Usage
Using the dock is pretty simple and installs in seconds. Just simply slide a 2.5″ or 3.5″ drive into one of the slots, making sure the connections line up, and power on the device (this is of course after making the necessary power and data connections). No drivers are required unless you’re using a legacy OS.
One Drive
Two Drives
There a couple of benefits from using a HDD dock over an enclosure. It’s much easier to install a HDD dock than an enclosure because installation only takes a few seconds. The nice part of having two drive bays is being able to transfer data between two drives while you’re still using a computer.
Unlike some enclosures the HDD dock can be turned on and off with the large button found on the front of the device. The blue LED around the button lights up whenever the device is on. The other blue LED below the button shows the activity of each HDD.
Testing
In our testing we used two programs: HD Tune and SiSoftware’s Sandra. We will be testing the capabilities of both USB and eSATA connections. Here are the results of the USB test:
And the eSATA results:
Testing both of the slots revealed no significant difference in transfer rates. Of course the eSATA rates exceeded the USB results with nearly double the transfer rate. The USB achieved an average of 28.3MB/sec while the eSATA results achieved an average of 60.7MB/sec; both had an access time of 12.7ms, which is the same we’ve seen in previous tests for the test drive.
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Including the eSata cable is a good addon as it provides a faster transfer over usb. I think that this is definately a good product to have on your desk, as it allows you to swap in harddrives with ease.
Including the eSata cable is a good addon as it provides a faster transfer over usb. I think that this is definately a good product to have on your desk, as it allows you to swap in harddrives with ease.
One thing I like about drives docks is that unlike external drive enclosures, you can swap HDDs out with ease.
One thing I like about drives docks is that unlike external drive enclosures, you can swap HDDs out with ease.
True, it's much more convenient, like a large USB drive, lol
True, it's much more convenient, like a large USB drive, lol
Not unless your USB drive needs power brick to power it.
I guess, but you can have up to 4tb, i think i'd be worth it to bring the extra power cable along in a bag.
Not unless your USB drive needs power brick to power it.
I guess, but you can have up to 4tb, i think i'd be worth it to bring the extra power cable along in a bag.
You didn't see my point, never mind.
You didn't see my point, never mind.
how many hdds do you need? i'm sure 2 in this thing, plus one or two inside your case is more than enough, esp. since this thing can support 4tb.
You can never have too many HDDs.
how many hdds do you need? i'm sure 2 in this thing, plus one or two inside your case is more than enough, esp. since this thing can support 4tb.
You can never have too many HDDs.
how much storage do you need…
soon, proabbly won't need the power brick, as they're upping the power output on usb.
how much storage do you need…
soon, proabbly won't need the power brick, as they're upping the power output on usb.
If that did happen the only problem with that is it would prolly fry older USB drives.
You dont' understand electricity. Things only draw however much power they need.
If that did happen the only problem with that is it would prolly fry older USB drives.
You dont' understand electricity. Things only draw however much power they need.
White- it's my color.. To be honest, it's just a hdd docking station without card reader/firewire port.. Not a multi-functional dock.. You can see a nice one at:
http://www.espow.com/wholesale-sata-hard-drive-…
When removing the sleeve and lifting open the box shows the hard drive dock packed nicely inside. The box found next to it contains all of the extra parts and cables included with the hard drive dock.Recording-Watch
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