--- product_id: 55471803 title: "4 Bay USB 3.0 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure, Support to 128TB" brand: "io crest" price: "€ 248.35" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55471803-4-bay-usb-3-0-external-sata-hard-drive-enclosure store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # USB 3.0 & eSATA up to 6Gbps 4 bays, up to 128TB total Adjustable 3-speed cooling fan 4 Bay USB 3.0 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure, Support to 128TB **Brand:** io crest **Price:** € 248.35 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 💼 Elevate your data game with IO Crest: storage that works as hard as you do. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 4 Bay USB 3.0 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure, Support to 128TB by io crest - **How much does it cost?** € 248.35 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55471803-4-bay-usb-3-0-external-sata-hard-drive-enclosure) ## 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 - • **Cool & Quiet Operation:** Built-in adjustable fan with low, high, and auto modes ensures your drives stay chill during marathon sessions. - • **Plug & Play Versatility:** Supports 2.5" & 3.5" SATA I/II/III drives with no RAID needed—mix brands and sizes effortlessly. - • **Massive Storage Powerhouse:** Consolidate up to 4 SATA drives with a whopping 128TB capacity—perfect for your growing digital empire. - • **Universal OS Compatibility:** Seamlessly works with Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS—your storage, your rules. - • **Blazing Fast Data Transfers:** Dual USB 3.0 & eSATA interfaces deliver up to 6Gbps speeds, keeping your workflow lightning quick. ## Overview The IO Crest 4 Bay USB 3.0 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure supports up to four SATA drives with a total capacity of 128TB. Featuring dual USB 3.0 and eSATA interfaces for transfer speeds up to 6Gbps, it allows individual drive access without RAID. Compatible with multiple OS platforms and equipped with an adjustable cooling fan, it offers a versatile, high-capacity, and reliable external storage solution for professionals and power users. ## Description Syba SY-ENC50104 is a 4 Bay Enclosure for 3.5' SATA I/II/III hard disk drives. It supports 4 HDD of different brands and a capacity of up to 24TB per drive. Note: The Motherboard's SATA port MUST support Port Multiplier in order for your computer to recognize multiple hard drives if the unit is connected via eSATA. Dual eSATA and USB 3.0 external interface enable a blistering fast data transfer speed of up to 6Gbps and 5Gbps respectively. ## Features - 4-BAY HIGH-CAPACITY STORAGE EXPANSION: Consolidate up to four SATA hard drives into one external storage enclosure. Supports up to 32TB per drive and up to 128TB total capacity, making it ideal for large file storage, backups, media libraries, and desktop storage expansion. - INDIVIDUAL DRIVE ACCESS, NO RAID REQUIRED: Port Multiplier Normal Mode allows compatible systems to recognize each installed hard drive individually. Use different drive capacities and brands without combining your drives into a RAID array. - USB 3.0 & eSATA HIGH-SPEED CONNECTIVITY: Connect through USB 3.0 with transfer speeds up to 5Gbps or eSATA with speeds up to 6Gbps. Flexible dual-interface connectivity provides a convenient storage solution for compatible PCs and workstations. - DRIVES and OS COMPATIBILITY: Compatible with 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA I, II, and III hard drives. Build a versatile DAS storage system using your existing drives or expand your storage as your needs grow. Supports all of the leading operating systems, including: Microsoft Windows (11/10/8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2016/Server2012/Server 2008/Server 2003), Apple OSX (10.9+/10.8/10.7/10.6), Linux, and Google Chrome OS. - ADJUSTABLE ACTIVE COOLING FOR STABLE OPERATION: Built-in forced-air ventilation and a 3-speed adjustable cooling fan with Low, High, and Auto settings help improve airflow and heat dissipation during extended storage, backup, and data-transfer operations. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B076ZH262B | | Best Sellers Rank | #154 in Enclosures | | Brand | IO CREST | | Built In Media | (1) 4 Bay Enclosure^(1) eSATA Cable^(1) Power Cable^(16) Screws^(1) Screw Driver^(1) USB Cable | | Color | Black | | Compatible Devices | Laptop | | Connectivity Technology | usb | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (285) 4.0 out of 5 stars | | Data Transfer Rate | 5000 megabytes_per_second | | Enclosure Material | Metal | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00810154013944 | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 inches | | Hardware Interface | USB | | Hardware Platform | PC | | Item Dimensions L X W X H | 10.25"L x 5.25"W x 8"H | | Item Type Name | Syba SY-ENC50104 4 Bay 3.5” SATA III HDD NON-RAID Enclosure – Supports USB 3.0 & eSATA Interface | | Item Weight | 7 pounds | | Manufacturer | IO CREST | | Memory Storage Capacity | 8 TB | | Mfr Part Number | SY-ENC50104 | | Model Number | SY-ENC50104 | | Number Of Items | 1 | | Number Of Packs | 1 | | Supported Devices Quantity | 4 | | Upc | 810154013944 | | Warranty Description | 1 Year Warranty | ## Product Details - **Brand:** IO CREST - **Color:** Black - **Hardware Interface:** USB - **Hardware Platform:** PC - **Product Dimensions:** 10.25"L x 5.25"W x 8"H ## Images ![4 Bay USB 3.0 External SATA Hard Drive Enclosure, Support to 128TB - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YM77HTm6L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color, Size** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic external hard drive enclosure *by on Reviewed in the United States October 26, 2022* Item is smaller than I expected. The item has weight and feels well built. Item comes with no instructions although the hard drive installation is straight forward.The trays install easily and lock into place. A firm pull is needed to remove a tray. The drive indicator lights on each tray are blue for power and red for activity with neither being too bright. On high setting I found the fan noise was not noticeable.The trays use a tool less design to install the hard drive. There are four pins on the side and one on the bottom that align with the screw holes on the hard drive. Be sure to align the pin on the bottom otherwise the hard drive will not fully fit into place.I performed file transfers of pictures to test the speed of the item. Speed is what you would expect from any external USB hard drive. In the 100+ MBS range for a single drive transfer. Multiple hard drive transfers divide this this total.To verify compatibility I installed four previously used hard drives in the enclosure. When the enclosure was powered on Windows 10 automatically recognized all the drives and all their original content was still accessible.I have since installed 4 new Toshiba X300 8TB drives and they worked flawlessly in the enclosure. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I was pleasantly surprised by this enclosure *by on Reviewed in the United States October 31, 2025* I didn't expect much from this enclosure. I had a 5TB sata HDD and two 4TB sata HDDs that used to be internal drives for one of several desktop computers over the years. Now I only buy 8TB drives, but I didn't want to throw these away so I bought this enclosure.The vendor is clear upfront that it doesn't support RAID functionality. When I got the unit, it came with both a USB 3 and an eSATA cable, which was nice. Assuming that eSATA would be faster I ordered a 2-port eSAT PCIE expansion card. When I went to install the card, I found that I was out of slots so rather than give up a 4-port USB card I put the eSAT card away for another day.The setup was incredibly straightforward. Each bay has its own tray. I slid the 3 drives into their respective trays and closed them, plugged the enclosure into a power supply and used their USB 3 cable to attach it to my computer. No tools were required. When I pushed the enclosure's on-off button Windows 11 detected them all fairly quickly.I dragged and dropped files into each drive and back again to make sure they were working. No problems.I don't know why I didn't think of this before I bought it, but I decided to see if I could make the two 4TB drives into one logical 8TB drive. It doesn’t support that, the manufacturer made no claims for that, and I wasn't surprised.Overall, setup was as straightforward as can be. Everything functions as advertised. Everything you need comes in the box with the enclosure.I wish every piece of hardware that I buy could be this easy to set up. ### ⭐ It works but its functionality is overshadowed by how cheaply made this product is. *by on Reviewed in the United States June 27, 2024* Pros:It functions Transfer and Reads data seemingly without a hitchWD Red Pro 14 Tab copy speeds reached as high as 227.1 MB/s, always seemed to average around 200 MB/s thoughWD White Label Drives (Shucked EasyStores and Elements) never copied faster than 151 MB/sSeagate Barracudas and other 5400 RPM drives never seem to beat 140 MB/sIt works and functions well enough if you are not picky and are simply using as a long term home for your drivesEasy to setup if you don’t overthink itThe fan keeps the drives cool, the aforementioned WD Red never reached over 40°C not even once, even during sustained writes of 12 hours+. The other drives I mentioned never got hotter than 45°CEjecting the drives from Windows and on my Nvidia shield always worked flawlessly, both in function and reflected in the S.M.A.R.T. DataCons:I have never seen a multi bay enclosure made with cheaper materialsI never trusted this enclosure to house more than two drives at a time, call me over cautious but I don't see this enclosure being able to handle four drives simultaneously and live to tell about it. Even higher end JBOD and RAID enclosures that are over $300 struggle at handling 4 drives at onceThis enclosure isn't hot swappable, Meaning if you add or remove a drive while other drives are running every priorly installed drive will Abort all operations and essentially eject and have to spin-up again whenever you add or remove a drive from the enclosureThe BIGGEST issue with this enclosure is how cheaply made the trays are and how flawed of a system it is: it does not give you the option to mount your drives to the trays with screws and you are forced to use the extremely cheap and slightly undersized pegs attached to the plates that are supposed to fasten the tray to the drive which are made out of extremely cheap/flimsy plastic and you literally have to bend them and forcibly snap them off abruptly in-order to properly install each new drive to the enclosure and each time you do this the plates get looser and looser and pretty soon your drive will not be mounted properly at all. It does not help that there are no screw holes on the bottom of the trays for 3.5 inch drives, Otherwise this problem would honestly probably be O.K.all in all this enclosure is fine if you're just going to be installing and swapping drives sporadically and pretty much only using it to turn a few 3.5 inch drives into external drives. If you are thinking of buying this enclosure for the purpose of using it with several different drives - which would require a lot of swapping - my advice is: Absolutely do not buy this enclosure. Go with a terramaster d4-300 instead. It is worth the extra $53 dollars and It's trays are practically flawless. ## Frequently Bought Together - Syba SY-ENC50104 4 Bay 3.5” SATA III HDD Non-RAID Enclosure – Supports USB 3.0 & eSATA Interface, Black - StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe SATA III Card - 2 Int/2 Ext - SATA III 6Gbps (PEXESAT322I) - Cable Matters 2-Pack 6 Gbps Shielded eSATA Cable 6 Feet --- ## 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.pt/products/55471803-4-bay-usb-3-0-external-sata-hard-drive-enclosure](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55471803-4-bay-usb-3-0-external-sata-hard-drive-enclosure) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-10-08*