--- product_id: 109890812 title: "Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay" brand: "io crest" price: "£217.10" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Io Crest" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/109890812-hard-drive-enclosure-supports-multi-bay-via-usb-interface-black store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # USB 3.0 SuperSpeed 5Gbps transfer Supports up to 8 drives, 24TB each Smart fan with 3-speed thermal control Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay **Brand:** io crest **Price:** £217.10 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 💼 Elevate your storage game—power, speed, and control in one sleek enclosure. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay by io crest - **How much does it cost?** £217.10 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/109890812-hard-drive-enclosure-supports-multi-bay-via-usb-interface-black) ## Best For - io crest enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted io crest brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Blazing USB 3.0 Speeds:** Experience seamless 5Gbps data transfers that keep your workflow lightning fast and frustration-free. - • **Customizable Cooling Control:** Smart fan with auto/manual modes and 3 speed levels ensures whisper-quiet operation and optimal drive longevity. - • **Sleek, Durable Steel Housing:** Robust design dissipates heat efficiently while maintaining a clean, professional desk presence. - • **Individual Drive Power Switches:** Power drives on/off independently to save energy and extend hardware life—control at your fingertips. - • **Massive 192TB Storage Potential:** Expand your digital empire with 8 bays supporting up to 24TB each—store everything, never compromise. ## Overview The Syba SY-ENC50119 is a professional-grade 8-bay hard drive enclosure supporting both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives up to 24TB each. Featuring USB 3.0 with 5Gbps transfer speeds, smart thermal management with a quiet fan, and independent power switches for each drive, it offers a reliable, scalable storage solution ideal for archival, backup, and multi-drive management without RAID complexity. ## Description Syba Sy-Enc50119 8 Bay 2.5" And 3.5" Usb3.0 Sata External Enclosure Is A Quick And Simple Way To Expand Storage Capacity. Latest Controller And Firmware Support 8 X 24TB Drives. Unique Independent Switch Design Allows Drives To Be Powered Off Individually, Prolonging The Life Of The Drives.Sy-Enc50119 With Usb 3.0 5Gbps Super Speed Interface Helps To Transfer Your Files In A Breeze, Usb3.0 Connection 10X Faster To Usb2.0 And Compatible With Usb2.0, 1.1, 1.0. Plug And Play, No Additional Driver Or Utility Needed. Review: Glad I made this purchase. - I have had mine for over 6 months and it has worked flawlessly. The drives were very easy to install as well as connecting the USB 3.0 to a port on my PC. I like that I can individually turn the drives on and off as well as turn the complete rack on and off. I used a label maker to identify each drive which helps remembering which drive is plugged into what tray position. The unit runs cool and quiet, the sound from the fan is very low. The design fits nicely on my desk, looks nice and clean, and does not take up much space. I would definitely recommend this product. It is a very good value for the money as you can't beat the price. Review: Perfect for Archival - I had a bunch of legacy drives and was swapping out my computer, I didn't want my new huge tower to be stuffed with hard drives for various reasons. This connected with USB quickly and all my drives showed up in Linux. It even works with LUKS (encryption) without problem. Just a note: This isn't RAID nor did I want it, but in certain cases transferring files will be slow. Especially between drives in the same tower -- the nature of USB is that the processor has to handle it and send it down the same wire. Imagine a 1 car tunnel on a two way street. One side passes, then has to yield to the other side. Yeah, it's gonna be slower than a seamless flow of 2 way traffic. It'll eventually get it done but is not something for speed demons. For a faster exchange of data from drives into the tower to another, I would suggest keeping the drive you are transferring data to from the others via a seperate cable - whether internal to your computer tower or a seperate single enclosure - I had various external drives that I just took apart and put the new HDD in without much problem. As it is, it's perfect for those drives you put the random files on or archive. I'm reading about those who are putting SDDs in these and expecting speed -- USB is not appropriate for speed in the first place. That's what SATA/eSATA is for at the least, although NVMe is fastest. Second, you're not gonna split 4/8 drives and get cutting edge speed. Does not happen. Great for archival, transfer of files if you have time, and storing HDDs out of the way but still usable. Bad for getting the most speed out of your drives, especially if accessing 2+ at a time. ## Features - Support All Brands Of 2.5 Inch And 3.5 Inch Sata Hard Disk Drive Up To 24TB Per Drive. (Does Not Support Raid And Nas Function) - Smart Fan Function With Built-In Thermal Sensor Support Auto & Manual Mode With 3 Level Of Fan Speed - Super Speed Usb3.0 5Gbps Connection Transfer Your Files In A Breeze. Supports Sata I/Ii/Iii(6Gb/S), Uasp And Usb 3.0(5Gb/S) - Independent Control Switch For Each Drive Allows Drives To Be Powered Off Individually. Dissipates Heat Efficiently With Steel Housing & Quiet Fan ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07MD2LNYX | | Best Sellers Rank | #275 in Enclosures | | Brand | IO CREST | | Built-In Media | (1) 8 bay USB 3.0 Enclosure, (1) Power Cord, (1) Screw Driver, (1) USB 3.0 Cable, (32) Screws for 2.5" HDD | | Color | Black | | Compatible Devices | Desktop, Laptop | | Connectivity Technology | USB | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 533 Reviews | | Data Transfer Rate | 5 Gigabits Per Second | | Enclosure Material | Alloy Steel | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00857426008215 | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches | | Hardware Interface | USB 3.0 | | Hardware Platform | Linux; Windows; Mac OS, PC; Network, Server | | Item Type Name | Syba 8 Bay Tool Less Tray Hot Swappabe 2.5" 3.5" SATA Non Raid External USB 3.0 Enclosure SY-ENC50119l | | Item Weight | 10 Pounds | | Manufacturer | IO CREST | | Material | Alloy Steel | | Memory Storage Capacity | 24 TB | | Mfr Part Number | SY-ENC50119 | | Model Number | SY-ENC50119 | | Supported Devices Quantity | 8 | | UPC | 857426008215 | | Warranty Description | 1 Year Warranty | ## Product Details - **Brand:** IO CREST - **Color:** Black - **Hardware Interface:** USB 3.0 - **Hardware Platform:** Linux; Windows; Mac OS, PC; Network, Server - **Material:** Alloy Steel ## Images ![Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Uc7cXBBaL.jpg) ![Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61wJBmA7x4L.jpg) ![Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/6195y99kcnL.jpg) ![Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/6118SJtABAL.jpg) ![Hard Drive Enclosure Supports Multi Bay via USB Interface, Black, 8-Bay - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71XSpTOe2zL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Has anybody tried using this with openmediavault? plan on doing a nas with this on a raspberry pi 4. will setup redundancy on the pi.** A: Snapraid works like a charm and the RPi 4 w/ Raspian recognized all of my Seagate & WD drives up to 18 TB per drive without issue. Have a separate file server series running off USB hub connected to Intel NUC 9 w/ Ubuntu and works just as good. Had tremendous success with these towers for home media server with OMV, Portainer/Docker, and Plex on RPi 4, but they appear to be functional for every Linux OS I seem to throw at them. **Q: If power is lost, will this unit power up automatically when power is restored?** A: That was a concern for me with it as a backup and video server. I then realized that I had an ample UPS on the computer next to my server. I should have had them on the UPS from the beginning. Always better to have a server and hard drives on a UPS anyway and to automatically shut down gracefully if the UPS is reaching low power. **Q: Vibration level with max disks?** A: I can't tell you with all 8 disks installed, but I have 5 running with extremely slight detectable vibration through my finger tips. My Syba is stacked on top of a Dell Optiplex tower. To date, I have had no problems. **Q: Does this unit shut down (sleep) when the pc is turned off? and does is auto boot-up when the pc turned on?** A: Dear Customer, It will turn off when you turn off your PC. I believe you have to power it on manually on boot up. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Glad I made this purchase. *by R***I on September 23, 2025* I have had mine for over 6 months and it has worked flawlessly. The drives were very easy to install as well as connecting the USB 3.0 to a port on my PC. I like that I can individually turn the drives on and off as well as turn the complete rack on and off. I used a label maker to identify each drive which helps remembering which drive is plugged into what tray position. The unit runs cool and quiet, the sound from the fan is very low. The design fits nicely on my desk, looks nice and clean, and does not take up much space. I would definitely recommend this product. It is a very good value for the money as you can't beat the price. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for Archival *by R***Y on November 14, 2022* I had a bunch of legacy drives and was swapping out my computer, I didn't want my new huge tower to be stuffed with hard drives for various reasons. This connected with USB quickly and all my drives showed up in Linux. It even works with LUKS (encryption) without problem. Just a note: This isn't RAID nor did I want it, but in certain cases transferring files will be slow. Especially between drives in the same tower -- the nature of USB is that the processor has to handle it and send it down the same wire. Imagine a 1 car tunnel on a two way street. One side passes, then has to yield to the other side. Yeah, it's gonna be slower than a seamless flow of 2 way traffic. It'll eventually get it done but is not something for speed demons. For a faster exchange of data from drives into the tower to another, I would suggest keeping the drive you are transferring data to from the others via a seperate cable - whether internal to your computer tower or a seperate single enclosure - I had various external drives that I just took apart and put the new HDD in without much problem. As it is, it's perfect for those drives you put the random files on or archive. I'm reading about those who are putting SDDs in these and expecting speed -- USB is not appropriate for speed in the first place. That's what SATA/eSATA is for at the least, although NVMe is fastest. Second, you're not gonna split 4/8 drives and get cutting edge speed. Does not happen. Great for archival, transfer of files if you have time, and storing HDDs out of the way but still usable. Bad for getting the most speed out of your drives, especially if accessing 2+ at a time. ### ⭐ Runs great...until it doesn't *by P***! on October 5, 2020* The 8 drive bay worked beautifully with 6 of my drives attached, a 10 TB, 8 TB, 2x 6 TB, and 2x 4 TB. Thermals were good, fans were whisper silent, speeds were slow but acceptable (despite USB 3.0 on paper supporting 600 MB/s transfer speeds, this gets around 150 MB/s shared across ALL drives). Why the one star? It gets I/O errors randomly. There is no real rhyme or reason to it, but every so often a drive would disconnect entirely and disappear from Explorer OR it would appear, show my folders, but any attempt to open them was met with an I/O Disk Read Error. These drives had no issues before being placed in the enclosure and after being put BACK into my machine (originally got this since I wanted to swap my case but finding a mid-tower with 6+ 3.5'' bays like my Phantom 410 is not an easy task anymore) leads me to believe that the enclosure is at fault. There also is a nasty little design flaw that Syba informed me WAS expected behaviour: The drives will enter sleep after a certain amount of inactivity regardless of any settings in Windows be it USB sleep settings or hard disk sleep settings. This is an issue if you're using these for a media server like I was. There's a noticeable delay when the drives spin back on and almost all of the times I got that dreaded I/O error was when a drive was waking. If given that I/O error the only way to fix it was to physically turn either the drive on and off or the whole enclosure. Not an ideal solution, and I couldn't safely eject any time I did this as Windows would tell me the drive was in use. If you value your data, I would steer clear using this as a daily driver. Maybe as an on-site backup, but if you want to actually USE the drives installed regularly, look elsewhere. ## Frequently Bought Together - Syba 8 Bay Tool Less Tray Hot Swappabe 2.5" 3.5" SATA Non Raid External USB 3.0 Enclosure SY-ENC50119 - HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD | HUH721212ALE601 | 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch | ISE 512e | Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive (Renewed) - Western Digital 14TB Ultrastar DC HC530 SATA HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512MB Cache, 3.5" - WUH721414ALE604 (Renewed) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/109890812-hard-drive-enclosure-supports-multi-bay-via-usb-interface-black](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/109890812-hard-drive-enclosure-supports-multi-bay-via-usb-interface-black) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*