Comments on: iStarUSA BPN-DE350SS Review 3.5″ 5-in-3 Trayless Hot Swap Mobile Rack

By: Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:23:46 +0000

THIS COMPANY IS NOT SOME SHADY CHINESE JUNK PEDDLER. THEY ARE AN ISO CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER.

We use these exact cages in Raid 5, with the Seagate 14TB BarraCuda Pro. SO A TOTAL OF 56TB OF STORAGE AT 850MB/s. We have manufactured over 400 turn-key video production systems with this cage and WE ARE THE ONLY COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURES A SYSTEM CERTIFIED BY ACE [American Cinema Editors Guild]

Don’t knock something you have no knowledge about. There is way too many “Computer Experts” that are nothing more than simple power users who think they know everything.

Ryan -Sun Valley Micro

By: GaryM

GaryM — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 05:45:23 +0000

In reply to GaryM.

A follow up since I’ve been using one for four months. The 80mm fan keeps 5 7200 rpm full sized drives cool.
No problems using 2sata power connectors.
If you use thinner drives than full size 3.5 in HDs, you will have trouble with the drives engaging the power and data connectors. You would want to have the drive cage horizontal with the connectors at the bottom so that the internal webs support the drives in the correct position for engagement.
Great product.

By: GaryM

GaryM — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:37:14 +0000

Drive temps at the various fan speeds would be nice to see, especially since a previous review, BPN-350SAS, from 2009 indicated that drives overheated in the enclosure.

By: joe schmo

joe schmo — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:45:26 +0000

The review is worthless. No benchmarks, no test with all drive slots populated. I have read elsewhere that if you try to put 5 7200rpm drives in there and the entire unit is only powered by 2 sata power connections, YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE. I guess I need to keep looking elsewhere.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:31:41 +0000

Please contact us if you have any questions.

By: vv111y

vv111y — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:42:11 +0000

I got these as I wanted my box to be as pretty as commercial NAS’s on the market; which they are. I wanted to have them exposed actually – shame that such a nice finish is hidden in a box. Feels sturdy and well made.

Also, I removed the fans – easy to do – for more space and low noise. Can’t say whether things will be cool enough yet.

Only 1/2 as dense as the Norco boxes, so overall this is an aesthetics vs practicality choice.