StarTech.com 2 Drive 2.5in Trayless Hot Swap SATA Mobile Rack Backplane - Dual Drive SATA Mobile Rack Enclosure for 3.5 HDD available on December 11 2018 from Amazon for 39.00
Startech.com 2 Drive 2.5in Trayless Hot Swap Sata Mobile Rack Backplane - Storage Bay Adapter - Black - 2 X 2.5 - Internal - Internal - Black Hsb220sat25b available on May 12 2018 from TechForLess for 24.49
UPC bar code 065030827980 ξ2 registered May 30 2016
UPC bar code 065030827980 ξ3 registered December 27 2017
UPC bar code 065030827980 ξ1 registered July 03 2012
Quickly and easily install or remove HDD/SSD without having to open the chassis with the innovative trayless design Aluminum construction and 50,000 insertion rating ensures longevity from both the HDD/SSD and bay Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support Holds up to two SATA drives in a single 3.5" bay Trayless design: drives are not mounted into separate trays/enclosures Includes a plastic protective film for the bottom side of hard drive Aluminum construction 50,000 insertion rating This 3.5in SATA hard drive hot-swap bay allows you to install two 2.5in SATA hard drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD) in an available/unused 3.5in floppy drive bay. Featuring a convenient no mounting required /easy eject feature (like a tape cartridge or floppy disk), the hard drive hot swap bay doesnt require that the drives be installed in a tray - making it the ideal solution for quick and easy drive removals and insertions as part of a system building process, or integration into rackmount systems or industrial environments. To maximize performance and utilize the full speed potential of your SATA III hard drives, this HDD Backplane supports SATA III for transfer speeds up to 6 Gbps when paired with a compatible controller. Also a perfect addition for operating system image deployment and any task that requires being able to quickly access large volumes of data on the fly, the hot swap bay provides everything you need to expedite important projects while maintaining a reliable storage solution. With support for SATA HDD speeds up to 6.0 Gbps, this backplane is fully compatible with RAID installations to ensure maximum performance and versatility for enhanced storage applications.
^Startech HSB220SAT25B 3 5 Inch TrayLess Dual 2 5 Inch SATAUPC 065030827980 (revised Jul 2012)
^StarTech.com 2 Drive 2.5in Trayless Hot Swap SATA Mobile Rack Backplane - Dual Drive SATA Mobile Rack Enclosure for 3.5 HDD, Startech.com. Amazon. UPC 065030827980 (revised Dec 2018)
^Startech.com 2 Drive 2.5in Trayless Hot Swap Sata Mobile Rack Backplane - Storage Bay Adapter - Black - 2 X 2.5 - Internal - Internal - Black Hsb220sat25b, StarTech. TechForLess. UPC 065030827980 (revised May 2018)
I was concerned that this bay could run at SATA 6.0Gb/s. I only bought it because this was my first build using SSDs and I questioned SSD reliability (definitely NO SandForce controllers). So I bought 2 Samsung SSDs, installed them directly connected to the motherboard first and ran both "AS SSD" and "Crystal Bench Mark" benchmarking utilities.After recording the numbers, I inserted the SSDs into this StarTech bay. The Samsung SSDs inserted very easily (a really..
