The black StarTech USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Docking Stationfrom StarTech USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Docking Stationdelivers full, instant access to any 2.5"/3.5" SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD), without having to mount the drive in a computer or install it in an external enclosure. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4 TB 3.5" and 1 TB 2.5" drives) can be used to enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities. Connected to the host computer through a single USB 3.0 SuperSpeed or USB 2.0 connection, the HDD docking station provides a convenient, plug and play storage solution that delivers instant access to the hard drive, without requiring a reboot.

Relying on the outstanding data throughput support of USB 3.0, the HDD docking station is capable of transfer speeds of up to 5 Gb/s, making it the fastest way to access data from an external drive. You can 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"/3.5" IDE hard drive in a SATA hard drive dock slot. To ensure compatibility with your computer system, the docking station supports all of the leading operating systems, including Microsoft Windows (8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003), Apple OS X (10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6), Linux, and Google Chrome OS.

USB 3.0 (5 Gb/s) Interface    SATA II (3 Gb/s) Interface    SATA 2.5"/3.5" Drive Size    ASMedia ASM1053 Chipset ID    15,000 Cycles Insertion Rating    LED Indicators    RoHS Compliant    CE, FCC Certified

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology provides fast access for external storage, while still being backwards compatible with USB 2.0

A top slot-loading design and drive ejection mechanism provides quick and easy access to data, without having to install drives into an enclosure or tray

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 compliant host interface, with transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s

High Speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s

Patented drive ejection mechanism

Combined power switch and status LED

Compatible with SATA revision I/II/III (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gb/s) drives

Supports 2.5"/3.5" form factor SATA hard drives (HDD) and solid state drives (SSD)

Built-in short circuit protection

Compact, desktop-style form factor

Plug and play and hot-swappable

Allows quick access to drives for imaging

Backup data quickly to an external drive for archiving

Test or benchmark multiple hard drives

Upgrade from a USB 2.0 drive dock to faster USB 3.0

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What’s the maximum drive size supported?

A: The StarTech 3.5" USB 3.0 SATA III External Hard Drive Enclosure with UASP (Silver) BH #STS3510SMU33 has been successfully tested by Startech with up to 14TB Drives. Bigger drives might work but it has not been validated by Startech.

Q: 2. Does it need external power?

A: This one has an external power adapter supplied with the casing as well as a special USB3 cable (which is USB 2 compatible).

Q: 3. Is this enclosure compatible with Samsung model MZ-JPU512T/046 SATA from 2013 MacBookPro?

A: No, the drive you mentioned is an M.2 form factor, this dock is SATA form factor.

Q: 4. I'm considering this to clone an existing laptop hard drive to a new, larger hard drive. Is the newly duplicated drive bootable once installed in the laptop?

A: In my experience, yes. the caveat is that i copied to a drive that is the same size as the original. I have not tried it with different sized drives.

Q: 5. can this device support hard drive with large capacity such as Seagate x18 18TB?

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station can be used with any capacity of disk that is supported by your host OS. In most cases an 18TB drive would be fine.

Q: 6. Does this enclosure report SMART status?

A: Yes, as long as the drive and your operating system supports that.

Q: 7. This cloning is sector by sector? i can Copy for example the MBR and partition table?Or are there some files that are not copied ??

A: It will duplicate a drive sector by sector.

Q: 8. What is the largest size drive that it supports?

A: The StarTech UNIDOCKU33 does not have a maximum supported drive capacity.

Q: 9. Will the same drives come back on after a power cut without having to press the individual power buttons?

A: The Sabrent USB 3.2 Gen 2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station, B&H # SADSSC5B, will require turning each drive on if the power is cut to the enclosure.

Q: 10. Can this also be used to just dock two drives to add external drives to computer?

A: Have not tried using it for that purpose. Im sure the manufacturer can tell you. It is a great duplicating device.