November 5th, 2012 at 8:17 am - Author
Simon Telford
Today we are looking at an enclosure by ICY Dock, the Blizzard (MB080U3S-1SB), a creatively designed single 3.5″ bay featuring both USB 3.0 and eSATA connectivity.
ICY Dock have built this new enclosure from the ground-up to have an elegant appearance but yet incorporate a large 80mm cooling fan. The advantages of this design? With the fan positioned at the front and the vents at the rear it can create a tunnel of fast moving air … much like a turbine engine, allowing all sides of the hard drive to be cooled very efficiently.
ICY Dock have also managed to create an enclosure which can house a 3.5″ drive securely without the use of any tools – great if you want to switch drives at any point.
Specifications
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Model Number :
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MB080U3S-1SB
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Drive Fit :
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Single 3.5″ SATA I / II / III hard drive
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Host Interface :
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1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port
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1 x USB 3.0 port (USB 2.0 compatible)
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Transfer Rate (max. bus speed):
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Up to 3Gb/s via eSATA
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Up to 5Gb/s via USB 3.0
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Up to 480Mb/s via USB 2.0
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Fan Speed Control :
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High/ Low/ Auto
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HDD Access Indication :
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Flashing orange LED
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Power Indication :
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Green LED
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Over Heat Indicatior :
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Red ambient LED light (when temperature reach 50° C)
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OS Requirement :
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Windows XP/ 2003/ VISTA/ 7
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Mac OS 10.22.8 and higher
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Power Supply :
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12V/2A power adapter
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Structure :
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ABS shell with metal frame
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Dimension (L x W x H) :
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237.5 x 126 x 146 mm
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November 5, 2012
#1
Interesting product but I wonder where the market is. The only market I see for 3.5″ enclosures is for reusing old drives you’ve replaced with bigger ones, and I’m not going to spend a lot of money on that.
November 6, 2012
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November 11, 2012
#3
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