SSD mounting/enclosure > Icy Dock = nice Desktop solution

[Hauk]

I know many people prefer cheap/free solutions (or none at all) when mounting an SSD. But for those looking for an elegant solution, I'd like to share a pictorial of this accessory..

I was going to use this cheapo bracket from Microcenter. Turned out to be a poorly machined piece of garbage. No HD mounting screws would fit the holes. I ended up stripping a few and have since return it.


Meet the Icy Dock 2.5" to 3.5" enclosure
It opens gracefully to reveal a screwless mounting tray
It features a built-in data/power connector. Simply drop the SSD in
As you close the top, the SSD moves forward to make the connections
You then treat it like a regular 3.5" HD


The enclosure is well ventillated, not that heat is a concern. Quality, fit, and finish are excellent, right down to the brass HD screw holes. For those looking for an elegant solution, consider the Icy Dock. Newegg has been giving the enclosure away with select drives. Otherwise, it's at the Egg for $19 bucks

 

[chipy]

thanks Hauk for letting us know how great your enclosure is.

i'm thinking of getting the mb662us-2s raid enclosure since i need redundancy. in my post EarthwormJim also speaks well of his hard drive rack. i hope my choice will be good too. thanks.

 

[Hauk]

ur welcome. I saw your post on another of their products. All their products look well designed. Very impressed so far..

 

[EarthwormJim]

I have this ICY DOCK rack in my desktop, very well built:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817994028

Hot swapping with regular desktop drives is so nice, used to only be able to do that with SCSI disks.

 

[Old Hippie]

$26.99 shipped to me in Ohio and $24.56 shipped from Buy.com.

I'm not sure if my Titan 128GB will care but it'll look better!

Thanks!

 

[SaiYeN]

i got that cheapo bracket with my vertex also. It works fine, no problems with screws at all :

 

[alcoholbob]

The icydock comes free with the 120G vertex if you get it from newegg. If you buy the combo they simply zero out the price of the icy dock.

 

[deanx0r]

Call me cheap, but $2 velcro tape from walmart works just as good.
/runs.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Hauk
Newegg has been giving the enclosure away with select drives.

That's a great promotion! Seems like a neato device.

 

[taltamir]

i am concerned about what looks like a circuit board in the icy dock... extension cords are one thing, but a board? is there a performance penalty for having such an intermediary?

Originally posted by: deanx0r
Call me cheap, but $2 velcro tape from walmart works just as good.
/runs.

I am cheap and PROUD of it!

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: taltamir
i am concerned about what looks like a circuit board in the icy dock... extension cords are one thing, but a board? is there a performance penalty for having such an intermediary?

Originally posted by: deanx0r
Call me cheap, but $2 velcro tape from walmart works just as good.
/runs.

I am cheap and PROUD of it!

A board can serve the same function as an extension cable. There's no processor or intermediary really on that board. It looks like it just has etching leading the connectors to each other on both sides of the board.

 

[smackababy]

I got a roll of duct tape ready to install mine when I get back from vacation. >_<

 

[taltamir]

i am too cheap to actually buy an SSD right now, so its not an issue
when they are cheaper, then i will buy one and install it el cheapo style.

 

[imported_Scoop]

Is that Icy Dock any better than that crap WD houses Velociraptor in?

 

[Hauk]

Originally posted by: Scoop
Is that Icy Dock any better than that crap WD houses Velociraptor in?

Not that it really needs it, but the velociraptor "block" is a heat sink for the little drive. No point in using anything else IMO..