Any Good Cases With Built In Hard Drive Dock?

newtekie1 · Feb 28, 2015

I have the Corsair 650D at home and love the hard drive dock. Now I'm looking for a new case for my main computer at work. Any other options, I love the 650D but not the $180 price tag...

krusha03 · Feb 28, 2015

Would this be an option? Not sure about the look for a work pc

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Edit: Another option
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vm600m1w2z

It seems the one i know are available in europe only

TRWOV · Feb 28, 2015

How about buying a dock? You wouldn't need an specific case for that. I have this one and it's pretty good, has both eSATA and USB 3.0 connections:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A5323NO/?tag=tec06d-20

There's a model with USB 3.0 only that looks the same so watch out for that if that matters to you.

newtekie1 · Feb 28, 2015

I have a USB3.0 dock already, just looking for a more elegant solution.

After doing a little looking, I might just pick up one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998048

krusha03 · Feb 28, 2015

Also see if you can find NZXT H2 somewhere in stock. That is a sleek looking case that would fit really good in a business environment however partpicker says it's not available (but i can find it in europe)

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Feb 28, 2015

What size drive are you docking with? Also do you mean like a hot swap dock?

newtekie1 · Feb 28, 2015

2.5 and 3.5, and yeah hot swap dock like the 650d.

Caring1 · Mar 1, 2015

This is neat enough for an office:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CAX6A3G/?tag=tec06d-20

Norton · Mar 1, 2015

There are HDD docks on the CM Elite 431 Plus ($57) and the CM HAF XM ($100).

Also, iirc the original CM 690 Advanced had an HDD dock

FordGT90Concept · Mar 1, 2015

Norton said:
Also, iirc the original CM 690 Advanced had an HDD dock

Yup, it is what I'd go with:
http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/cm-690-ii-advanced-usb3/

The connection point is just under the USB3 ports. Fits 2.5" and 3.5"

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Mar 1, 2015

The case I have is a nice case but only has a 2.5 hot swap bay.

Frag_Maniac · Mar 1, 2015

My Antec DF-85 has 4 internal hot swap bays and one top mounted external hot swap for an SSD.

BTW, I thought the dock TRWOD showed is actually more elegant. It all depends what case you have though. My case has 3 front doors that swing open with filters that slide out of them, so a dock like that would make more sense. To me, elegant is when you can't even tell it's there.

Kinda like invisible panty lines. :eek:

fsufan0025 · Apr 14, 2015

My InWin GRone has a 2.5\ 3.5 hot swap on top.

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Any Good Cases With Built In Hard Drive Dock?

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