Hydra Comparison

Comparison chart for the Hydra 4-Bay HDD Enclosure series

	Hydra Super-S LCM	Hydra Super-S Combo	Hydra 800+	Hydra S2	Hydra eSATA	Hydra LAN
Model No.	HY-SAFBA5U2LOS	HY-SAFBA5U2OS	HY-FBA3U2OSS	HY-SAU2SS	HY-SAJS	HY-LNU2SJS
Bus Interface	USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 eSATA	USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 eSATA	USB 2.0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800	USB 2.0 eSATA	eSATA	Gigabit Ethernet USB 2.0 (upstream only)
Type of Hard Drive	Up to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s) 4 hard drives of identical capacity are recommended	Up to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s) 4 hard drives of identical capacity are recommended	Up to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s) 4 hard drives of identical capacity and make are recommended for optimal performance	Two or four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s) 4 hard drives of identical capactiy are recommended for optimal performance	Up to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s) For RAID setup, hard drives of identical capactiy are recommended	Up to four 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s) For RAID setup, hard drives of identical capacity are recommended
RAID Mode	RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 10	RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10	JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10	JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10	Non-RAID JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10	JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5
>2TB Support	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
RAID Configuration	LCM display	Rotary switch with LED indication	Push button and LED indication	Push button and LED indication	Push button and LED indication	Software (via web browser)
Fan	92x92x25mm Ball bearing Customizable Smart Fan (automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature)	92x92x25mm Ball bearing Smart Fan (automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature)	92x92x25mm Ball bearing Smart Fan (automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature)	92x92x25mm Ball bearing Smart Fan (automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature)	92x92x25mm Ball bearing Smart Fan (automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature)	92x92x25mm Ball bearing Smart Fan (automatically regulates fan speed according to the internal temperature)
Extra Features	LCM display for device configuration, even information and HDD details Hardware RAID engine supporting RAID 5 and large volumes Versatile interface offering eSATA, FW800, FW400 and USB 2.0	Hardware RAID engine supporting RAID 5 and large volumes Preset RAID modes (Big, Safe, Fast) Versatile interface offering eSATA, FW800, FW400 and USB 2.0	Hardware RAID engine Preset RAID modes (Big, Safe, Fast) Versatile interface offering FW800, FW400 and USB 2.0	Hardware RAID engine Preset RAID modes (Big, Safe, Fast) High transfer speed through eSATA	Hardware RAID engine Preset RAID modes (Big, Safe, Fast) High transfer speed through eSATA	Network Attached Storage (SMB/NFS/FTP) USB host for easy backup and printer sharing UPnP, Bonjour, BitTorrent and other network tools