New NAS cases by iStarUSA

[Ford Prefect]

...add a 5-in3 and a 3in-2 to the 915 and your good to go (although this makes it quite expensive).

 

...and the model 917 is also now in the list: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006519%2050001918%2040000412%20600458148&IsNodeId=1&name=Tower

[garycase]

...add a 5-in3 and a 3in-2 to the 915 and your good to go (although this makes it quite expensive).

 

...and the model 917 is also now in the list: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006519%2050001918%2040000412%20600458148&IsNodeId=1&name=Tower

 

Problem is that with a 5-in-3 and a 3-in-2 added, you no longer have an external 5.25" bay ... so any advantage those provided is gone.    That is, of course, one more drive than a PC-Q25B can support -- but a Plus license is restricted to 7 drives anyway, so that's not an advantage for a "Plus" system.

[Ford Prefect]

Problem is that with a 5-in-3 and a 3-in-2 added, you no longer have an external 5.25" bay ... so any advantage those provided is gone.

 

 

yup...but not with the 917...add 2x 5-in-3 and still 1x 5.25 left

[jumperalex]

who needs an external 5.25 on a NAS? ;-)  I know I know some people want opticals.  Still, I'd love it if they made their cases in multiples of 3 to coincide with using 5-in3's  It would make a theoretical 916 just a little shorter and a perfect 10 drive case.

[Lgl5853]

If you're looking for multiples of 3, they have the S-919 with 9 bays.  However, I haven't been able to find any for sale online, and the IStarUSA website lists them as build-to-order.

 

http://www.istarusa.com/istarusa/products.php?series=Tower%20Case&model=S-919#.Ug7vOHYo5D8

[dalben]

who needs an external 5.25 on a NAS? ;-)  I know I know some people want opticals.  Still, I'd love it if they made their cases in multiples of 3 to coincide with using 5-in3's  It would make a theoretical 916 just a little shorter and a perfect 10 drive case.

 

I keep one external 5.25 installed with a trayless 3.5 hot swap adapter.  It's useful when I need / want to pre clear a disc or two without having to pull the server apart.