Can you stock SATA drive caddies?

[tfboy]

I may well need to build a server for a client and one thing I'm after are SATA 3.5" drive caddies. And I can't find anyone who stocks them.

Steve @ Scan pointed out this one: http://www.vantecusa.com/p_mrk300stbk.html

Do you friendly chaps at Scan have any plans of stocking such devices? I can't imagine there isn't a demand for them. With nforce 4 chipset supporting hot-swappable SATA drives, all we need are removable caddies to give us cheap reliable storage

[eek]

LN6163 Icy Dock MB235SPF-B Black 3 Bay SATA Hot Swap Rack fits into 2x5.25" Bays inc Caddies £42.49 £49.93
LN10534 JJ Black SNT-2131 3 Bay SATA Hot Swap Rack fits into 2x5.25" Bays £35.53 £41.75 No review available
LN10535 JJ Black SNT-3141 4 Bay SATA Hot Swap Rack fits into 3x5.25" Bays £49.99 £58.74 No review available

They stock the three above and the supermicro server one that is never in stock. Look under hard disk sata caddies.

[DavidM]

The supermicro one is ordered in on request.

[tfboy]

Doh!

I do apologise, I hadn't realised that the caddies were segregated into different categories. I only saw the "Caddies & Coolers" one, not the one below it specifically for SATA

[DavidM]

Good point - i'll ask someone to rename it and make it a little clearer.

[tfboy]

OK, looks like I'm having to "updrade" the caddy I was initially looking at.

I'm now after a 4-drive JJ Black SNT-3141 4 Bay SATA Hot Swap Rack fits into 3x5.25" Bays
LN 10535.

Is this a special order like the supermicro? If not, any idea when you're getting them back in stock.

P.S This will be part of my biggest order to Scan - over 3 grand. So is it worthwhile emailing the "man who can" or should I speak to someone if a discount is available? Maybe I should apply for a trade account with the amount I'm buying at the moment. LOL!

[DavidM]

It's always worth dropping an offer request through..

[tfboy]

OK, and any idea of ETA on the 4-bay SATA drive bays?

Thanks Dave

[tfboy]

David, bump for availability of the 4-bay SATA drive bay LN10535 ?

I need to put through my order (will email the man who can ) and as it's of a large amount and quantity, would the dispatch be help up because of no stock on one item ?

I could get on with building the two other workstation systems if the bits for those are dispatched and wait for the caddy to come through later on to then build the server.

Many thanks for letting me know.