A low-profile offload dock for your Atomos drive caddies, the Atomos Docking Station with USB 3.1 & 2.0will be an elegant addition to your computer desk as well as compact accessory for your transport bag. It supports a single drive caddy at a time and efficiently offloads the drive contents direct to your computer via an integrated USB cable. Both Master Caddy and Master Caddy II models are supported. This powered model is an upgrade over the previous Atomos USB 3.0 docking station, additionally featuring support for an Atomos RAID Caddy power cable for if you ever need to connect a RAID caddy.

The integrated USB cable features one USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 connector, with the latter provided for compatibility with older computers. Older computer models may require both ports to be connected for a sufficient supply of power.

Offload Dock for Atomos Drive Caddies    Efficiently Offload Direct to Computer    Features Power Port for RAID Caddy Cable    USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 Split Y-Cable    Second Port Provided for Older Computers    Supports Master Caddy & Master Caddy II

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is it faster than usb3.0?

A: The 3.1 is about 10% (NOT 10X) faster on sequential reads and sequential writes (the most meaningful measure if you're using best practices -- a freshly formatted disk to write then later read video files). For random reads/writes using high queue with high thread count, the numerical differences were meaningful (but may not show in practice for video work) and for random reads/writes using low queue and low thread count, a marginal difference is seen. Details follow. I ran CrystalDiskMark 7.0 using the same SSD (a Samsung EVO 850 480GB) with each dock (the ATOMDCK003 --USB A 3.0 and ATOMDCK004 --USB C 3.1) plugged directly into my HP Spectre laptop native ports. I used default settings, which produce 8 results (2 sequential read, 2 random read, 2 sequential write and 2 random write results, average of 5 tests for each result and using 1 GiB file size). The 3.1 was slightly faster on sequential reads and sequential writes -- 464 (8 queues, 1 thread) and 443 MB/s (1 queue, 1 thread) compared to 426 and 422 MB/s read speeds, and 465 (8 queues, 1 thread) and 438 MB/s (1 queues, 1 thread) compared to 431 and 429 MB/s write speeds. For random reads/writes using high queue with high thread count, -- 127 MB/s read vs. 24 MB/s -- call that a factor of 5, and 90 vs. 40 MB/s write speeds -- a bit more than a factor of 2 (32 queues, 16 threads for those numbers). For random reads and writes with 1 queue and 1 thread, the numbers were only marginally better for the 3.1 compared to the 3.0 (24 vs 22 read and 33 vs 27 write).

Q: 2. Will it support a 18TB drive under Windows 10?

A: The listed spec on this device has the following: Currently tested with hard drives up to 6TB at 7200 RPM. Therefore we are unable to guarantee 18TB capability on this Star Tech dock.

Q: 3. Does this connect via a 10Gbps USB connection or a 4Gbps connection?

A: The Atomos Powered Docking Station with USB 3.1 Gen 1 & 2.0 offers up to 5Gbps speeds.

Q: 4. is it same speed as Atomos USB-C 3.1 Powered Docking Station?

A: Yes, the Atomos Powered Docking Station with USB 3.1 Gen 1 & 2.0 has the same speed as the Atomos USB-C 3.1 Powered Docking Station.

Q: 5. Are there standard 5.25 inch drive bays that I could install in my PC case that will read these SSD Mini's? If there was a SATA connection drive bay that I could install to read these SSD Mini's it would make my life a lot easier than having to sit the docking station on top of my chassis all the time.

A: Don't buy... They burn out. I had the same experience with 2 units. The third party options have been pretty reliable.

Q: 6. Does the unit turn on by itself if the powers goes off an on?

A: The StarTech eSATA / USB 3.0 SATA III Hard Drive Docking Station will automatically power on when connected to power.

Q: 7. Why does it say USB 3.1 2.0 and 2.0A and the specs say only USB 3.0?

A: It is tough to see at first, but If you look at the photo you will see it has a pair of USB plugs, once is rated up to USB 3.1 and the other 2.0. The reason it has a 2nd USB connection is some older computer models may require both ports to be connected for sufficient power.

Q: 8. Will this work with the Atom X drives?

A: Yes because the ATOM X drives are custom fit to the Atomos recorders.

Q: 9. is it the same speed as Atomos Powered Docking Station with USB 3.1 Gen 1?

A: Hello Piboon, yes, all of the Atomos USB Docking are buss powered.

Q: 10. Can you clone the internal laptop hard drive, then replace the old hard drive with the new one?

A: The CineRaid Standalone Duplicator can be used to clone your OS drive and replace.