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BrandIcybox
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22 centimetres
Item Width30 millimetres
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- Premium aluminium case for 3,5" SATA HDD with USB 2.0 & eSATA combo interface
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ICY BOX with German virtues
Hardworking: with USB data-transfer rates of up to 480 Mbit/s are possible, with eSATA even up to 3 Gbit/s. Strong: aluminium case. Ready to be of service: Hot Swap and Easy Plug and Play for fast and easy change of hard drives. Low profile: silent, as without fan.
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3,5 HDD to 2USB 2.0 host, Alu IB-318StUS2-B
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
I had previously tended towards buying cheaper enclosures than this, reasoning that there is virtually nothing in them to merit spending more on (it's just a PCB in a metal box after all). However, a recent enclosure failure has made me a little more cautious, especially regarding the quality of the power supply and potential surge damage to the disk, so I moved a little further up market and tried one of these enclosures from Icy Box. This is the first time I have used an Icy Box product and I have to admit I found the quality to be pretty good.
Visually it is very basic - a simple rectangular tube of aluminium with a grill on the front end - yet pretty handsome, especially painted in satin black on its funky, curved stand. There's also an attractive blue power light. A single small screw needs to be removed to gain access to the interior, which I did have a little trouble sliding out as it fits quite tightly.
Inside things remain neat and simple. The hard disk plugs directly onto the controller card, so there is no fiddly cable work involved in connecting the disk. This does have the side effect of making the enclosure longer than I had anticipated, since the controller and disk sit in line. This box relies on passive cooling and it does appear to work effectively enough, avoiding the unpleasant fan noise that ventilated enclosures bring to the party.
I find it very practical that there are both USB and Esata sockets, which ensure good performance and optimal portability. I've only had the occasion to use the USB connection so far, without problems. My only minor gripe is that the power switch, on the rear, is a little small and fiddly to find without looking.
I've noticed that some people will buy an enclosure for use with multiple disks, that they then swap around frequently. This enclosure is not really adapted to such an utilisation, even though the disk slots in very easily it must still be screwed onto the PCB. Getting the tray in and out of the box is a little delicate too and would ultimately end up damaging it, due to the need to push against the grill, which is quite fragile.
So overall, a good product: simple, solid and attractive, but probably not very resilient to being opened and closed. ****1/2
Visually it is very basic - a simple rectangular tube of aluminium with a grill on the front end - yet pretty handsome, especially painted in satin black on its funky, curved stand. There's also an attractive blue power light. A single small screw needs to be removed to gain access to the interior, which I did have a little trouble sliding out as it fits quite tightly.
Inside things remain neat and simple. The hard disk plugs directly onto the controller card, so there is no fiddly cable work involved in connecting the disk. This does have the side effect of making the enclosure longer than I had anticipated, since the controller and disk sit in line. This box relies on passive cooling and it does appear to work effectively enough, avoiding the unpleasant fan noise that ventilated enclosures bring to the party.
I find it very practical that there are both USB and Esata sockets, which ensure good performance and optimal portability. I've only had the occasion to use the USB connection so far, without problems. My only minor gripe is that the power switch, on the rear, is a little small and fiddly to find without looking.
I've noticed that some people will buy an enclosure for use with multiple disks, that they then swap around frequently. This enclosure is not really adapted to such an utilisation, even though the disk slots in very easily it must still be screwed onto the PCB. Getting the tray in and out of the box is a little delicate too and would ultimately end up damaging it, due to the need to push against the grill, which is quite fragile.
So overall, a good product: simple, solid and attractive, but probably not very resilient to being opened and closed. ****1/2
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Bought this as I needed an eSata connection, good value and no fan. It replaced an Antec MX-1 enclosure whose fan had failed and despite being in warranty Antec would not fix it or replace it and so I just got a refund from the reseller. Very disappointing.
Easy enough to fit the Sata drive. If you want something more hot swapable then there is a different Icybox (361) with a sort of flip open front where you just slot the drive in off you go. The box is longer than you'd expect presumably to provide more cooling surface as there is no fan. Good news this means no whir of a fan but unfortunately the airspace inside combined with being on a wooden cabinet appears to create a bit of a sound chamber and so the disk access noise is much more noticeable now. The Antec box had rubber mounts. As this is being used in a living room then this has created a problem. The other nuisance is the piercing blue power light on the front which means I don't have it facing into the room. The disk access light (red) is much more discrete.
Good but probably not the best choice for an ultraquiet solution.
Easy enough to fit the Sata drive. If you want something more hot swapable then there is a different Icybox (361) with a sort of flip open front where you just slot the drive in off you go. The box is longer than you'd expect presumably to provide more cooling surface as there is no fan. Good news this means no whir of a fan but unfortunately the airspace inside combined with being on a wooden cabinet appears to create a bit of a sound chamber and so the disk access noise is much more noticeable now. The Antec box had rubber mounts. As this is being used in a living room then this has created a problem. The other nuisance is the piercing blue power light on the front which means I don't have it facing into the room. The disk access light (red) is much more discrete.
Good but probably not the best choice for an ultraquiet solution.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I've been using this device on my new laptop via an e-sata connection, and it is lightening fast!
I'm in the process of selling my desktop PC as I just want a laptop and rather than getting £15 for my 500GB HDD, I stuck all my files on that and stuck it into this device. It was straight forward, if you buy it remember to just up-screw the screw on the side! I unscrewed the 4 at the back too so it took a bit longer to sort out due to my density.
The drive slots into the SATA connector in the Icebox with a reassuring click, you screw in the 2 screws that come with the Icebox, on the side of the drive and it's not going to vibrate.
Slot the case back over, and put the 1 screw in to secure the cover, all done.
Worked straight of. There is no start up noise or nothing. If you want to save a bit of electricity or whatever turn it off at the back at any time.
+ Easy to fit
+ Good build quality
+ More flexible then buying a external drive(If you want to upgrade the size of the drive, just plug a bigger one in, up to 1TB)
+ Completely quiet(whether your turning it on or off, using it(depends on the HDD you use, I'm using a 500GB seagate which is quiet in anyway)
+ No heat build up
+ E-SATA and USB 2.0 compatible (comes with both leads)
+ Small
+ Comes with both an e-sata and usb 2.0 cable
- The blue ON light is a little bright
The light being a little bright could be me being fussy, so it isn't losing a star for that.
Highly recommended.
I'm in the process of selling my desktop PC as I just want a laptop and rather than getting £15 for my 500GB HDD, I stuck all my files on that and stuck it into this device. It was straight forward, if you buy it remember to just up-screw the screw on the side! I unscrewed the 4 at the back too so it took a bit longer to sort out due to my density.
The drive slots into the SATA connector in the Icebox with a reassuring click, you screw in the 2 screws that come with the Icebox, on the side of the drive and it's not going to vibrate.
Slot the case back over, and put the 1 screw in to secure the cover, all done.
Worked straight of. There is no start up noise or nothing. If you want to save a bit of electricity or whatever turn it off at the back at any time.
+ Easy to fit
+ Good build quality
+ More flexible then buying a external drive(If you want to upgrade the size of the drive, just plug a bigger one in, up to 1TB)
+ Completely quiet(whether your turning it on or off, using it(depends on the HDD you use, I'm using a 500GB seagate which is quiet in anyway)
+ No heat build up
+ E-SATA and USB 2.0 compatible (comes with both leads)
+ Small
+ Comes with both an e-sata and usb 2.0 cable
- The blue ON light is a little bright
The light being a little bright could be me being fussy, so it isn't losing a star for that.
Highly recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nice but has problems
This arrived about 2 1/2 hours ago - it's for my new Western Digital hard drive Western Digital 3.5 inch AV-GP 2TB SATA 3 GB/s 64MB Internal Hard Drive which I'm copying all of my... Read more
Published 2 months ago by B. Buckley
Great unit
This is a simple but effective piece of kit. It's a sell engineered housing, stylish and simple, with a detachable stand. Easy to install a disk into. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tom Levy
Good value for money. Setup hint if needed.
Convinced by good reviews and a friend who recommended Icy Box over other brands, I bought this enclosure. It looks nice on the desk and stands well, not easy to knock over. Read more
Published 6 months ago by FortyP
Icy Box - Ib-318stus2-b - Premium Aluminium Case For 3.5" Sata Hdd...
Previously I used a usb external drive to back up to back up my 1 Gb HD. It took an hour and fifteen minuits. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Robin
Great home for a 1TB SeaGate drive
I needed a home for my 1TB hard-drive from inside my old computer and this ICYBOX provided the perfect home.
It was quick and easy to assemble. Read more
It was quick and easy to assemble. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mark Loughridge
Poorl condition when received (looks used)
Usb cable missing, empty plastic bag in box?? two eSATA cables?? maybe someone in dispatch is a little optically challenged?? Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Stark
Very useful hard external drive enclosure
Yet another Icy Box product that does what they says it will. I have used several of the PATA equivalent to hold my backup/clone drives for many years. Read more
Published 8 months ago by fed up with amazon reviews
Great little box...
Nicely made box, looks good, feels good, solid, my only qualm is the tiny screw needed to hold it closed would be better if it was a little bigger; one needs a smaller than average... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. D. May-Miller
Functional and easy to use but lacking something...
Maybe I was expecting too much from a product or maybe it was the fact that even the budget products in this category were offering them, but the thing I missed with this otherwise... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. T. E. Clegg
Nice 3.5 inch USB / eSATA enclosure w ext psu
Quality unit. Comes with USB cable, and also an eSATA cable to connect to pc. PSU is nice plugtop switchmode unit. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. W. H. Stockdale
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