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I'm looking for a 4 bay external storage for some backup hard drives. I would like it to be able to turn each bay on and off separately. Connect to PC with USB. Can anybody point me to some options? Thanks
Why not four individual ones then?
I'm looking for a 4 bay external storage for some backup hard drives. I would like it to be able to turn each bay on and off separately. Connect to PC with USB. Can anybody point me to some options? Thanks
I wanted more protection from dust. I think I'll go with a couple of 4 TB portables that they sell at Costco instead of 4 2TB drives. They are part of my backup system so I will have other backups.Hmm, if you want dedicated power key/switch for each, then you are looking at a hot-swap rack type of unit.
How much you looking to spend? Why 4 bay, and not 2? Are you planning on doing RAID 1 or something?
Would something like this work?
http://www.kingwin.com/storage/docking-stations/pd-2537u3-power-dock/
Or are you looking for units with fans and or more protection?
I wanted more protection from dust. I think I'll go with a couple of 4 TB portables that they sell at Costco instead of 4 2TB drives. They are part of my backup system so I will have other backups.
I do have a 2 bay dock. But have 4 drives. Didn't want to always be swapping them out.
Mediasonic has a handsome 2-bay unit that might work. Two of those would be better than four.