Brand | SABRENT |
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Series | EC-DSK2 |
Item model number | EC-DSK2 |
Hardware Platform | Windows |
Operating System | Mac OS X 10.11 or higher, Windows 10 32 and 64 bit, Windows 8/8.1 32 and 64 bit, Windows 7 32 and 64 bit |
Item Weight | 12.5 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 6 x 2.3 x 4 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6 x 2.3 x 4 inches |
Color | Black |
Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
Manufacturer | Sabrent |
ASIN | B07415KV63 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | July 18, 2017 |
SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in HDD, SSD with Hard Drive Duplicator/Cloner Function [22TB Support] (EC-DSK2)
Hardware Interface | USB |
Brand | SABRENT |
Color | Black |
Product Dimensions | 6"L x 2.3"W x 4"H |
Hardware Platform | Windows |
About this item
- Supports Standard Desktop 2.5"/3.5" SATA Hard Drives or SSD
- Supports hard drives up to 10TB.
- Plug and play, no drivers needed.
- Reverse compatible with USB 1.1 & USB 2.0.
- Supports Transfer Speeds up to 5Gbps (USB 3.0),480Mbps (USB 2.0), 12Mbps (USB 1.1)
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Product Description
System requirements:
- Available USB 3.0 for high speed data transfer Reverse compatible with USB 1.1 & USB 2.0.
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows 8.1/8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Linux
- Mac OS 8.6 or above
Description:
Sabrent USB SATA 2.5” & 3.5” Dual Bay Docking Station
Package Contents:
- Sabrent EC-DSK2 Hard Drive Dock
- Power Supply
- USB 3.0 cable
- User Manual
The SABRENT EC-DSK2 SATA Docking Station supports the direct insertion of Desktop two 2.5"/3.5" SATA Hard Drives. It is a caseless solution that makes swapping hard drives easier than ever before. Plus, now you can take advantage of the lightening speed of USB 3.0 to quickly transfer files up to 5 Gbps! Connect any 2.5"/3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) or SATA II Hard Drive to your computer through an available USB 3.0 port on your desktop or laptop.
Hard Drive Duplicator Function The SABRENT EC-DSK2 Standalone Duplicator Dock can be used to duplicate/clone an existing hard drive without connecting to a computer, or simply as external storage to transfer data between a hard drive and your computer.
Note: Your Source Disk must have equal or less Capacity when compared to your Target Disk.
How To use Hard Drive Duplicator Function:
- Insert Both hard drives and identify Source Disk and Target Disk HDD1=Source Disk; HDD2=Target Disk
- Make sure that the USB cable is disconnected from any computer
- Connect power supply and switch on power.
- Press the CLONE button 2 times.
- A Blue LED will flash on 25% indicating that the cloning process has begun
- The cloning process is complete when ALL the lights turn solid Blue (25%-100%)
- Finally press the power switch to the OFF position and eject your drives
Note: The cloning process can take a couple minutes or up to 4 hours depending on the Files/Disks that are being cloned
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Model # | DS-U301 | DS-UTC2 | EC-DSK2 | DS-U3B4 | DS-4SSD | DS-5RSS |
Compatibility: | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch |
Bay Number: | 1 Bay | 2 Bay | 2 Bay | 4 Bay | 4 Bay | 5 Bay |
Transmission Speed: | Up to 5Gbps | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 5Gbps | Up to 5Gbps | Up to 5Gbps | Up to 5Gbps |
Max HDD Capacity: | 20TB | 20TB | 20TB | 20TB | 20TB | 16TB |
Offline Clone: | -- | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | -- | -- |
Plug and play: | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Support UASP: | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Cooling Fan: | -- | -- | -- | -- | ✔️ | ✔️ |
RAID Support | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ✔️ |
SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station (FLAT) | SABRENT USB 3.0 Tool-Free Enclosure for 2.5” and 3.5” Internal SATA Hard Drives | SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5"' | SABRENT USB Type-C SATA 2.5” & 3.5” Dual Bay Hard Drive Docking Station | SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA I/II/III Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station | |
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Model # | EC-DFLT | EC-KSL3 | EC-UBLB | EC-CH2B | EC-HD2B |
Compatibility: | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch | 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch |
Bay Number: | 1 BAY | 1 BAY | 1 BAY | 2 BAY | 2 BAY |
Transmission Speed: | Up to 5 Gbps | 625 MB/s | Up to 5 Gbps | Up to 5Gbps | Up to 5Gbps |
Material: | ABS | ALUMINUM | ABS | ABS | ABS |
Max HDD Capacity: | 20TB | 20TB | 20TB | 20TB | 20TB |
Offline Clone: | -- | -- | -- | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Plug and play: | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Support UASP: | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
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Customers like the cloning feature of the hard drive enclosure. They say it works flawlessly and does a perfect job clobbering. Customers are also impresseded with the performance, saying it works exactly as expected. They mention the speed is good and the transfer rate is great. However, some customers have reported connectivity issues, saying the dock constantly connects and disconnects. Opinions are mixed on quality and readability.
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Customers like the performance of the hard drive enclosure. They say it works flawlessly, the duplicator works exactly as they'd expect, and the docking station is working as expected. Some say it's simple to set up and does a perfect job cloning their laptop hard drive. It works well with 2 drives plugged in and is extremely useful and affordable. Customers also mention that the formatting process has been working satisfactorily.
"...Worked great on a mac running latest OS as of Jan 3 2022. I assume it would work on windows...." Read more
"...Maybe I am a bit of a data hoarder ,regardless this thing works flawlessly !" Read more
"...Everything has worked flawlessly, and I feel safe putting my trust in this as one of three backup devices." Read more
"...this into my 2013 Mac Pro and popped in a 3.5" HDD and it worked with no issue at all...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they mention it's very fast over USB 3.1, the interface is fast, and the transfer rate is great. Some say that the station makes it easy and fast to swap out the drives and that it comes with a high speed USB 3.0 port and cable.
"...Speed is acceptable, nothing crazy. I get about 80MB/s transferring files to my HDD, pretty decent so no complaints there.-..." Read more
"...This station makes it easy and fast to swap out the drives. I feel that my data is safe and there is very little chance of data loss." Read more
"...Transfer rate is great, and I use mine as an extension for my NAS setup. :-)" Read more
"...Transfer speeds are ok, but they're about what you expect for USB 3.1, and I've had no problems with things like connection failures...." Read more
Customers find the hard drive enclosure easy to setup and use. They mention it's simple to connect, create a second backup quickly, and easily. Customers also appreciate the clone functionality and easy disk management.
"...This station makes it easy and fast to swap out the drives. I feel that my data is safe and there is very little chance of data loss." Read more
"...to be able to drop a hard drive in to create a second backup, quickly and easily...." Read more
"...Plug and Play without a problem." Read more
"Easy to use, no issues mounting and running disks. I keep a disk fan pointed at it so drives don't get hot." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they say it's a great investment, works well for the price, and saves them money. Some mention that it creates easy, cost-effective backups.
"...I view this as an excellent cost to value scenario.Very happy with purchase." Read more
"...transfer the data, files and other programs to my new computer. Well worth the money.." Read more
"...The Sabrent dock itself is well constructed for the price and seems to sit more solidly/firmly on my desk than the Plugable dock did...." Read more
"...Well worth the investment." Read more
Customers like the cloning feature of the hard drive enclosure. They say that it's good for clones, the bloning aspect is a bonus that works great, and it'll clonch your hard drive very easily. Customers also appreciate the stand-alone copy capability and the independent cloner feature.
"...I didn't believe it at first. This will make a great backup system for my primary. I'm ordering a second for my office mate too...." Read more
"...Standalone copy capability is a lifesaver.In the past I have copied data from 4TB to 8TB couple of times...." Read more
"...Built in cloning without the need for any extra software is great. Only downside is that only two drives can be used at a time." Read more
"...The clone feature works well." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that it's a quality made product, fairly robust, and reliable. However, others say that the hard drives are a bit wobbly while mounted, and the transfer often failed or became corrupted. The entire setup is a little wobby, and it'd be too pricey for cheaply made Chinese plastic.
"This docking station is so reliable. I like keeping two separate backups, and an extra storage drive...." Read more
"...This isnt inherently bad, but not all drives handle ejecting the same way and you do not want to move a drive while it is spinning...." Read more
"Fairly robust, cables appear to be of good quality, power supply had some heft...." Read more
"...They always time out, disconnect with errors or not even recognize a disk. This one does work with no timeouts (so far), but it's slow...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the readability of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that it reads their hard drives perfectly, while others say that it didn't read their drives at all.
"Technically works, but - hard drives are exposed and are not secured well - the entire setup is a bit wobbly...." Read more
"Works as advertised - was able to read off SATA drives through the USB. Haven't used the duplication feature...." Read more
"...The system no longer recognizes the original drive as a bootable drive!!!" Read more
"...that both drive lights remained on solidly without flicker and no drive activity. Windows File Explorer no longer showed these drives...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it constantly connects and disconnects, the drives would not stay connected long enough, and the USB connection is flaky. They also say that the dock and USB constantly disconnect from Windows.
"...I don’t know which of the above was causing such a bad connection but am a bit annoyed I had to troubleshoot like that to make it work, all brand new..." Read more
"...When the dock drops out, both mounted disk drives disconnect at the same time...." Read more
"...That's it folks... that is the weakest link in the chain...." Read more
"...Use it to clone HDD and SSD. Like the black color but it feels a little flimsy too. Overall satisfied with it." Read more
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SABRENT USB 3.1 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in HDD, SSD [Includes Both Type C and Type A Cables Supports UASP and 20TB Drives] (DS-UTC1)
The reason why is because I wanted the option to connect to either a USB type A or type C port.
Things I couldn't figure out before the purchase which I can now confirm are as follows.
- The unit has no plugs on the front. What appears to be a plug on the front is a light.
- On the back, the unit has 2 plugs. One for the proprietary power cord (standard nipple - looks like it could be easily replaced if needed). One for the USB connection which is indeed a USB C port. This is important to me since in some of the product pics, it looked like the USB connection was proprietary. It's not. It's a good ol' USB C port which means I can use any appropriate cable.
I use this device across computers - mainly mac and windows, and sometimes unix variants. Worked great on a mac running latest OS as of Jan 3 2022. I assume it would work on windows. I partially assume the same for unix vars but don't take my word for it. These days, most OSs support USB mass storage devices.
I have 2 old 2 TB SATA drives which were both in a RAID0 config in another device. I didn't care about the data on them. Goal was to resurrect them and use them for storage and then once loaded, put the drives in a safe and forget about them.
Plugged them in and my mac said it couldn't read it. No problem. In disk utility, I could see the mount. I picked erase, exfat, MBR - and in about 10 seconds the drive was ready to use. This is exactly what I needed.
Again, I was not concerned about keeping the data on the drives. In a scenario where you might be, I would expect the drive to properly mount and be readable assuming it has an appropriate file system / MBR loaded on it.
I love how the device is small, light, and I can tote it in a backpack.
An approximate $25 solution that now unlocks the use of many hard drives. I view this as an excellent cost to value scenario.
Very happy with purchase.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
- You cannot individually power down each HDD via hardware, only via software. This isnt inherently bad, but not all drives handle ejecting the same way and you do not want to move a drive while it is spinning. This is an explicitly stated feature though, so I'll give it a pass. I would like to see this in a future revision though.
- Disconnecting one drive will disconnect the other. This is explicitly not hot-swappable. When copying files to one drive be sure to not remove the other or it will remount that still connected drive. This is pretty frustrating and my main gripe with the device. I expected to be able to swap drives in and out as needed, this is not the case.
- Speed is acceptable, nothing crazy. I get about 80MB/s transferring files to my HDD, pretty decent so no complaints there.
- Construction is good, the drives feel secure so long as you are careful upon first connection and dont wack them.
Overall it does what it says on the tin save for the non-hot-swappable part and the non hardware controlled power. For the price though it is what it is, I'd pick this up if you're only gonna use it once or twice per year for cold backups like my use-case. Hopefully it holds up over time!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2024
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Voy a ver como lo regreso a amazon y me den mi reembolso.
La qualité et la fiabilité est au rendez vous. Je recommande à 200%