Flexidock MB522SP-B External 3.5-Inch SSD/HDD Docking Station by Icy Dock

Bringing an external HDD docking station’s quick hot- swap capability into a desktop computer system, Icy Dock‘s FlexiDOCK MB522SP-B turns external 3.5″ drive bay into a hot-swappable drive docking.

Mount FlexiDOCK on the external 3.5″ drive bay, and then connect the SATA connectors to the device and you are ready to go. It supports up to 2×2.5″ SAS/SATA SSD/HDD ranging from five to 9.5mm drive height.

FlexiDOCK MB522SP-B rear

Dock for hot swap
FlexiDOCK is designed for applications where hot-swap drive is required. For examples: performing daily backup to 2.5″ HDDs, editing 4K film directly on 2.5″ SSDs, cloning data from HDD to SSD or hot-swapping OS drives are all hot-swap applications. Thanks the drive docking design, users can simply insert the drives into the FlexiDOCK and start their tasks. This drive hot-swap capability makes MB522SP-B a tool for professionals who swap their drives on a daily basis.

Design for difference
The firm understands the hassle that screwing a SSD/HDD to a tray can bring and how much times it can cost you when you are doing a lot of drive hot swapping. To make the process run more effectively and efficiently, it have removed the door panel from FlexiDOCK in order to get the SSD/HDD in or out quicker. To protect the drives, it developed smart derive ejection mechanism design, which allows the drives to be entirely inserted into the device, meaning the drives dos not protrude out and stays protected inside the chassis, reducing risks of physical damage on the drives and offers superior system appearance.

When a drive is inserted into FlexiDOCK, the ejection button will pop out while the blue drive activity light will light up on the button. To eject the drives from the FlexiDOCK, push the drive ejection button and smart drive ejection mechanism will eject the drive.

Suggested applications
Backup, data cloning, audio and video editing, digital forensic, drive recovery or any applications where drive hot-swap is required.

Key features:

Supports docking up to 2×2.5-inch SAS/SATA HDD/SSD with hot-swap function (5 and 9.5mm)
Fits any external 3.5″ drive bay or floppy bay
Metal chassis with partial ABS-plastic for protection
Ttray-less design and accepts bare drives without trays or holders
Drive door-less design for quick hot-swapping
Individual large drive eject buttons with SSD/ HDD activity indicator light built in
Flush in design for full drive protection from possible environmental damage
Ventilation slots for maximum passive cooling
Active Power Technology (APT) powers up individual LED if only there is drive installed in the drive bay
Backed with three-year manufacturer warranty
2.5″ SSD/HDD docking for system that requires easy hot-swap as mobile computers, data center rackmount computers and rackmount server systems, industrial automation control system, military computers and OEM / ODM systems

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