? If you are happy with all of the other features, I would buy the cheaper one. I assume that you have researched the sticky thread in this section on the 5X3 Cage Review... Quote Link to comment
wreck Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yeah, I have one of the Icy Dock 3-in-2's already that has been great for me. I'll plan on getting the cheaper of the 2 options when the time comes to expand. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment
wreck Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 As luck would have it, the model that was previously more expensive is now cheaper, thanks to a MIR and a coupon code (thanks good deal forum). This is the model I have one of already, so I know it works and I like them, but is there any danger in not having the SATAIII support? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
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