StarTech - SATDUPUEEU - Portable eSATA USB to SATA Standalone HDD Hard Drive Duplicator Dock

The SATDUPUEEU Portable SATA Hard Drive Duplicator with eSATA and USB offers an easy, hardware solution for duplicating/cloning a SATA hard drive, or can be connected to a desktop or laptop computer for use as an external hard drive dock.

As a standalone hard drive duplicator, the SATDUPUEEU lets you can create an exact 1-to-1 sector clone from one hard drive to another, including partition and boot sector information and all data, at a rate of up to 72 MBps; as an external hard drive dock, it supports plug-and-play installation and can be connected to a host computer through either USB 2.0 or eSATA, providing data transfer speeds of up to 480 Mbps or 3 Gbps respectively. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4TB 3.5" and 1TB 2.5" drives per bay) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.

StarTech.com Advantage

• Standalone cloning operation with LED progress indicator allows for creating 1:1 copies of hard drives without having to connect to a host computer
• On-the-fly switching from Duplicator to USB 2.0 or eSATA docking connectivity with the push of a button allows a connected computer system to read/write to the drives
• A unique, compact design that fits in the palm of your hand for ease of use and maximum portability

Features

• Standalone Sector-by-Sector copying
• Push-button switching between Duplicator mode and Docking Station mode
• Compact, pocket-sized form factor
• A single SATA revision 2 compliant eSATA host interface, with supported transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
• High Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with supported data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps
• LED progress bar for duplication status
• Supports SATA revision 1/2/3 (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gbps) drives
• Supports both 2.5in and 3.5in form factor hard drives
• Hot-Swap and Plug-and-Play compatible

Applications

• Forensic investigators who require disk sector imaging/cloning to create an exact replica of a source drive onto a different drive
• Professionals who require identical backups for when data integrity is crucial, such as data recovery
• Quickly access data from a drive, without having to install it internally in a system or into an enclosure
• Technicians who require access to bare hard drives for backup/recovery purposes or need to swap between drives regularly
• Technicians who require hard drive docking and/or duplication capabilities on the road