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Brand	SABRENT
Color	Black
Hardware Interface	USB 3.0
Compatible Devices	Most USB Compatible Devices
Total USB Ports	2
Product Dimensions	6.26"L x 3.94"W x 2.72"H
Number of Ports	3
Item Weight	1.2 Pounds
Global Trade Identification Number	00819921013699
UPC	819921013699

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Supports Standard Desktop 2.5"/3.5" SATA Hard Drives or SSD.
Supports hard drives up to 10TB.
Plug and play, no drivers needed.
Supports Offline Cloning up to 60Mbps.
Supports Transfer Speeds up to 5Gbps (USB 3.0),480Mbps (USB 2.0), 12Mbps (USB 1.1)

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USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking

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Docking station
Power Supply
USB 3.0 cable
User Manual

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Sabrent USB Type-A SATA 2.5” & 3.5” Dual Bay Docking Station

The SABRENT SATA Hard Drive Docking Station enables you to access desktop or laptop hard drives, without the frustration of assembling hard drive enclosures. By inserting a 2.5"/3.5" SATA hard drive directly into this docking station, you can quickly access drive contents and transfer files. Plus you can swap out hard drives effortlessly with plug and play mounting. Transfer data quickly and easily through USB 3.0 at speeds up to 5Gbps.

System Requirements: Windows, Mac OS

Features:

Supports Standard Desktop 2.5"/3.5" SATA Hard Drives or SSD
Supports hard drives of 20TB+
Plug and play, no drivers needed
Supports Offline Cloning up to 60Mbps
Supports Transfer Speeds up to 5Gbps (USB 3.0),480Mbps (USB 2.0), 12Mbps (USB 1.1)

To use Hard Drive Offline Clone Function:

Insert Source Disk into hard drive bay A, then insert Target Disk into hard drive bay B.
Make sure that the USB cable is disconnected from your computer.
Connect power supply and switch on power.
Hold down the CLONE button, release when you see a Blue LED.
Then quickly press the CLONE Button.
A Blue LED will flash on 25% indicating that the cloning process has begun.
The cloning process is complete when ALL the lights turn solid Blue (25%-100%).
Finally press the power switch to the OFF position and eject your drives.


	SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station (FLAT)	SABRENT USB 3.0 Tool-Free Enclosure for 2.5” and 3.5” Internal SATA Hard Drives	SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5"'	SABRENT USB Type-C SATA 2.5” & 3.5” Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station	SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station

Customer Reviews	34,066	34,066	14,846	1,106	14,846
Price	$26.79	$28.99	$29.99	$49.89	$46.95
Model #	EC-DFLT	EC-KSL3	EC-UBLB	EC-CH2B	EC-HD2B
Compatibility:	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch
Bay Number:	1 BAY	1 BAY	1 BAY	2 BAY	2 BAY
Transmission Speed:	Up to 5 Gbps	625 MB/s	Up to 5 Gbps	Up to 5Gbps	Up to 5Gbps
Material:	ABS	ALUMINUM	ABS	ABS	ABS
Max HDD Capacity:	20TB	20TB	20TB	20TB	20TB
Offline Clone:	--	--	--	✔️	✔️
Plug and play:	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Support UASP:	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️


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Customer Reviews	270	2,890	2,890	14,846	3,083	145
Price	—	$49.99	$29.99	$99.95	$89.99	$149.99
Model #	DS-U301	DS-UTC2	EC-DSK2	DS-U3B4	DS-4SSD	DS-5RSS
Compatibility:	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch	2.5 Inch	2.5 Inch
Bay Number:	1 Bay	2 Bay	2 Bay	4 Bay	4 Bay	5 Bay
Transmission Speed:	Up to 5Gbps	Up to 5Gbps	Up to 5Gbps	Up to 5Gbps	Up to 5Gbps	Up to 5Gbps
Max HDD Capacity:	20TB	20TB	20TB	20TB	20TB	16TB
Offline Clone:	--	✔️	✔️	✔️	--	--
Plug and play:	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Support UASP:	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
Cooling Fan:	--	--	--	--	✔️	✔️
RAID Support	--	--	--	--	RAID 0,1,10	RAID 0,1,3,5,10

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Customers like the electronic device docking station for its ease of use, speed, and cloning capability. They mention it works well, doesn't require any advanced software, and is convenient when they have some bare drives. Some appreciate the design. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the build quality and drive recognition.

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1,112 customers mention "Works well"962 positive150 negative

Customers like the docking station. They say it works well, is reliable, and saves them time and money.

"...Docking Station for about two weeks now, and I'm generally pleased with its performance...." Read more

"...It works great...." Read more

"...As an external USB drive docking station, this works well...." Read more

"...Works flawless and makes your job easy so that you don't have to purchase expensive 2TB or 4TB external drives, and have to unplug etc...." Read more

516 customers mention "Ease of use"496 positive20 negative

Customers find the electronic device docking station easy to use. They mention it works with all their vintage 3.5-inch HDs, doesn't require any advanced software or configuration, and has no problems with installation or using it. The plug-and-play connectivity is a piece of cake, and communication with the drives stored in it is simple. Customers also appreciate the clone feature, saying it just does exactly what it's supposed to do.

"...I appreciate the compact design and the fact that it's easy to set up.Overall, I'm glad I made the switch...." Read more

"This is running like a champ. Easy setup and very fast." Read more

"...a much cheaper option than an actual RAID enclosure and doesn't require any advanced software or configuration...." Read more

"Works well and as intended, it's so convenient when I have some bare drives to look through. Be sure to keep the plastic cover as a dust cover." Read more

255 customers mention "Speed"190 positive65 negative

Customers like the speed of the docking station. They mention it works great with their HDDs, runs at USB 3 speed, and movies start within seconds.

"...Response times are also snappy, making it easy to transfer files and data...." Read more

"This is running like a champ. Easy setup and very fast." Read more

"...The file transfer speed is decent. In the duplication mode, it duplicated 1.25 TB in about 12 hours, roughly about 30 MB/sec...." Read more

"...It takes hours to clone the drives. Also, if your destination drive is larger than the source one, that additional space will not be partitioned...." Read more

241 customers mention "Cloning capability"176 positive65 negative

Customers like the cloning capability of the electronic device docking station. They mention it's an added bonus, easy to use, and works well. Some say the cloning software is flawless and great for backups.

"...Response times are also snappy, making it easy to transfer files and data...." Read more

"...4. It also has a cloning option built in. It was very simple to install. Literally just plug and play...." Read more

"...That came with this machine. It didn't clone the drive completely with Windows 11. It EFI data off the drive. So it won't boot up...." Read more

"...I was able to copy all files to my new hard drive and then reformat the disk to use as a storage device...." Read more

94 customers mention "Use"94 positive0 negative

Customers like the use of the electronic device docking station. They mention it's handy, saves hours of frustration, and is a great addition if you have more drives than you can stuff into it. They also say it suits their needs very well and makes everything much easier.

"...It's pretty versatile and I rather like it." Read more

"...Works flawless and makes your job easy so that you don't have to purchase expensive 2TB or 4TB external drives, and have to unplug etc...." Read more

"...It’s a great tool to have around." Read more

"...hard disks and 2 SSD solid state drives plugged in and it manages all of them flawlessly...." Read more

75 customers mention "Design"62 positive13 negative

Customers like the design of the electronic device docking station. They mention it looks neat, is sturdy, and well-designed. Some appreciate the colorful and detailed instructions manual. They also say it's compact and the cover is a godsend.

"...But it does look nicer and reduces the number of cables I need to hook up multiple drives...." Read more

"I like the design, works great with my HDDs, speed's good too...." Read more

"...Look at movies is great if you understand the transfer speed of a 3.1 USB link is limited. (no more that 2 users at the same time)...." Read more

"This is a very nice and simple plug-and-play docking port for your hard drives or SSD's...." Read more

291 customers mention "Build quality"157 positive134 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the build quality of the electronic device docking station. Some mention it's a solid product and a more reliable choice, while others say the construction could be a little more sturdy and the longevity is still unknown.

"...failed within a year, and so far, this Sabrent dock has been a more reliable choice...." Read more

"...So, duplication does work. But it is finicky and not reliable.NO SYNCHRONIZATION..." Read more

"...Now I found this brand. This one is made well. I like the USB3 Type B connector. It is rugged and supports reasonable speeds...." Read more

"...Longevity is still unknown. I'll be testing transfer speed when copying the 16TB drive to a new one for backup purposes later today...." Read more

111 customers mention "Drive recognition"36 positive75 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the drive recognition of the electronic device docking station. Some mention that it recognizes the drives through the device and hot swap works fairly well, while others say they don't see or recognize the HDDs.

"...what I have, and if you'll note there are no additional switches for individual drives shown, nor is there a cooling fan anywhere...." Read more

"...I put a new 14T drive in and it spun up just fine but was not recognized by fdisk -l or gdisk...." Read more

"Like the lights, functionality, and the instant recognition of the drives...." Read more

"...One of my drives, I tried a half dozen times and it could not be recognized, it was dead, sad, so destroyed it and tossed it out...." Read more

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timothevs

Solid and Reliable - A Good Upgrade from My Previous Dock

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

I've been using the Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for about two weeks now, and I'm generally pleased with its performance. I replaced my old SSK dock with this one after it failed within a year, and so far, this Sabrent dock has been a more reliable choice.

The speeds on this dock are definitely an improvement over my old one. I've connected my Synology Disk Station to the dock via USB, and I've achieved transfer speeds of up to 120 MBps. Response times are also snappy, making it easy to transfer files and data.

While I haven't had time to thoroughly stress-test this dock, it's been working smoothly so far. The power delivery seems stable, and my hard drive has been running without issues. I appreciate the compact design and the fact that it's easy to set up.

Overall, I'm glad I made the switch. This Sabrent dock is a solid upgrade from my previous one, and I'm hoping it will last longer. If you're looking for a reliable USB dock, this one is definitely worth considering.

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Works Perfectly

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

This is running like a champ. Easy setup and very fast.

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Evinrude Von Lichtenstein

Great, compact little docking station for any PC, or as a stand-alone sata drive cloner

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

I purchased this as a stand-alone sata cloning bay, but it allows you to also use it as a docking station for external drives that you need to retrieve files off of , or just as an external dock to keep an HDD or SSD in if you pc has no more space in it.

It works great. I've used it to clone an old hdd to an ssd boot drive to upgrade the speed of a pc, and later I cloned one ssd to a newer ssd since the old one was failing. It's pretty versatile and I rather like it.

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Gao Atamazon

Good external USB, but dubious duplicator

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

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IT WORKS WELL OVERALL.

As an external USB drive docking station, this works well. Connecting to either a computer directly or through a Wi-Fi router that supports USB share both work, with no problems.

The file transfer speed is decent. In the duplication mode, it duplicated 1.25 TB in about 12 hours, roughly about 30 MB/sec. Not super fast, but quite usable. (In comparison, the newest Synology NAS has about 100 MB/sec, but it is a whole different kind of product, a real NAS having numerous functions such as RAID, cloud file hosting, and many other things, and it costs almost 8 times as much).

ISSUES WITH DUPLICATION

The Duplication function, however, is dubious. My first try of duplication failed. The indicators on the device showed that the duplication was done (with all four blue lights having become steady, indicating 100% completion). But when I checked the content, I found the destination drive (slot B) only had category files instead of the actual files under the Windows directory. These machine files are completely unusable of course. That is, the duplication simply didn't work at all, after more than 12 hours of busy work.

Not only that, I initially had a scare of seemingly losing all my data on the source drive. After the duplication was done, I connected to the driver through the computer and saw that all the files had disappeared! I checked both drives, and they showed the same thing. At the moment, I was terrified seeing that the duplicator not only failed to make the duplication but also managed to wipe out all my files in the source drive!

Fortunately, after I disconnected all the drives, powered off the device, and then put the source drive alone back into slot A, and powered back on, it showed that all the files were still there. What a relief.

Then I tried the duplication again. This time I left it untouched for a long time (overnight) even after the indicators showed completion. And it worked. All files were successfully duplicated from the drive in slot A to the drive in slot B.

So, duplication does work. But it is finicky and not reliable.

NO SYNCHRONIZATION

Note that once the duplication is done, there is no file synchronization between the duplicated drives. One should not expect it otherwise because it is not RAID.

However, interestingly, after duplication, the two drivers show up as one disk letter. That is, when both drives are inserted, you don't see two different drives, but only one drive. If you insert just one drive, it also works independently. That is, the two drives do have some kind of merge when both drives are mounted. Not sure if this is a good thing or bad. They don't have synchronization after duplication. So this makes file management very confusing after the duplication. For example, if you delete some files, on the computer you see the files were deleted (just like normally it would), but behind the scenes, only the files stored in the duplicated drive (slot B) are actually deleted. Nothing changes in the original drive (slot A). But of course, you don't see this unless you take out the duplicated drive and use the original drive alone to check.

Again, because it is not RAID, it makes no sense to have both drives mounted after the duplication. It only causes confusion with this simple product. The better practice is to simply take one of the drives (either the original or the duplicated one) away, put it somewhere as an inactive backup, and use the other drive from that point on. If, after a while, you decide to update the backup, you put the backup drive back on, and do another duplication. This isn't an elegant way to manage a backup. But if you want more, you shouldn't be using a simple device like this. A real NAS with RAID is the solution.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS

The design of this device is questionable due to not only its potential unreliability in duplication, but also the false alarm of losing all original files (of course this is better than actually losing the files, but still, it is terrible).

Another complaint: the LED lights are too bright. This is a common problem with these electronic devices, and has become a plague.

RATING

At this time, I rate it four stars because (1) it works as a very nice external USB drive that is quickly swappable, better than a fixed USB drive if you desire swappability; (2) duplication does work, even though very rudimentary.

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SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station. I've purchased one years ago that is a dual docking station, and it still works great. So that's why I've decided to purchase this new one which is even better since you can copy HHD or 2.5 SSD with a push of a button.
I use these to make backup to an external hard drive, so I can take them to another location for safe keeping and install another HHD for the next backup. Works flawless and makes your job easy so that you don't have to purchase expensive 2TB or 4TB external drives, and have to unplug etc. The HHD are in a cool plastic HHD case with dates on them. Would buy again and recommend this product for home or server uses.

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Brent V

Good device for converting internal hard drives to external ones

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

I have what is considered a poor man's RAID configuration -- a primary hard drive that is mirrored regularly to another drive. Since external drives tend to be more expensive than internal ones, I bought this hard drive bay so I could treat internal drives as external. I can also continue to swap out drives with larger-capacity ones like they are game cartridges. This is a much cheaper option than an actual RAID enclosure and doesn't require any advanced software or configuration. Keep in mind that the operating system will treat the drives separately with their own drive letters. It's up to you how you want to use the space.

I did a little test and found that using the manual driving cloning feature is no faster than using a software-based backup app to mirror data between one drive and the other. Don't buy this thinking that it will rapidly clone multi-terabyte drives in minutes. It takes hours to clone the drives. Also, if your destination drive is larger than the source one, that additional space will not be partitioned. But you can extend the partition with free software available on the internet.

Honestly, this doesn't offer any more functionality than what I could get with a SATA-to-USB adapter and some backup software. But it does look nicer and reduces the number of cables I need to hook up multiple drives. It's convenient if you have multiple drives that you are regularly attaching to your PC or are looking for an easy way to duplicate data between two physical drives.

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Greg Vincent

Good unit

Reviewed in Canada on October 31, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

So far this unit is working very well. I have cloned a few drives, which it does very easily as long as the target drive is the same size or larger than the donor drive, and it works on any brand of drive. For the most part it serves as a dock for a couple of drives as external storage, and it does this very well.

C. Mendez

funciona bien

Reviewed in Mexico on March 9, 2023

Size: 4 BAYVerified Purchase

lo probe con mac pro y con pc , y me funciono bien para mis necesidades

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Ramón

Rescató mi información haciendo un clon de un disco duro mecánico dañado

Reviewed in Mexico on February 5, 2023

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Lo compré para un proyecto que tenía y lo dejé empaquetado durante meses. Después de manera inesperada tuve un problema en el disco duro de mi computadora. Quise clonar el disco duro de la computadora con un programa de paga que he usado desde el 2014 pero después de algunas horas el disco duro dejaba de funcionar. No tenia copia de seguridad. Recodé que este dispositivo también hace clonación de discos duros y quise probar esa función de manera desesperada. Abrí el empaque del Sabrent por primera vez y comencé a hacer el clon del disco duro que dejaba de funcionar al nuevo. La función de clonado es muy delicada con los discos duros, no los estresa ni los calienta por lo que rescatar mi información haciendo el clon por fortuna fue un éxito. Por lo mismo tarda casi lo doble para transferir datos porque va a la segura. Si tienes un disco duro dañado yo sí creo que con este dispositivo puedas salvar tu información.

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David T.

Supporte UASP et le TRIM (SSD)

Reviewed in France on October 26, 2024

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Ce produit fonctionne parfaitement. Les diques SSD sont biens reconnus comme tel par le système d'exploitation et le TRIM fonctionne bien. C'est l'un des rares modèle dans cette gamme de prix qui le supporte.
Le dock est ergonomique et la positionnement des disques à 90° par rapport aux autres docks est bien pensé. les voyants sont ni trop lumineux, ni trop peu.
Le bouton ON/OFF est accessible et pratique.
Le clonage offline est simple et aussi rapide que sur un modèle Startech à 130 €.
(compter environ 5 mn pour copier 120 Go de SSD à SSD)

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Ernst Braunshier

Schneller als erwartet

Reviewed in Germany on October 20, 2024

Size: 2 BAYVerified Purchase

Offline Duplizierung einer SSD 250 GB auf eine SATA 500GB war in 1/2 Std. erledigt. Der Clone funktioniert einwandfrei.

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SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in HDD, SSD with Hard Drive Duplicator/Cloner Function [20+TB Support] (EC-HD2B)

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