Lian-Li jumps into external drives

LIAN-LI IS GETTING itself into another market: external drive cages. Should you be wanting a nice aluminum box to go with your nice aluminum case, there are now four to choose from.

Lian-Li EX-30

The new parts, the EX-10, -20 -30 and -50, are not full on RAID boxes, but more drive cages with a little bit of intelligence to them. The internal SATA2 controller will do JBOD, RAID0 and RAID1, but that is about it. With an on-board controller, you can also do hot plugging of drives, if your RAID config allows for it of course.

Lian-Li Ex-10

All of the cages are built like a Lian-Li case, folded edges so you don't have sharp corners, and generally tank-like construction. They support from one (EX-10) to five (EX-50) drives, and will cost between $120 and $215 when they hit the shelves in June. All are lockable, and have eSATA as well as USB ports. µ