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Reddit mentions of Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox 8 Bay 3.5" Hard Drive External Hard Drive Enclosure - USB 3.0 & eSATA

Sentiment score: 7
Reddit mentions: 18

We found 18 Reddit mentions of Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox 8 Bay 3.5" Hard Drive External Hard Drive Enclosure - USB 3.0 & eSATA. Here are the top ones.

Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox 8 Bay 3.5
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Support all brand of 3.5-Inch SATA I / II / III hard disk drive up to 14TB per drive, Support SATA III 6.0Gbps Hard Drive SpeedTransfer rate up to 5.0Gbps via USB 3.0, and 6.0Gbps via eSATASupport SATA III 6.0Gbps hard drive transfer rateOne button interface selection: Switch USB 3.0 or eSATA interface by pressing one buttonSmart Fan Function with built-in thermal sensor support Auto & Manual mode with 3 level of fan speed
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ColorBlack
Height14 Inches
Length10 Inches
Weight11 Pounds
Width6.5 Inches

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Found 18 comments on Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 ProBox 8 Bay 3.5" Hard Drive External Hard Drive Enclosure - USB 3.0 & eSATA:

u/2old2care · 7 pointsr/editors

Love the trash can but adding external stuff to it is a pain the ass. It's so nice and sleek, but in the real world when you connect ethernet, headphones, monitors and USB it begins to look like a porcupine.

I sorta solved the problem by using bare 3.5-inch drives with a Mediasonic ProBox 8 Bay. Works fine with USB 3.0. I keep it all in an open cabinet behind the desk, but my desk is not against a wall.

In my original setup with it, I put the Trashcan and the ProBox behind the monitor with a desktop speaker on either side. I have an LG monitor with a built-in USB hub, so that helped with wiring. Everything was pretty neat, but I ended up with a fairly shallow desk area. It was OK 'cause I like to be close to the monitor anyway.

u/LusT4DetH · 6 pointsr/DataHoarder

I have three of these Rosewill RSV-8 but it looks like most places are out of stock on them, so this listing is for used ones.

It's a basic 8bay external eSATA case with external powersupply. One caveat: this requires TWO eSATA connections (different from the MediaSonic externals) and your eSATA controller needs to support Port Multipliers (RSV-8 comes with a nice little PCI-E sii two port eSATA controller, so no worries). Standard motherboard eSATA ports do not typically support port multiplication.

I also have two Mediasonic H82-SU3S2 (note, this is the JBOD version, not the RAID version) and they are better than the Rosewill enclosures. They support all eight drives on a single eSATA cable, support a USB3 connection, and have tunable fan speeds on the enclosure (low/med/high/auto). I can't remember if this one includes a PCI-E controller or not. I think it does but I'm not 100%.

I use them with linux/ZFS and they haven't given me any reason to complain. I like the Mediasonic ones a little better because of the variable fan speeds and single eSATA cable, but you can make a case for having two eSATA cables if your data use is very high (mine is not).

u/firejup · 3 pointsr/DataHoarder

Under $250 with controllers? Maybe buy two of the MediaSonic Probox strip them down and use some fancy wood to attach them together. You get USB3 and ESATA and Linux compatibility. A handleful of screws to hold the whole thing togehter and you have a make-shift 8bay. I have 4 of these stacked 2 x 2 at home. Works great! There's an 8-bay version too but I think you could make something pretty awesome with the $70 in savings and 2 of the 4-bay ones.

u/Scorpius-Harvey · 3 pointsr/DataHoarder

Mediasonic has eight bay usb/sata enclosure, not cheap though.
https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-H82-SU3S2-ProBox-External-Enclosure/dp/B005GYDMYG

u/Learning2NAS · 3 pointsr/DataHoarder

Let me pop in and help.

/u/xlltt was linking you to Amazon.de, but the same product is sold in the US under another name. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-H82-SU3S2-ProBox-External-Enclosure/dp/B005GYDMYG/

That said, there are cheaper USB 3.0 options out there. Unless you also need the ESATA port for some reason, this is a much more cost effective option. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TowerRAID-TR8U-8-Bay-SATA-to-USB-3-0-JBOD-Enclosure-Silver-/142272687212?hash=item21201cec6c:g:8AcAAOSwcUBYQG8c

u/AlaskanBeard · 3 pointsr/DataHoarder

Regarding your concerns, most enclosures are designed to be on 24/7, so that shouldn't be an issue. Most enclosures have built in fans, and as long as ambient temperature isn't too crazy that should be plenty.

As far as different drive speeds, it can be an issue, but as far as I'm aware it only really matters when you get into high drive counts. Most companies that provide enterprise grade storage won't honor a warranty if you had mixed drive speeds. All that said, I've done it in both desktop and rackmount enclosures without issue.

The only enclosures I have had a good experience with are from MediaSonic, so they're the only ones I'd be comfortable recommending. They only have 4 and 8 bay ones, though, so it might not fit the bill. Here's the link in any case.

u/jarkle87 · 2 pointsr/DataHoarder

Preferably external, my case has some pass-through holes I could route the esata through if I had to.

And yes, this is connecting to an 8 bay external enclosure via a single esata cable.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GYDMYG/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_0HY8AbKCY6223

u/SoneEv · 2 pointsr/DataHoarder

Mediasonic sells an 8 bay enclosure, but you're going to pay a good bit for it. Anything above 4 bay is going to be closer to NAS territory.

https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-H82-SU3S2-ProBox-External-Enclosure/dp/B005GYDMYG

Orico is selling a 10 bay, but I don't see an actual sales listing. Not sure where to get it.

u/leetnewb · 2 pointsr/DataHoarder

Monster machine. Easiest option is probably to get a DAS unit such as: https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-H82-SU3S2-ProBox-External-Enclosure/dp/B005GYDMYG/. But you are limited to USB3.0 speeds. If that isn't an issue, Stablebit Drivepool + SnapRAID over the drives or Windows Storage Spaces. If you need something faster than USB3.0, the HBA approach is probably your best bet. I'm a complete novice there, but I know the used enterprise ones support 4 drives with the standard cables. They can be expanded to 10+ ports with a secondary expansion card. Paired with a couple of those SANS Digital racks, you end up around $200 - so a little cheaper than the Mediasonic, faster performance,

u/Bgrngod · 2 pointsr/PleX

I've heard these are pretty good: https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-H82-SU3S2-ProBox-External-Enclosure/dp/B005GYDMYG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=8+bay+enclosure&qid=1549680117&sr=8-3

But, then you end up with two boxes instead of a single case. You might be able to find some lower power usage parts similar to what the NUC is, but in a case with 8 bays.

u/Cidician · 1 pointr/DataHoarder

5 is a weird number. If you cheap, might as well as go with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GYDMYG

u/xgnarf · 1 pointr/homelab

Define cheap? You could get an 8 Bay external enclosure for $270, or 2 4 Bays for $200 (2x$100)

It's not as ghetto as using a naked backplane, but it's probably a bit more than a naked backplane.

u/sk9592 · 1 pointr/PleX

You can throw up to 8 drives in a USB enclosure like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-H82-SU3S2-ProBox-External-Enclosure/dp/B005GYDMYG/

Or get a PC case with several hot-swap bays like this one:

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811163255

I would recommend phasing out any hard drives you have that are 1TB or less.

u/pandito_flexo · 1 pointr/mac

At home, I run a 2006 oMP with a modified 2 x QC, 5870, 32GB ram, and 6 drives (4 in the sleds, 2 in the lower optical drive bay) while at work, I have a late 2013 nMP with a 3.7 QC E5, dual D300 (2GB), 12GB ram, and 1TB SSD.


The nMPs have a PCI type SSD. Further, there is only one slot. It is upgradeable, so you can potentially save $$ by ordering the lowest capacity initially and then upgrading via OWC.


To multiply storage, I would recommend a Thunderbolt external enclosure (like this one). Alternatively, if extra high speed via TB isn't a requirement, the nMPs have USB 3.0 and you can use an external 8-bay enclosure such as this or this.



The nMPs are gorgeous. However, I'm also madly in love with the Al tower design and I would probably go with your alternative should I ever need to.