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Mediasonic HFR2 SU3S2 PRORAID 4 Bay 3 5 SATA Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3 0 eSATA
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.2
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
199
Old Reviews
123
Unverified
19
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NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
Review Analysis - 57 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Setup
12easy to set, easy, simple, raid, drives
+100%
" ... The directions were clear and easy to follow and in just a few minutes I had everything up and running. ... "
" ... This unit was way too easy to set up. ... "
" ... The user manual is a little vague on some aspects but overall it's a great raid setup for the price. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... - Super Quick to Assemble and get running ... "
" ... Installing the drives was easy. ... "
" ... Perfect for backing up Home server, easy to set up and works like a charm. ... "
" ... Setup was a breeze, although I can see how it would be easy to overlook proper seating on the drives, hence some of the complaints I've read about intermittent drives. ... "
Ease of Use
12easy, simple, setup, configure, raid
+92%
-8%
" ... Ease to use. ... "
" ... The process is not intuitive, but it is simple and quick. ... "
" ... This unit was way too easy to set up. ... "
" ... Easy to setup, lots of customization, good reliability. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Perfect for backing up Home server, easy to set up and works like a charm. ... "
" ... Simple and fairly easy setup. ... "
Product Reliability
12raid 5, raid, failed, wd, returned
+67%
-33%
" ... I have had this unit for 3 years now, running 24/7. ... "
" ... I inserted 4 WD Red drives in a Raid 5 configuration and it came online within minutes. ... "
" ... Owned Since December 2016. ... "
" ... Put the new drive in, and the array rebuilt itself without any problems. ... "
" ... I waited 4 months to write the review since my previous different brand RAID failed in 2 months. ... "
" ... Still running the 2 years later with 4 Hitachi 2TB drives in it. ... "
" ... Working great so far . ... "
" ... 2.5 months now for two backup drives in RAID 1. ... "
USB
10via usb, raid 5, usb 3, sata, usb 3 0
+80%
-20%
" ... All files were in-tact on each drive. ... "
" ... I put 4 refurb 3TB HGST drives in it on RAID 5. ... "
" ... I have two of these up and and running with 5 TB drives. ... "
" ... I use USB 3.0 and transferring my data from my existing external (also USB 3.0) and internal hard drives (SATA III) I was able to transfer data at about 50 MB/sec. ... "
" ... Four Seagate 8TB Drives (STEB8000100) ... - removed from their external USB cases, and added them to the RAID ... "
" ... Especially if you have some spare drives laying around, you may as well put them to use. ... "
" ... Easy to set up, and a fairly small footprint to hold 4 drives. ... "
" ... Getting the drives initialized and formatted is then done on a connected PC. ... "
Ports
10esata, via usb, usb 3 0, usb 3, drives
+80%
-20%
" ... It plugs right into an existing system and works great. ... "
" ... Transfer speed over USB 3.0 is good. ... "
" ... I use USB 3.0 and transferring my data from my existing external (also USB 3.0) and internal hard drives (SATA III) I was able to transfer data at about 50 MB/sec. ... "
" ... I am using the eSata connection since I do not have usb 3 on this mother board and the speeds are fine for file transfer and storage. ... "
" ... Probably would get better performance if it was connected to a USB 3 port. ... "
" ... - removed from their external USB cases, and added them to the RAID ... "
" ... Yes I can connect this to my computer or make it network based and connect it to my USB 3.0 on my router for easy movie/data access. ... "
" ... SATA connection, but is still 2X slower compared to my single external drives such as 4TB portable and 5 & 8Tb Seagate and 8Tb WD book drives. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
Number of USB ports: 3
USB: Yes
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