Testseek.com have collected 4 expert reviews of the Patriot Convoy 425XL 4-Bay 2.5 inch SATA RAID Storage Enclosure PCC425XL and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Patriot Convoy 425XL 4-Bay 2.5 inch SATA RAID Storage Enclosure PCC425XL.
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The Patriot Convoy 425XL is an excellent four-drive 5.25” bay enclosure. It is easy to set up RAID. It uses just a single SATA cable and Molex power connector. The aluminum build quality is excellent; just watch out for those sharp corners. Settin...
Overall, the Convoy 425XL does exactly what it intends to do. It brings hot swap RAID to desktop PCs regardless of the controller that it is attached to. The design is an attractive one that blends well with a black PC case. The small fans used for kee...
The benchmarks may not contain numbers that will take anyone’s breath away, but keep in mind these drives are low cost standard 5,400 RPM SATA drives. Someone who is looking to get a little more performance will likely be purchasing 7,200RPM RPM drive...
Simple, easy way to get RAID5 in a SFF chassis, Very well constructed and reliable, Supports SMART functions for the individual drives, Excellent cooling for all installed drives, Supports 12.5mm high drives (1TB drives available), Easy way to break the 2.2 TB OS limitation in a single drive bay, Simplified cable connections are invaluable in SFF cases, Supports all possible RAID levels
Single SATAII uplink connection is overwhelmed by 24 SSDs, Does not support TRIM passthru (No RAID system does this yet), Lack of builtin encryption may hinder use for burning offsite backups
that this unit fills a niche no other device can, and for that you have to be willing to pay the price, both in dollars and performance. Its closest competitor is the AMS VENUS T5 mini DS-2250J 5-Bay SATA RAID Storage Enclosure, which is an external u...
