Test Setup

To review the unit, we were kindly provided with a chassis by Antec in the form of the P7 and four identical M.2 NVMe SX6000 Lite 128 GB drives by ADATA. Naturally, to get all this interfaced with our test system, we employed a high-end Highpoint SSD7120 hardware RAID PCIe controller card along with four identical Mini-SAS cables.

Assembly

Adding the pretty fragile drives to each tray is actually quite simple as you place them at the center and slide down a locking clip to hold it in place. The whole process reminded me of refilling a printer with paper and sliding the green lock down to hold the stack in place.


The ToughArmor MB720M2K-B installs just like a traditional ODD, but you really need to use the included short screws to secure it, as the longer screws which tend to come with your case will collide with the plastic trays. Putting the trays into place is pretty straightforward as well, and the metal locking mechanism feels extremely sturdy.


While the above shows you how we utilized the enclosure without the heatsinks to give you a full comparison and quantification of the heatsinks, you naturally should use the aluminium slabs. To effectively transfer heat from the drives to these, simply install each thermal pad in the right location. ICY DOCK has made sure they are long enough to cover big drives as well. The heatsinks easily pop back into place and make good contact because of the pad.


Fully assembled, you can easily slide these into place without any surprises, of course.