Multi-bay DAS enclosures
15 USB and Thunderbolt boxes, cheapest per bay first. A DAS hangs off one computer, and it's the cheap way to give a mini PC or an old Plex box a lot more drives than it was ever built for.
| Connection | Link | HW RAID | Max drive | Fan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICY BOX IB-RD3621-C31IB-RD3621-C31 | 2 bays | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | Yes | – | 60 mm |
| OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual (USB-C, 3-Port Hub)OWCMEDCH7T00 | 2 bays | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | Yes | – | 60 mm |
| QNAP TR-002TR-002 | 2 bays | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | Yes | – | 70 mm |
| TerraMaster D2-320D2-320 | 2 bays | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | Yes | 32 TB | 80 mm |
| Yottamaster DY200C3DY200C3 | 2 bays | USB-C | 5 Gb/s | – | 24 TB | 60 mm |
| ICY BOX IB-3740-C31IB-3740-C31 | 4 bays | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | No | – | 80 mm |
| OWC ThunderBay 4OWCTB3IVKIT000 | 4 bays | Thunderbolt 3 | 40 Gb/s | No | – | 92 mm |
| QNAP TR-004TR-004 | 4 bays | USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C | 5 Gb/s | Yes | – | 120 mm |
| Sabrent DS-SC4BDS-SC4B | 4 bays | USB 3.2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | No | – | 90 mm |
| TerraMaster D4-320D4-320 | 4 bays | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | No | 32 TB | 120 mm |
| Yottamaster VN400C3VN400C3 | 4 bays | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | No | 24 TB | Yes |
| ORICO 9558RU39558RU3 | 5 bays | USB 3.0 Type-B | 5 Gb/s | Yes | 18 TB | Yes |
| ORICO 9858RU39858RU3 | 5 bays | USB 3.0 Type-B | 5 Gb/s | Yes | 22 TB | Yes |
| Sabrent DS-SC5BDS-SC5B | 5 bays | USB 3.2 Type-C | 10 Gb/s | No | – | 120 mm |
| TerraMaster D5-310D5-310 | 5 bays | USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C | 5 Gb/s | Yes | 32 TB | Yes |
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