Mediasonic Probox H82-SU3S2 8-Bay USB3 Hard Drive Enclosure Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

[@segaboy9894]

It's 2020, and I just bought one of these to expand UNRAID. Through updates, these now support up to 16TB drives.

[@renegade637]

If it's an REV. 03 version, yes. I bought mine back in 2014 or 2015 when they were rated for a lower capacity. Then, when the product page updated, I contacted Mediasonic and they verified which version of the hardware was future ready. So, owning 2 8-bays and 1 4-bay ProBox, I am, theoretically, future proofed up to 320TB (20 x 16TB). On that note, keep an eye on the product page and see if it gets updated for higher capacities.

[@CarlosGomez-co3gu]

thanks bro, am planning to purchase this..

[@aleks-33]

thanks for this, im looking at this and shocked the LTT video about it is so old. Not common that a piece of tech is still good this many years later lol

[@makedonii]

"so why don't we start at the front, since that's a very natural place to start" he says at 3.45 hahaha Linus you are just EPIC!

[@50FILSWILD]

i really like linus .. we never get bored of him . i've watched almost more than 30-40 vids from him in different channels :) sir YOU ARE AWESOME

[@equallywrong]

Yes, the Mediasonic has port multiplier capabilities. I was referring to motherboards the have built in eSATA on the back panel. Intel motherboards do not support eSATA connections. But, third party manufacturer like Asus, Gigabyte, and others that have additional eSATA connections typically use JMicron controllers. JMicron usually supports port multiplier.

[@TetraSky]

So that pata cable lookalike inside, at the top, of the unit is the cable for everything on the front panel? They could've at least made it black...

[@masterkjn]

hey linus can you do like a bandwidth comparison between the various ports like USB2 , USB 3, esata, sata 2, sata 3 in terms of practical usage rather than the stated bandwidth caps

[@equallywrong]

The built-in eSATA on most Intel-branded motherboards do not support port multiplier. Many of the third-party motherboards (i.e. Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, etc.) that use JMicron or some other controller may support port multiplier. 8 out 10 times your going to require a eSATA pci-express card to get port multiplier capabilities.

[@AdamGCurtis]

@UWJeremysimpson Just what do you think of the specs, are they good? Good enough to say, run BF3 really well on release and run a few autodesk programs well?

[@EmoticonMayhem]

@Dmeister406 you can get esata PCIe cards for Macs if you spent £2000 on something that can be built for significantly less

[@Spartan117FS]

2:51 Linus does the Dramatic chipmunk!

[@Goliath002]

there is something covering on the left side of the eSata port, what is it?? 4:38

[@TheMaristBoy]

Linus, be honest. After you unbox storage related stuff, what do you fill them with? >.<

[@klein95cs]

I see several videos lying around the V Formula, if not to use, gives it to me?

[@RyanBonomo]

Yay!!! I live in California so now both NCIX and Newegg warehouses are here.

[@stan188]

I think what Linus meant was the port multiplier was built into the box? correct me if I'm wrong ... someone...

[@ShadowwwLFS]

@TalesOfWar you mean FailWire?

[@vastila]

@undeadassaultman Nomizeis oti m'endiaferei emena oti exeis megali oikogenia? Egw eipa gia 24 TB, oxi 1.

[@NinjaMasterGuy]

What a blast from the past.

[@zoroastrianmindset]

outspace question if you get a virus or troyan when this thing is plug in do all the Hdd GET INFECTED?

[@johnkor]

I wonder how much is this beast ? haven't heard this brand before.

[@diablo1105]

Love the fact that it supports RAID 50 and 3TB HDDs! Want one!

[@MrRoughsex]

@hayharut yeh but the resolution for the camera will be like 30k by 15 k

[@yomimitsune]

For all of those asking about his job: I believe Linus is a Product Manager at NCIX. Research helps, guys and gals.

[@ArnoNoxFordSteyn]

I need one of these ... no Not want NEED ... 28Tb of data needs a new home ... 4 of the Verbatim enclosures died a few weeks ago ... I'm thinking this is a good replacement for the 16 Externals I have

[@DJackx]

can you make a raidcard vs onboard comparison?

[@Crazymajkys]

This si for "Ultimate" project ?

[@onimushaninjavideos]

Cammera man is professor xavier, he some how communicates to Linus through his mind making no noise.

[@GAKtion64]

will it work with Windows NT 3.51? or Windows NT 4.0 at least?

[@Mykehawke]

@hayharut Im sure its gnna be less than 10 years the way things are going now.

[@JoeTaxpayer]

24TB? Was 3TB the biggest size back then? I've lost track, I only know I stopped buying 3TB some time ago, only buying 8/10TB the last 3 years. This box does work really well. No issues for me.

[@alex801848]

I have the Probox 2.5" hard drive enclosure and it does its job well!

[@MisterNyaah]

Your going to plug the key in?

[@dhkenny2001]

i cant for linus to get that ex-stream buys sliverstone case build

[@MotorsportsX]

how can i use 2 computers hooked up with usb 3.0 to access this thing.. or put it on a network using gigabit. (prefer 3.0)

[@kennpami1228]

i miss your outside unboxings :(

[@DuncanGermPro]

what would you do with 24TB of space?

[@Ayayron1998]

aaah but the question is... Does it have rage proof durability???

[@MrACOO]

when is this comeing to europe or sweden, sweden is so Fing slow when it somes to shipement

[@NotThat3]

@johnkor They post a link of the product in the description. 300$.

[@HEY8461]

@chris1abramczyk I'm running eyefinity @ 5040 x 1050 and when i record game footage using fraps each vid is 1gb per min =)

[@izagury]

Where is the Patriot Javelin S4 review???? :P

[@Reichiruu]

@HEY8461 Thats like normal fraps size... I use 1920x1080. and My files are the same size as yours.

[@GameGuy901]

The power button icon is like a smiley face with one eye :P

[@newsmansuper2925]

wow just googled this from a 4chan thread about the item, and LTT 12 years ago. 12 years is not that long and he has come so far.

[@ramir332]

Whats the difference between probox and proraid?

[@FooBar89]

multiplier... you can only see it as one drive right?

[@rattletop]

@ReflxStudios something like sales and stuff.

[@vastila]

Nobody has 24TB of precious family memories!

[@lorddread22]

I know this is an older video but is there a way to completely remove the front cover from this 8 bay enclosure?

[@wpgspecb]

Yes,fold it all the way down and pull straight away

[@ReflxStudios]

LINUS WHAT IS YOUR JOB AT NCIX

[@winconfig]

Will it blend?

[@armando92]

its good to know that a HDD Enclosure supports a HDD

[@JamieA242]

does it support JBOD?

[@De2t3ny]

@mowych wtf is a gm ?!

[@AgraelDemonLord]

OMG cameraman zoom out a little bit and focus more on things in the Linus hands !

[@undeadassaultman]

@TazarZero not large there alot of them

[@ergbudster3333]

This is a cool show. It's like watching a rich little nerd guy blow his dough on all kinds of cool stuff.

[@PhenomQuadcore]

how long is the usb cable of this?

[@ovaerd]

WHAT IS BEHIND THE FLAP?!

[@jim1621]

how do i put this in a raid configuration someone please answer?

[@maskeddude1997]

can u install ssd's?

[@dnbmania]

@ReflxStudios He may not reply, he is busy being a legend.

[@TazarZero]

@undeadassaultman 1TB to have all your family members in the photo?!? How 'large' are your family members?! 0.o

[@mrPineapplePower]

@Dmeister406 YAY! its mac compatible! i'll just plug it in to my usb 3.0 port on my hackintosh... or should i use eSATA... hmm...? i can switch because i have both! YAY!

[@ra55575]

LOVING THE MAC BASHERS!

[@toontent]

eSATA 3/6GB?

[@icebreakertech]

Massive box reading skills

[@matthewrs7]

I love his face at 2:51 xD

[@PoisonMako]

i don't really see the point of a lock when the things is so small and easy to pick up... if someone wanted to steal any of your hard drives they could just unplug the thing pick it up and walk off with it and as for opening it it couldn't be that hard to crack open

[@johnkor]

Can u do a video on this ? sabastian ?

[@winsevenholic]

that's cool for back up many laptops or PCs :)

[@Crazymajkys]

Should change fans to Arctic F8 TC!

[@MichaelLarson29]

Can you make a video for say how to build a gaming pc for 2000$

[@MatthewDavison89]

lol i wounder if he checked on the key didn't and 1 notice now quick they cut the cam

[@meaphotographica]

please review drobopro. :D

[@mexicanmanjohn]

@HEY8461 thats normal

[@kolton5543]

@xXgoROTinAsack89Xx That's what the kensington lock is for,

[@racenuke]

This is more in my budget... Thanks :)

[@chronofusion]

@the0movie0maker GOOD question!

[@SpineShank7]

Man I want this. Too bad I cant afford it right now. 300 for the box and at least 120 per 3tb drive, I still plan on getting something like this at some point :P

[@tdsviper]

@ribak1983 Uhm........ they've been around for 9 months now

[@DemonLourde]

295.99 + 13.39 shipping i think i'm ordering one tomorrow or 2 or 3 of them :) kick ass looks like

[@Lluminal]

Sooooo...it's $300.00 and it came with no drives at all? If it came with at least 1TB drive, I'd go for it.

@minttuber Don't worry they'll cut him open and get the keys out.

[@jediknight73]

this thing is a beast!

[@clickbeast]

funny camera man holds still on the mac icon 2:12

[@GunnzAkimbo2012]

Does 32TB now.

[@123chorry]

@TheMaristBoy recorded TV

[@Dmeister406]

YAY! It's Mac compatible! I'll just plu it into my USB 3.0 port....oh wait, I don't have one. Ok, I'll just plug it into my eSATA port....oh wait, I don't have one. Ok, I'll just plug it into my Thunderbolt port....oh wait, no one has adopted that. Oh well, guess I'll just settle for 480Mbit/s. Mac's are so cooooool!!!!!

[@o0KAPPi0o]

@hayharut That's what Im always thinking when ppl talks about how much some hardwares memory etc. is :D

[@DrSpike666]

@aodknifer Magic? Well that explains the price i guess...

[@M3aaaqHD]

@vastila actually .. i have 8tb of that o.o

[@Haxpatty]

I got one of these, but I got the higher end model that has a RAID controller build in. for only $49 more it was way worth it.

[@Haxpatty]

You will have to use other hardware to configure the RAID for this HDD External Bay. If you get hte upgraded version, it has a build it RAID controller. You can find that here --> us.ncix.com/products/?sku=62928&vpn=H8R2-SU3S2&manufacture=Mediasonic

[@EFlop002]

@Dmeister406 You made my day.

[@seansmacintosh]

If that was a drobo, I'd get it! Manufactured and licensed by drobo that is! And he swallowed a key??

[@CptAizen]

24 TB of family memories..... suuuuuure ;>

[@KieranSulikosky]

Oh camera man, u so good!

[@CptnCake]

@unokilo321 you asked a question and I answered. My comment still stands.

[@dograbbitbeaver]

enclosure for external hdds....WHY?!