ICY DOCK MB448UR Removable HDD Rack

Introduction:

    Data storage is the most vital part of a computer system... so what do we do with the extra hard drives after we upgrade to a larger size? What we do is make those smaller, unused drives into portable drives. In today's review we will be going over the ICY DOCK Internal Removable HDD Rack. This rack is designed to be installed in a 3.5" bay and use 2.5" notebook hard drives. The removable part comes into play with a simple push on the hard drive enclosure, and the unit unlocks and can be removed. This allows the user to take the enclosure and the supplied USB for use on a separate computer.

About the Company: 

    ICY DOCK is a privately held company with more than 10 years being devoted in design, manufacturing, branding and distribution of Storage enclosure peripherals. By keep improving its own new product release process from previous toil experiences, ICY DOCK has formed a standard yet efficient new product development procedures to satisfy timely requirement from the market.

    At ICY DOCK, we constantly offers state-of-the-art design of hard disk enclosure and removable storage kit with features such as the currently launched a series of removable drive & hot swap capabilities and eSATA / SATA connectivity products. We also specializes in BTO (Built to Order) of branded, OEM-branded and non-branded products for “Tier 1” customers.

    Headquartered in City of Industry, California, ICY DOCK becomes a global peripheral enclosure provider with manufacturing facility located in Zhang-Zang, China since 1997. Restrictively followed ISO9001 proved manufacturing process standard, ICY DOCK delivers high quality standard products at competitive price which provides our customers an excellent opportunity to be successful in the competitive US marketplace.

    As one of the leading peripheral enclosure solution provider, we will continue to commit ourselves in supplying our customers the best performance per dollar products. “Your demand is our command” is the key to ensure our success in the business world.
 

Specifications:

A Closer Look:

Retail front	Retail back	Open box
Cables	Frame and Tray	3/4 view

    What we have here is a two piece unit, with one of the pieces being the removable tray and the other being a Receiving frame, which is secured into a 3.5" drive bay. The overall construction is aluminum and plastic to keep things on the light side. The front of the MB448U is where the two-piece action is happening. In the middle is the tray which holds the hard drive, and this tray is ejected by pushing in the tray, which locks or unlocks the tray from the receiving frame. On the right side is a sliding lock to prevent accidental removal of the tray.

Top view	Front	Tray Latched
Tray Unlatched	Tray locked	Tray unlocked
No Tray	Slot	Tab

    When the tray is in the receiving frame, an internal connection between tray and frame is made for data transfer. When the tray is not in the receiving frame and going to be mobile, the way to get the data to and from the hard drive is with the USB cable. In either format, when data is flowing a LED on the front of the tray will flash.

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