StarTech - SATDOCKU2EEU - eSATA USB to SATA External HDD Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in

This eSATA/USB to SATA External HDD Docking Station provides immediate, swappable access to any 2.5in or 3.5in SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive or solid state drive - without having to mount the hard drive, or install it in an enclosure! Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4TB 3.5" and 1TB 2.5" drives) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.

Simply connect this docking station to a computer using either eSATA or USB 2.0, and it's as simple as inserting your 2.5in or 3.5in SATA hard drive into the dock whenever needed.

A perfect solution for data recovery, drive imaging, and testing centers, or any environment that requires fast access to uninstalled/archived drives, the SATA HDD Dock supports plug and play installation on most operating systems. Plus, the HDD docking station supports data transfer speeds of up to 3 Gbps (using eSATA) and 480Mbps (using USB 2.0) between host and dock - ensuring effortless data dumps, backups and hassle-free file transfers. Double the value of this hard drive docking station, using a SATA to IDE hard drive adapter (SAT2IDEADP), which enables you to use any 2.5 or 3.5in IDE hard drive in a SATA hard drive dock slot.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Access 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drives from a single drive dock over eSATA or USB 2.0 connectivity
• A top slot-loading design provides quick and easy access to the data without having to install the drives into an enclosure or tray
• Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support

Features

• Top slot loading design with drive door
• Power/Activity LED indicator
• SATA revision 2 compliant eSATA host interface, with support for transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
• High Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with support for transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
• Compatible with SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives
• Supports 2.5" or 3.5" form factor hard drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD)
• Plug-and-Play and Hot-Swap compatible
• Compact desktop style form factor

Applications

• Access spare or removed 2.5/3.5" drives quickly to retrieve data from
• Data recovery specialists who need quick access to drives for imaging
• Backup data quickly to an external drive for archiving
• Technicians who regularly test or benchmark different hard drives and need to swap between them
• Take advantage of new laptops and desktops with USB 3.0 connectivity