Space saving data array enclosure?

Nanoha

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Hi! Anyone know of an enclosure that allows for a few (8 or so, maybe more) hard drives but is somewhat space saving?

All I need to place in the case is my own hard drives, hardware port multipliers on the back, and the power supply. I'm not sure what kind of options I have but I'm trying to save space for this particular project. What I had in mind was something like a server chasis without the space for a motherboard. (The enclosures I've seen are all somewhat too deep.) Is there anything out there like that?

Thanks for the help!

Edit: I found the Addonics Towers (http://www.addonics.com/products/raid_system/st_series.asp) but it looks like the airflow on that is terrible. Any thoughts or any known similar alternatives?

Also, no mounting need; this will be placed on a table and thus the desire for minimal space footprint.
 
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IBM EXP3000 would be your best bet for an off the shelf solution. 12 drives in 3U, I forget the depth. It can be fairly noisy.
 
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