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Jul 16, 2026 2:41 PM

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

$111

$170

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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 17, 2026 9:22 PM
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Oil_BurnerJul 17, 2026 9:22 PM
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Quote from DontTaxBeer View quoted comment :
$110 for the enclosure, $4000 for the drives.
Just buy the regular spinning rust and you should be good.
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Jul 17, 2026 10:25 PM
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electrojunkieJul 17, 2026 10:25 PM
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In case someone without a lot of computer knowledge might be on the fence about this....Real world max data throughput on this will likely be in the 250 MB/s or likely even lower range on a hard drive with decent cache.
This is about as good as you can get in this price range to connect to a PC with limited or no 3.5" drive bays unless you want to invest in an actual NAS setup to be able to connect to multiple computers.
I you intend to create a JBOD (just a bunch of disks) setup from HDD's rotated out of old rigs, this would do the trick on a dedicated machine.
Simply wanted to add one enthusiast's perspective should this enclosure hit someone's budget sweetspot.
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Jul 17, 2026 11:34 PM
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pmac-Jul 17, 2026 11:34 PM
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I have a ton of Western Digital external hard drives (~10) but only a few are plugged into external USB hubs (MB ports are all in use). Should I consider getting this and shucking some of my external HDDs? They're ~8-10 years old and I haven't had 1 failure yet (knock on wood).
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Jul 18, 2026 1:43 AM
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Nate2016Jul 18, 2026 1:43 AM
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I have one of these hooked up to a mini PC (which I'm typing on now) that I use for small games, a home server, and a media center. It's wonderful and I highly recommend it. Have had zero problems
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Jul 18, 2026 1:51 AM
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DontTaxBeerJul 18, 2026 1:51 AM
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Quote from Oil_Burner View quoted comment :
Just buy the regular spinning rust and you should be good.
yeah, that's about what they cost, $1000 a drive.
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Jul 18, 2026 2:26 AM
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DataJagerJul 18, 2026 2:26 AM
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5 Bay model on eBay for $96 shipped
Seller seems ok
https://www.ebay.com/itm/38802972...1878.m1851
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Jul 18, 2026 2:28 AM
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faheydJul 18, 2026 2:28 AM
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Quote from amax View quoted comment :
First of all, RAID = grandpa/irrelevant in 2026. Second, wasting an NVMe drive in a USB enclosure like this is an hilarious waste ESPECIALLY in 2026. Third, almost nobody actually needs an NAS, and it's a waste of tech/energy/effort. Your precious collection of movies that you watch once, are streaming online from the cloud anyway.

Last, this is the best non-NAS multi-bay enclosure because it has a physical power switch. That way, you can remote-access and control its on/off status using a smart plug (using caution of course with ejecting and so on).
Well well, YOUNGSTER, you gotta a lot of nerve spouting that bull. This thing is junk and I don't care how much you have invested in the company stock.
/ON THE IGNORE LIST
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Jul 19, 2026 8:33 PM
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JamesB2007Jul 19, 2026 8:33 PM
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Quote from conbustible View quoted comment :
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?
128 GB is nothing for storage. TBH what you should do is pay for a cloud storage for phones. Gives. you continous backup from anywere on the planet, and a 2Tb plan will store plenty of photos. If iPhones, getting iCloud also gives you full backup of phones. Lose/break a phone? get a new one, restore from iCloud = like you never left.

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