StarTech.com Dual-Bay USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station USB Hard Drive SDOCK2U33

External SSD/HDD Docking Station | USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) to SATA I/II/IIIThe SDOCK2U33 Dual 2.5/3.5" SATA hard drive docking station lets you dock and swap drives from your desktop or laptop computer simultaneously, using a single USB port.Enhanced with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), this hard drive docking station lets you get the most out of the fastest drive technologies such as SATA III (6 Gbps), solid state drives (SSD) and hybrid, drives with performance up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller. See our UASP testing results below for further details.The hard drive dock features independent power buttons for each individual drive, ensuring you can operate each hard drive separately. This gives you the freedom to hot-swap one drive while transferring data to another, saving you time.Extend the value of this hard drive docking station further with the addition of our SATA to IDE Hard Drive Adapter (SAT2IDEADP), allowing easy insertion of any 2.5 or 3.5in. IDE hard drive into a SATA hard drive dock.To ensure compatibility with your computer system, the SDOCK2U33 supports all of the leading operating systems, including: Microsoft Windows (8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003), Apple OSX (10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6), Linux, and Google Chrome OSTM.SDOCK2U33 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.Improved Performance with UASPUASP 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.The StarTech.com Advantage

Features


HARD DRIVE DOCKING STATION: This 2-bay hard drive dock delivers instant access to your 2.5/3.5" SATA hard drives for file backup, disk imaging, or data transfer over USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). Tool-less design enables easy drive hot-swapping.


DRIVE COMPATIBILITY: Supports 2.5/3.5" SATA HDDs & SSDs of any capacity / OS Independent / Backwards compatible w/ SATA I/II / IDE adapter (SAT2IDEADP) sold separately / Includes 3ft USB-A cable and universal power adapter


PERFORMANCE: Independent power buttons for each bay enables you to hot-swap an idle drive while the other bay is in use. Drive bays with 15,000-cycle insertion rating for maximum durability.


SPECS: 2-Bay Hard Drive Dock / SATA I/II/III / USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Host Connection / Tool-less/Tray-less Design / Hot-Swappable Drive Bays / Top-Loading/Toaster-Style with Eject Buttons / LED Activity Lights


THE IT PRO'S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this Dual-Bay Hard Drive Dock is backed for 2 years, including free lifetime 24/5 multilingual technical assistance



Cooling


Built-in fan

No



Weight & dimensions


Height

70 mm


Width
2 mm


Depth
8 mm


Weight

513 g



Packaging content


Cables included

USB


Manual

Yes


AC adapter included

Yes


Included power plug types

EU, NA, UK



Logistics data


Master (outer) case width
7 mm


Master (outer) case height

464 mm


Products per master (outer) case
pc(s)


Harmonized System (HS) code

84733080


Master (outer) case length

613 mm



Technical details


Sustainability certificates

RoHS



Hard drive


Storage media type

HDD, SSD


Storage drive sizes supported

2.5,3.5"


Number of storage drives supported

2


Storage drive interface

Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III


Maximum storage capacity

8 TB



Features


Chipset

VIA/VLI - VL812, ASMedia ASM1053E


Mean time between failures (MTBF)

30000 h


Product colour

Black


Number of connectivity cycles
000


Maximum data transfer rate

6 Gbit/s


Material

Plastic


Certification

CE, FCC, REACH


Plug and Play

Yes


LED indicators

Activity, Power


UASP support

Yes



Software


Windows operating systems supported

Windows 2000, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home


Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks


Linux operating systems supported

Yes



Operational conditions


Operating temperature (T-T)

5 - 35 -C


Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 80


Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 50 -C



Ports & interfaces


USB 3?2 Gen 1 (3?1 Gen 1) ports quantity

1


Host interface

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B


DC-in jack

Yes



Power


AC input voltage
0 - 240 V


Output voltage
V


Input current

1.3 A


Output current

3 A



Packaging data


Package height

212 mm


Package depth
2 mm


Package width
9 mm


Package weight

1 kg