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Raid Compatibility
Some customers have had success setting up RAID modes on the cenmate external hard drive enclosure, specifically RAID 0 and RAID 1. However, others have reported issues with the unit not recognizing RAID at all despite setting the dipswitches accordingly. Additionally, one customer mentioned that the unit will eventually remove the partition/formatting of the hard drives, which has resulted in data loss for some users.
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Quiet Operation
Customers have mixed feelings about the quiet operation of the Cenmate external hard drive enclosure. While some report it operates quietly, others mention issues with turning it off and having difficulty ejecting or recognizing the device.
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Quality
The aluminum housing feels sturdy, and the feet on it are super grippy and adequately prevent the bay from vibrating around whe... Read More
Istallation was a breeze and powered up and ran easily.
I immediately switched the unit to raid 1 and tossed in two wd red plus 10tb drives; within 30 seconds of power on and usb conn... Read More
I set the switches on the back for raid 0, held the reset button for 5 seconds and my mini pc running openmediavault recognized... Read More
Price
I always format ntfs - 64kb and nowadays i usually buy the hst 'renewed' drives for around $75 on amazon.
Competitiveness
I've had this experience with an 'off' brand several years ago.
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- This product had a total of 194 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 29 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The fan is quiet and it needs no drivers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I put two seagate 8tb drives in the unit
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I set the switches on the back for raid 0 held the reset button for 5 seconds and my mini pc running openmediavault recognized it as a hardware raid unit and the setup from there was just the same as any other drives you might install into omv
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought to replace hard drive enclosure that had crapped out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is designed for two drives but only needed for one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Is ok as i may decide to move to mirror or raid arrangement in future so now have option
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Didnt expect this one to any different but i did read the instructions
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Looked like a shrunk photocopy
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