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Jul 16, 2026 2:41 PM

Orico 4-Bay External Direct USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure (Up to 88TB)

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Orico Direct US Store via Amazon has Orico 4-Bay External Direct USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure (Up to 88TB; 9848U3) on sale for $169.99 - Extra $59.50 Off w/ promo code 6DS2BZ8L (apply at final checkout) = $110.49. Shipping is free.

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  • About the Deal
    • Must apply the listed promo code at final checkout to receive discount
    • This hard drive enclosure features 4-bay (single disc up to 22TB or 88TB total) w/ USB 3.0 interface/SATA 5Gbps, 150W built-in power supply & excellent heat dissipation performance
    • Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
    • Offer valid while promotional savings/supplies last
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Orico Direct US Store via Amazon has Orico 4-Bay External Direct USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure (Up to 88TB; 9848U3) on sale for $169.99 - Extra $59.50 Off w/ promo code 6DS2BZ8L (apply at final checkout) = $110.49. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member thethingx for finding this deal

Note, product will be sold by Orico Direct US Store and fulfilled by Amazon

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • Must apply the listed promo code at final checkout to receive discount
    • This hard drive enclosure features 4-bay (single disc up to 22TB or 88TB total) w/ USB 3.0 interface/SATA 5Gbps, 150W built-in power supply & excellent heat dissipation performance
    • Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
    • Offer valid while promotional savings/supplies last
  • Additional Details

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They run hot. I have one hooked up to my NAS, and the OS will turn the entire system off occasionally to prevent damage to the drives. Having all drives loaded can cause it to exceed safe operation temps. I had to use an external fan to assist with air flow and outer casing thermals. My NAS is Synology, I've had 10 bays used on it for 2+ years, and I never ran into a temp issue until hooking this up via USB.
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This ORICO four bay USB 3.0 enclosure is best as a budget direct attached storage box for a single PC or mini PC, especially when you need extra 3.5 inch drive bays. It can work well for home server, media center, and backup use, with real world throughput likely around 250 megabytes per second or lower. The physical power switch is a useful touch for remote power control. The main cautions are heat and power behavior, since loaded drives can run hot, idle draw can stay around 30 watts, and this model has no hot swap or RAID.

  • The enclosure can support multi-drive setups that stay accessible through standard NTFS or REFS partitions.

    EvilTimmy

  • The enclosure can be used as a dedicated JBOD-style storage target for a single PC when 3.5-inch bays are limited.

    electrojunkie

  • The enclosure can run reliably in a mini PC setup for small games, a home server, and a media center.

    Nate2016

  • The enclosure can be controlled for power state using a physical power switch connected to a smart plug.

    amax

  • The enclosure can run hot with multiple drives loaded, which may trigger system shutdowns to protect drive temperatures.

    FuschiaJuice666

  • The enclosure can draw significant power even when idle, which may require a USB power-off workaround.

    madcow3417

  • The model can lack hot-swap and RAID support, and it may not be documented for NVMe tray compatibility.

    desynergy

  • The 5-bay version can have a weird sleep mode that may require a utility to change sleep settings.

    DublF

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Jul 16, 2026 7:09 PM
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FuschiaJuice666Jul 16, 2026 7:09 PM
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They run hot. I have one hooked up to my NAS, and the OS will turn the entire system off occasionally to prevent damage to the drives. Having all drives loaded can cause it to exceed safe operation temps. I had to use an external fan to assist with air flow and outer casing thermals. My NAS is Synology, I've had 10 bays used on it for 2+ years, and I never ran into a temp issue until hooking this up via USB.
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Jul 16, 2026 7:13 PM
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desynergyJul 16, 2026 7:13 PM
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Dont read the comments thinking they're mentioning the features that this model has. No hot swap and no RAID on this model. No mention of supporting NVME trays.
Last edited by desynergy July 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM.
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Jul 16, 2026 7:51 PM
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Jul 17, 2026 1:27 AM
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Frank_NittyJul 17, 2026 1:27 AM
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Quote from FuschiaJuice666 View quoted comment :
They run hot. I have one hooked up to my NAS, and the OS will turn the entire system off occasionally to prevent damage to the drives. Having all drives loaded can cause it to exceed safe operation temps. I had to use an external fan to assist with air flow and outer casing thermals. My NAS is Synology, I've had 10 bays used on it for 2+ years, and I never ran into a temp issue until hooking this up via USB.
Wowzers... And I was actually considering buying one of these too, smh. Guess I should be grateful to have purchased this one [amazon.com] instead which I gotten for $102 when it went on sale earlier this year.
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Jul 17, 2026 12:22 PM
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ondinnonkJul 17, 2026 12:22 PM
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Quote from FuschiaJuice666 View quoted comment :
They run hot. I have one hooked up to my NAS, and the OS will turn the entire system off occasionally to prevent damage to the drives. Having all drives loaded can cause it to exceed safe operation temps. I had to use an external fan to assist with air flow and outer casing thermals. My NAS is Synology, I've had 10 bays used on it for 2+ years, and I never ran into a temp issue until hooking this up via USB.
ooof was just coming in to ask if DAS can hookup/convert to NAS. Thanks
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Jul 17, 2026 12:34 PM
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EvilTimmyJul 17, 2026 12:34 PM
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After researching multiple other options for a laptop-based NAS/Plex/backup server and trying out Storage Spaces and UNRAID, I ended up buying StableBit DrivePool ($29) to use four drives in a DAS like this as one logical drive with RAID-like capabilities. It gives quite a bit of control over redundancy and leveling (down to per-folder in the same drive letter), so I can set my critical documents to copy to all four drives, but scratch or easily replaceable files only one or two. It also uses standard NTFS (or REFS) partitions so if the OS fails or system needs replacement, files are accessible immediately without installing software or rebuilding. I also partitioned the laptop's built-in SSD to use as a write caching drive, so those initial writes from downloads/video projects are super fast and data can be shuffled to the HDDs smartly, and it doesn't need to immediately wake the array especially for smaller files.
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Jul 17, 2026 3:08 PM
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jhanes57Jul 17, 2026 3:08 PM
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looks like a good deal
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Jul 17, 2026 3:19 PM
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conbustibleJul 17, 2026 3:19 PM
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Is this good to dump photos on my phone to clear storage, or would yall recommend something different? Some more context, my parents only buy the 128gb storage phones, can I connect their phone to this and dump their photos and video to store in this or can you recommend something different?
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Jul 17, 2026 3:38 PM
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luv-slick-dealsJul 17, 2026 3:38 PM
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Running hot is a deal killer for me
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Jul 17, 2026 4:15 PM
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desynergyJul 17, 2026 4:15 PM
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For those with heat issues, you're running 5400RPM drives designed for NAS devices, right? Not regular hard drives like WD Black.
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Jul 17, 2026 4:25 PM
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DublFJul 17, 2026 4:25 PM
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I bought the 5 bay version last year for a few dollars more. It works well, but has a weird sleep mode. I downloaded a utilty to change the sleep setting.
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Jul 17, 2026 4:47 PM
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madcow3417Jul 17, 2026 4:47 PM
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Mine was using 30W whether it was being accessed or not. They are NAS drives, but I don't know the speed. I hooked up a 5V relay to my computer's USB port. Now when my computer shuts down the DAS shuts down.
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Jul 17, 2026 6:26 PM
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DontTaxBeerJul 17, 2026 6:26 PM
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$110 for the enclosure, $4000 for the drives.
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Jul 17, 2026 9:21 PM
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Oil_BurnerJul 17, 2026 9:21 PM
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Been using a HP ProLiant MicroServer G7 that I bought from Newegg 16 yrs ago, that has 4 built in bays. This has been my TrueNAS for this long and chugging still along with no issue, serving a 5 member family with photos, documents, movies etc. 3-tier backups are in place, before someone jumps on that topic :-)
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