StarTech.com Dual-Bay USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, USB Hard Drive Dock, External 2.5/3.5" SATA I/II/III SSD/HDD Docking Station, Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bay, Top-Loading

StarTech.com Dual-Bay USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, USB Hard Drive Dock, External 2.5/3.5" SATA I/II/III SSD/HDD Docking Station, Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bay, Top-Loading

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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. External SSD/HDD Docking Station | USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) to SATA I/II/III. Our SDOCK2U33 Dual-Bay USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station enables access to two 2.5/3.5" SATA drives from your desktop or laptop computer over USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).. The hard drive dock features power buttons for each individual drive, ensuring you can operate each hard drive separately. This gives you the freedom to hot-swap an idle 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.. Compatible with Any Capacity or File Format. Compatible with 2.5" and/or 3.5" SATA HDDs and SSDs of any capacity and file format recognized by your host system. This dock works with any Operating System. Drivers and software are not required.. SDOCK2U33 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.. The StarTech.com Advantage. Hard drive. Maximum storage capacity. 8 TB. Number of storage drives supported. 2. Storage drive sizes supported. 2.5,3.5". Storage drive interface. Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III. Storage media type. HDD, SSD. Ports & interfaces. DC-in jack. Yes. 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. Features. Certification. CE, FCC, REACH. LED indicators. Activity, Power. UASP support. Yes. Number of connectivity cycles. 15000. Plug and Play. Yes. Maximum data transfer rate. 6 Gbit/s. Material. Plastic. Product colour. Black. Cooling. Built-in fan. No. Power. Output current. 3 A. Output voltage. 12 V. Input current. 1.3 A. AC input voltage. 100 - 240 V. Software. 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. Windows operating systems supported. Windows 2000, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows XP Home. Weight & dimensions. Weight. 513 g. Height. 70 mm. Depth. 148 mm. Width. 132 mm. Packaging data. Package weight. 1 kg. Package height. 212 mm. Package depth. 122 mm. Package width. 189 mm. Packaging content. Included power plug types. EU, NA, UK. Manual. Yes. Cables included. USB. AC adapter included. Yes. Operational conditions. Operating relative humidity (H-H). 20 - 80%. Storage temperature (T-T). -20 - 50 °C. Operating temperature (T-T). 5 - 35 °C. Other features. Chipset. VIA/VLI – VL812, ASMedia ASM1053E. Compliance certificates. RoHS. Mean time between failures (MTBF). 30000 h. Logistics data. Products per master (outer) case. 10 pc(s). Master (outer) case height. 464 mm. Master (outer) case length. 613 mm. Master (outer) case width. 207 mm. Harmonized System (HS) code. 84733080. manual pdf. leaflet. USB 3.0 Dual Hard Drive Docking Station - SDOCK2U33 | StarTech.com

Full specifications

Marque StarTech.com
Référence fabricant sdock2u33
HARD DRIVE DOCKING STATION This 2-bay hard drive dock delivers instant access to your 2.5/3.5" SATA hard dr
DRIVE COMPATIBILITY Supports 2.5/3.5" SATA HDDs & SSDs of any capacity / OS Independent / Backwards
PERFORMANCE Independent power buttons for each bay enables you to hot-swap an idle drive whi
SPECS 2-Bay Hard Drive Dock / SATA I/II/III / USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Host Connection /
S CHOICE Designed and built for IT Professionals

StarTech.com Dual-Bay USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, USB Hard Drive Dock, External 2.5/3.5" SATA I/II/III SSD/HDD Docking Station, Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bay, Top-Loading: complete technical analysis for 2026

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For intensive or occasional use

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Against the competition

In the Informatique market, the StarTech.com Dual-Bay USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station, USB Hard Drive Dock, External 2.5/3.5" SATA I/II/III SSD/HDD Docking Station, Hot-Swap Hard Drive Bay, Top-Loading is well positioned thanks to its price from £68.4 and the strength of StarTech.com. Our comparison tool lets you verify in real time whether this positioning still holds against other available offers.

Market price ranges in 2026

RangeIndicative price
Entry-levelUnder 3210 £
Mid-range3210 £ to 7490 £
High-endOver 7490 £

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