Reddit reviews iStarUSA Group 3x5.25 to 5x3.5 Trayless Black (BPN-DE350SS-BLACK)
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Aluminum frame, light weight and durability designTray-less and screw-less HDD mountingAluminum front bezel with metal Key lock mechanism for securityIntegrative Shaping aluminum design for quickest heat sinkSupports hot-swap & RAID configuration (additional RAID controller needed)
Enclosures that turn three 5.25 into five 3.5 drives. They had a good deal on them on Black Friday so I loaded up.
Like this...iStarUSA BPN-DE350SS-BLACK 3x5.25 to 5x3.5 Trayless Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RRZI14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Qr4NybPVBH7EV
Except they were $35 bucks or something low.
I've got a Bluray drive in my top bay, then one of these with 4 3TB WD Reds and a 750GB games drive. I run a pretty extensive Plex server for me and my friends, hence all the storage.
On this note, I've seen 3 5.25" bays hold 5 drives.. just a fyi
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Yes, those are called DAS's (direct attached storage). Something like this? They are RAID capable but it's not required. You would connect it directly to the Shield rather than over the network.
I don't know how many free 5.25 bays you have but these work great iStarUSA BPN-DE350SS-BLACK 3x5.25 to 5x3.5 Trayless Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RRZI14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_xoSCyb2ESWDZV