Startech eSATA USB to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station for Dual 2.5 or 3.5-Inch HDD SATADOCK22UE
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Manufacturer: STARTECH.COMAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: SATADOCK22UE
Product features:
- Hot Swap compatible and ejectable
- Plug and Play support for most operating systems
- Supports both SATA 2.5 and SATA 3.5" hard drives without any adapters
- Supports SATA I/II (SATA 150/300
- The maximum 2.5in hard drive capacity is 500GB; the maximum 3.5in hard drive capacity is 2TB
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Customer Review: Still great after 1 year; Many reviewers don't understand eSATA
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned this product for about a year, and it has been absolutely perfect over that time. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who manages a collection of external hard drives.
I'll try to explain the use of this device, so that the many misconceptions posted here can be cleared up.
This device is for attaching one or two external hard drives to your computer, keeping each drive separate, both physically and how they appear to your operating system. The thing has two slots simply because many people want to attach more than one drive to their PC -- not because it somehow merges the hard drive space between the two drives.
If attaching the device to your PC via USB, both drives will be recognized by your PC using one USB cable. You cannot use the eSATA connection if you are using USB. In other words, you can't have a scenario where one drive is connected via USB and the other connected via eSATA.
If you are doing something like occasional backups or other tasks that don't require the drive to read and write quickly, USB will work very well, and is certainly the easiest way to get things connected. However, if you find yourself transferring huge files or needing better performance, eSATA is the only way to go.
If you want to use eSATA, you'll need to use two separate eSATA cables. The unit does come with two eSATA cables, but they are only about 3 feet long each, so you may want to get some longer cables if you want to put some distance between your PC and the unit. I personally think 6-foot cables are the perfect length.
Although USB connects both drive slots using one cable, the eSATA connection does not work that way. You need to connect one cable for each slot.
Some reviewers have mentioned port replicators. If the unit itself had a port replicator built into it, then yes, you could use one eSATA cable to connect both drives. However, having a port replicator in your PC does not eliminate the need for two cables. In fact, it would do nothing to help your situation here. So please ignore the reviewers who say, "beware: you need a port replicator." That's bunk.
You do, in fact, need two separate eSATA ports on your PC if you want to connect this unit via eSATA. (Unless you are only using one slot, in which case you could connect just one of the eSATA ports -- but then why are you buying a 2-slot device?)
So, if your computer only has one eSATA port on the back, you'll need to invest in an eSATA add-on card. There are many available for both PCI and PCIe slots.
If for some reason you want to set up RAID across two disks, be sure to buy an eSATA card with RAID functionality built in. But why in the world someone would want to do that with this kind of unit is beyond me. So, assuming you want to keep the drives appearing as two separate drives to your operating system, buy a cheap eSATA add-on card with at least two external eSATA ports. The only real requirement would be to make sure the card has drivers available for your operating system (and of course you're buying the right connection for your PC -- PCI or PCIe). Other than that, it really doesn't matter. Don't worry about port replicators or anything like that.
The eSATA function works very well and is very fast. If you read reviews here saying that eSATA is flakey or slow or only works some of the time, then the reviewer has something hooked up wrong, or else does not have the correct drivers for their eSATA cards.
BTW, I use Windows 7 64-bit.
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Description of Startech eSATA USB to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station for Dual 2.5 or 3.5-Inch HDD SATADOCK22UE
This dual drive SATA HDD Dock provides fast, convenient access to 2.5" or 3.5" SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drives (HDD) or solid state drives (SSD) through either USB or eSATA, without ever having to open a computer case or mount hard drives in an enclosure. Supporting one or two drives, SATADOCK22UE can be connected to the host computer through either USB 2.0 or eSATA - then, it's just a matter of inserting the desired 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drives (or combination of both) into one of the two (or both) docking station slots for instant access. "the SATADOCK22UE is at the top of [the] heap when considering construction quality, ease of use and performance. Final Score: 9.0 out of 10." BenchmarkReviews.com The docking station supports plug and play installation on most operating systems, making it a perfect solution for data recovery, drive imaging, software testing, or any environment that requires fast access to massive amounts of data (uninstalled or archived hard drives etc.). Plus, SATADOCK22UE features a small form factor design that requires minimal desk space for permanent connection to the host computer and provides enough hard drive surface exposure to optimize dissipation of operating heat.SATADOCK22UE supports any 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive and data transfer speeds of up to 1.5 Gbps (using eSATA) and 480Mbps (using USB 2.0) between host and dock - ensuring effortless data dumps or backups and hassle-free file transfers. The inclusion of a high-output power adapter versus other competitive dual drive dock models ensures stable performance for even the latest power hungry high-capacity hard drives. The value of this hard drive docking station can be extended, 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.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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