3-high SATA disk enclosures; Any comments ?

[Al Dykes]

I'm looking at these disk enclosures and trying to decide which to
get. I like big fans but I've heard complaints that the ICY fan
(80MM) is loud. OTOH, I dislike tiny fans and would want to hook up
fan-failure or over-temp alarms if I get the KINGWIN.

KINGWIN KF-3000-BK 3.5" Internal hot swap rack raid-3 bay - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817990003

ICY DOCK MB453IPF-B 3 in 2 SATA/SAS Backplane Module - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994052

Comments?

 

[Arno Wagner]

I'm looking at these disk enclosures and trying to decide which to
get. I like big fans but I've heard complaints that the ICY fan
(80MM) is loud. OTOH, I dislike tiny fans and would want to hook up
fan-failure or over-temp alarms if I get the KINGWIN.

KINGWIN KF-3000-BK 3.5" Internal hot swap rack raid-3 bay - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817990003

Generally, you can expet 40mm Fans to be much louder than 80mm
ones at the same airflow. They also run faster and have a tendency
towards "howling" and shorter lifetime.

ICY DOCK MB453IPF-B 3 in 2 SATA/SAS Backplane Module - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994052

I like it better for the fan. Also it says the fan is detachable,
i.e. you may be able to attach a better one. If you want quietm
you probably have to modify all of these server-type estensions where
noise is not a design consideration.

Arno