StarTech.com 2-Bay USB 3.1 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, 2.5/3.5" SSD/HDD Dock, Hard Drive Bay
$120.99
$111.99
Mfg # SDOCK2U313
CDW # 3783589
Quick tech specs
- Dual-bay hard drive docking station delivers instant access to two 2.5/3.5" SATA drives without having to install the drive in an external enclosure
- SATA III (6.0 Gbps) | USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) | No capacity limit | OS Independent
- Hot-swappable bays work with 2.5" / 3.5" SATA drives. Tool-less design and top slot loading with eject buttons
- Includes 3ft USB-A cable and universal power adapter
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Dock two of your 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives over high performance USB 3.1 Gen 2 with UASP. Get unprecedented performance and storage capacity with this USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) dual-drive docking station. It supports both 2.5" and 3.5" form factor solid-state and hard drives, with a high capacity storage capability of 12TB (6TB per drive).
USB 3.1 Gen 2 gives you greater bandwidth and speed with file transfer rates of up to 10 Gbps - twice the speed of USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) technology. It lets you leverage the high performance of the latest SSDs and hard drives, while alleviating bottlenecks in your data transfers.
It's never been easier to dock and swap drives from your desktop computer or laptop. Simply insert your drives into the top loading slot, with no tools or trays required. The HDD ejection button allows fast and simple drive removal.
The dual-drive docking station comes with a USB Type-A to B cable, providing backward compatibility with your existing USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x devices. It also supports UASP for enhanced performance.
Extend the value of this hard drive docking station further with the addition of the SATA to IDE Hard Drive Adapter (SAT2IDEADP), allowing easy insertion of any 2.5" or 3.5" IDE hard drive into a SATA hard drive dock.
USB 3.1 Gen 2 gives you greater bandwidth and speed with file transfer rates of up to 10 Gbps - twice the speed of USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1) technology. It lets you leverage the high performance of the latest SSDs and hard drives, while alleviating bottlenecks in your data transfers.
It's never been easier to dock and swap drives from your desktop computer or laptop. Simply insert your drives into the top loading slot, with no tools or trays required. The HDD ejection button allows fast and simple drive removal.
The dual-drive docking station comes with a USB Type-A to B cable, providing backward compatibility with your existing USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x devices. It also supports UASP for enhanced performance.
Extend the value of this hard drive docking station further with the addition of the SATA to IDE Hard Drive Adapter (SAT2IDEADP), allowing easy insertion of any 2.5" or 3.5" IDE hard drive into a SATA hard drive dock.
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StarTech.com 2-Bay USB to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, 2.5/3.5" SSD/HDD is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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lajoes from
Realiable
I use this as an external HDD holder for 2 12TB. I am consolidating my video collection from various older HDD's. On occasion this involves using the adapter for old Serial HDD's.
I have two of these units, one for each laptop and they are reliable. I haven't tried the clone feature yet as I am still coping everything to my new HDD's. Once I have the masters done, then I'll clone them so I'll always have a back up.
But my biggest complaint is the transfer speed for a unit that is supposed to be 10GB. Nowhere near it. I get avg 32-45 MB/s on a good day. Most of the time is 5-16 MB/s. It is more like a 2.5/3.0 transfer speed with the supplied short cables.
I have a Seagate 4TB & 5TB Backup Plus that gives 145+MB/s. That's because they are using the right cables (marked with Super USB (double SS) 10) . I believe they are type C and micro type B.
Startech needs to drastically update the connections in order to obtain the higher transfer speeds.
Date published: 2018-12-01T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
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dan2017 from
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does not come with a usb 3.1 gen 2 cable
both, the usb and power cable, are too short
otherwise this unit is very easy to setup an use.
Date published: 2017-07-13T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
stormythecat from
Fast dock but missing cloning feature
I never would have guess that StarTech would have a dual dock without cloning functionality - but that's what this is. It's a very fast dock but lacking a crucial feature!
Date published: 2018-07-31T00:00:00-04:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
joe5151 from
10 Gbps USB with new Mac mini
Just purchased this dock. It connects at 10 Gbps USB with my new Mac mini (Late 2018), as shown on "System Summary" ---> "USB". My two drives are WD RED SATA III, 2 GB each. Performance is great and much faster read/write than before. My 3 1/2 inch big, heavy disks could use better mechanical support though.
Date published: 2019-01-23T00:00:00-05:00
Rated 5 out of
5 by
MikeD from
Reliable and fast
I bought one years ago and can't believe I am the first to review. It works flawlessly and I use it whenever I want to clone a drive. Can also boot from it if drive is converted (it seconds) with the free Haslo WinTo USB. Click Tools, and use first option to convert.
Date published: 2020-08-29T00:00:00-04:00