The slot-loading design holds the SATA and IDE drives upright inside the docks, neatly keeping them off the desk, for convenience and a clutter-free setup.
For SATA drives, the HDD can be inserted and connected directly through the designated dock slot, while the IDE drive slot is conveniently positioned near the rear panel 40-pin data and LP4 power connections, making it easy to connect to the dock using the included IDE data and power cables.
A single USB 3.0 connection to your host computer, enables access to both the IDE and SATA hard drives simultaneously - a convenient solution for migrating data from an IDE drive to a SATA drive or vice versa.
The dock can also be used to greatly increase the storage and backup capabilities of your computer system with support for high capacity drives (tested with up to 6TB 3.5 inch and 2TB 2.5 inch drives).
UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac OSX (10.8 or above), and Linux. In testing, UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance. At the same peak in testing UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources.
Testing results were obtained using an Intel Ivy Bridge system, a UASP-enabled StarTech.com Enclosure, and a SATA III solid state drive.
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Price | £51.54£51.54 | £83.53£83.53 | £58.87£58.87 | £146.66£146.66 | £83.98£83.98 | £60.56£60.56 |
Number of Bays | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Bus Type | USB 3.1; SATA 6Gbps | USB 3.1; SATA 6Gbps | USB 3.0; SATA 6Gbps | USB 3.0; SATA 6Gbps | USB 3.0; SATA 6Gbps | USB 3.0; SATA 6Gbps |
Ports | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB, IDE | USB & eSATA |
Transfer files directly between a SATA and IDE hard drive, without having to transfer to the host computer first or use multiple devices
Access 2.5/3.5in IDE or SATA drives, for fast data retrieval
Recover data from drives on failed computers
Backup data quickly to an external drive for archiving
Test or benchmark multiple hard drives
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