Alibaba NAS cases

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Bjorn Smith

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Hi,

Just wondering if anyone have tried ordering a "NAS" case from alibaba and what their experience has been?

I know most shit is built in china anyway.

I found this case - looks well organized - but its too bad that it uses SATA connectors + MOLEX for power:


There are lot of cases, that look exactly like the "name brand" cases, which is probably what they are, just without the name.

This one looks kind of like a U-NAS case

Or short depth rack mount 12 bay

 
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PigLover

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This one looks kind of like a U-NAS case
That one actually looks better designed than the U-NAS chassis (can't vouch for the construction quality, of course). At least in this chassis you get some hope of airflow over the MB. You can install add-in cards in a way that makes sense. And the MB tray slides out so you can work on it without cutting up your hands or having the disassemble the whole case.
 

Bjorn Smith

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Yeah - I prefer the first one, simply because it uses 120mm fans - but then again having the motherboard above the drives might be a bad idea, since heat rises :) But then again - I could just make it stand up instead :)