EdgeStore DAS801T 8xBay JBOD, RAID Enclosure via eSATA
The Edge10 EdgeStore DAS801t is a massive 8-bay disk enclosure for high capacity storage needs. Hard Drives are installed into easy access hard drive trays for simple insertion and removal.
The DAS801T has two eSATA ports, each which address 4 hard drives. Therefore, the unit needs two eSATA cables in order to connect to all 8 hard drives. Many customers use this unit to consolidate their disk storage. Tired of having masses of power supplies and data cables connected to the PC. The DAS801T makes this possible. Relative to the number of disk drives, the EdgeStore DAS801t is a small unit, measuring only 34cm high (that's just over 1 foot high). It is well built, easy to use and install, and it has a large but quiet fan to keep things cool. There are various RAID options, as well as a JBOD mode.
Using the bundled 2-port eSATA PCI-e adapter, the user can easily access five hard drives via JBOD mode or RAID 0, 1, 1+0 and 5 with spare