--- product_id: 59225316 title: "Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives" brand: "sharkoon" price: "549.87 DT" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/59225316-sharkoon-5-bay-raid-station-external-enclosure-for-hard-drives store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # 625 MB/s speed 5-bay capacity Multiple RAID modes Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives **Brand:** sharkoon **Price:** 549.87 DT **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Elevate Your Data Game with Sharkoon's 5-Bay RAID Station! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives by sharkoon - **How much does it cost?** 549.87 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/59225316-sharkoon-5-bay-raid-station-external-enclosure-for-hard-drives) ## Best For - sharkoon enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted sharkoon brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **HDD Roaming Support:** Easily swap drives without hassle, keeping your workflow uninterrupted. - • **Maximize Your Storage:** Effortlessly manage up to 5 HDDs for unparalleled data organization. - • **Versatile RAID Options:** Choose from Clean, Clone, and various RAID configurations to suit your needs. - • **Lightning-Fast Transfers:** Experience blazing speeds of up to 625 MB/s for seamless data access. - • **Sleek Design Meets Functionality:** A stylish addition to your workspace that doesn't compromise on performance. ## Overview The Sharkoon 5-Bay RAID Station is an external enclosure designed for both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA HDDs, supporting up to five drives with various RAID configurations. With a data transfer rate of 625 MB/s, it ensures quick access to your data while offering HDD roaming capabilities for easy drive management. ## Description Product Description the case of the raid station consists of solid secc steel, the front door from abs plastic. behind this hides the hard drive mounting frame, in which hard drives in 2.5” or 3.5” format can be screwed into. the mounting frame itself is simply inserted into the housing and locked Box Contains 5-Bay RAID Station5x HDD mounting frames1x USB3.0 cable1x eSATA cable1x power cord20x mounting screws for 2.5" HDDs/SSDs20x mounting screws for 3.5" HDDs1x SATA to eSATA cable with bracket ## Features - External RAID case with five mounting bays for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA HDDs - Supported modes: Clean/Single, Large, Clone and RAID 0/1/3/5/10 - Supports HDD roaming ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Compatible devices | Personal Computer | | Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches | | Max number of supported devices | 5 | | Data transfer rate | 625 Megabytes Per Second | | Global Trade Identification Number | 04044951012909 | | Manufacturer | Sharkoon | | Product Dimensions | 28.2 x 15 x 21.5 cm; 4 kg | | Item model number | Raid-Station 5 | | Series | 5-Bay RAID-Station | | Operating System | Windows XP, Vista, 7 | | Are Batteries Included | No | | Item Weight | 4 kg | | Guaranteed software updates until | unknown | ## Images ![Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61kyYs5ATaL.jpg) ![Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61yBQu0tw4L.jpg) ![Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614S-1NT8hL.jpg) ![Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61A2CDncL7L.jpg) ![Sharkoon 5-Bay Raid Station External Enclosure for Hard Drives - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61BPMDEhO-L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style Name** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: will this work with windows 10?** A: It certainly works just fine with Windows 10 :)I'm using 2x 8 disk raid stations using eSATA with an PCIE card that supports port multiplier.Also using a 5 disk raid station using USB3.0 also just fine. Certainly an awesome buy if you ask me :) **Q: If a drive were to fail, does it indicate which drive has failed? Will it automatically rebuild the array when the failed drive is replaced?** A: Yes to both questions. **Q: Also, will it work with a Sonnet SATA card on my mac, using 8 drives port multiplied to one SATA port?** A: Hi, im not too sure with it being a Mac but I have it connected to single ESata port on my Windows Server and its working fine **Q: Will this enclosure accept 5x 6TB WD Red HDDs? (And presumably with all the RAID options still available?)** A: Hi there.I used this RAID station with a variety of drives: 3x WD Red 4TB drives, a Seagate 1.5 and a WD 1TB.I initially wanted an enclosure where I could store all of my external drives under one roof (as it were).It does everything that I want from it and is of a very good build quality. All in all, I am very pleased with it.I realise this doesn't answer your question but if you follow this link, it will tell you everything you need to know.http://www.sharkoon.com/sites/default/files/ddblock/nid-2212/images/manual_en_19421.pdfI hope this has been helpful to you. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars DONT BUY ANY OTHER EXTERNAL RAID ENCLOSURE! *by M***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2014* this comes with no manual (you can download it for free on the website) the setup is very easy but you DO need to read the manual, I have 8 x 4TB drives in RAID 0 as its a main storage for my files, which I copy to other small 4 x 4TB RAID 0 computers, its needed for speed (redundancy isn't needed) im using USB 3.0 so cannot comment on eSATA but can say USB 3.0 im getting roughly 100 Mb/s read/write speeds sometimes higher (depends on the files, im reading/writing ISO files)ive had startech RAID enclosures, and every RAID card you can possibly list or even imagine... this is by far one of the best RAID enclosures, im not going to lie it is abit pricey but the enclosure has a 300w power supply so its like a mini PC, with all the tech behind it and considering you can just put 8 hard drives in it is brilliant, Its very quiet, im sat next too it right now and I cant hear a thingyou can connect the enclosure to your PC and have 8 separate hard drives connected at onceyou can setup SOFTWARE RAID on the pc, or HARDWARE RAID on the enclosure itself, ive gone with hardware RAID but I get to choose the allocation/block size using the PC (currently running windows 8.1 enterprise x64)IF YOU NEED STORAGE DONT BOTHER WITH RAID CARDS OR ANY OTHER ENCLOSURE, BUY THIS ONE!!!! ### ⭐ 1.0 out of 5 stars Need to return it. Plastic racks and handles, ... *by M***H on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2015* Need to return it.Plastic racks and handles, very noisy. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Small, sturdy, and pretty, but inflexible, pricey and a little thirsty. *by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 December 2013* The Sharkoon 8-Bay Raid Station is a very nice product indeed. It's smaller than I had expected: the photos made it look as if it would be the same size as a computer enclosure, but in reality it's significantly smaller.First, the good points: it's well-built and looks pretty. The piano-black metal is covered in a plastic film that's a little fiddly to remove, but once this is done, it looks great. Installation of the drives into the caddies is a doddle.All screws and cables (USB 3.0 and eSATA) are provided, which is a plus.Now the bad points: Despite billing itself as a "Raid Station", its RAID levels are limited. Specifically, it can offer a bunch of single disks (JBOD), a virtual "single large disk" with no redundancy, and two RAID levels.However, these RAID levels are quite limited. There's one that they call RAID 30 (two 4-drive arrays, each with one dedicated parity drive, concatenated into a larger RAID 0 array) and another one they call RAID 50 (two 4-drive arrays with distributed parity, concatenated into a larger RAID 0 array).The problem with either of these is that each subarray only offers one drive's worth of protection: you can lose two drives in the array, as long as they are in different halves. If you lose two drives in the same subarray, you lose everything.I would have expected at least RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10 to be offered, since different people have different requirements (for example, RAID 50 "loses" 2 drives, but it's slower and offers better redundancy; RAID 10 loses 4 drives, but is faster and offers more redundancy).Another problem is that the JBOD option only works over USB or with an eSATA port with port multiplier capability, which most motherboards don't have, not even recent AMD chipsets that tend otherwise to be very capable.I had purchased an additional eSATA card with port multiplier support for around £20 (specifically, a  StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card ) and ended up using software-based RAID6 under Linux using mdadm. This means that I can lose any two drives in the array without data loss.This setup works exceptionally well: the eSATA card was recognised out of the box and gave me eight new /dev/sdX entries, which I was able to set up with no trouble at all. Software-based RAID 6 is surprisingly fast: I get around 30Mb/s write speed, and it has so far been rock solid.It's worth mentioning that, unbelievably, USB 3.0 is actually fast enough to use software-based RAID 6, but this turned out to be rather unreliable: under heavy load, the device would time out every couple of days.Lastly, the power consumption. It's not terrible, but nor is it that great: the whole array, populated with 3TB NAS drives, draws around 70W. If you're paying 0.30 per kWh, like I am, that adds up quite quickly.The RRP currently claims to be £340. I got mine from Amazon for £280, and even that was a little pricey, given that it's not a NAS device.Due to the limitations of the RAID levels offered, I'm knocking off a star, but as long as you are able to find a mode of operation that works for you, and you can get it for the right price, it's a cracking little device. --- ## 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.tn/products/59225316-sharkoon-5-bay-raid-station-external-enclosure-for-hard-drives](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/59225316-sharkoon-5-bay-raid-station-external-enclosure-for-hard-drives) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*