SABRENT 4-Bay USB 3.0 Docking Station for 2.5/3.5” SATA SSD/HDD, Tool-Free, Individual Power Switches, Built-in Cooling Fan, 5Gbps Transfer, Supports Up to 4X Drives (DS-U3B4)

I needed to clone a standard 3.5 inch hard drive to a 2.5 inch SSD but misplaced my drive dock. I purchased this model because it supported 2 drives in the same dock. I did not realize that it had a built in duplicator feature that worked offline without the need to connect to a computer. I inserted the drives and pressed a single button and the new 1TB drive was duplicated within in hour or so and worked perfect. Easy peasy and saved me tons of time. The dock also works like any standard dock connecting to a pc using USB 3 cable but the offline duplication is worth the price alone.

Works great. Very easy to set-up. Just plug it in and you're good to go. I haven't tested the clone feature but access to both drives wasn't a problem. I like that it has an on/off switch as well. I've had externals that doesn't have an on/off switch. It sleeps when not in use and turns off when the system is turned off coz it gets it's power from the USB connection. I prefer an on/off switch. Also, the price is very reasonable and I shipping was fast.

Works great right out of the box with everything you need. My old desktop computer turned into a brick on me and I could not recover, so I bought a new desktop. I recovered a 500gig 2.5" SSD drive, and a 3.5" 3TB spinning platter drive and used this device to copy all of my old files over. I then formatted them, and used an imaging program to save an image to one drive, and replicate the files on another. About once a month I will update it. Stayed cool, USB 3 is fast and it is low profile. My only regret? Not getting the dual port one so I could clone drives. That is going to be next - but rest assured this is a great product and it just works. As a bonus, you can buy a brand new hard drive and use this to transfer data there.

Update: 10-25-2023 I formatted my one of the drives in my new Sabrent Docking system and the speed more than doubled with the exact same file I used yesterday. Yesterday I was getting max 50MB/s on a 1.6TB File Today I am getting 164MB/s on the same 1.6TB File Transfer both NTSF. So, great improvement. Excellent Indeed.10-24-2023I got this because I have 4 OLD HDD's THAT I still want to use to back things up to.The reasons I picked this were1. Low Cost2. Has a Fan so no overheating,3. Can fit both HDD 3.5 Inch and SDD 2.5 inch Hard Drives4. It also has a cloning option built in.It was very simple to install. Literally just plug and play. My New PC recognized the Drives Straight Away.They simply act as a large volume flash drive for those wondering. I have a 2 TB, 8 TB, 4 TB and 6 TBMy New computer uses the latest technology and was rather spendy so I didn't want to purchase any more hard drives just to fit inside the computer. So, for $88 plus tax it was a good deal.I am copying all of my documents, photos and personal videos about 1.6TB over from one of the HDD to another HDD in the Sabrent Dock and I am getting about 50 MB/s. Rather slow but I didn't format the old drive prior to the copy and I regret that now. I think I would have gotten better speeds had I reformatted prior to the copy.Overall I am very pleased with the Dock and Highly recommend it for anyone so long and you don't have a dog or say children that may accidentally knock it over. The drives themselves won't take much of a jostle but the dock although plastic works very well and as intended.CHEERS!

I needed to clone a hard drive from an older PC to an SSD and had considered various cloning software. Then I found this docking station! It worked perfectly and with plug and play convenience. I installed the cloned SSD and the PC booted up with no issues. Additionally, I had some old hard drives that I needed to format for security purposes….the docking station did this too! It seamlessly adds 1 or 2 additional drives to a PC. It has multiple uses!

Using this as a stand alone disk cloner worked great! It was a little slower than using the PC to clone 1 drive to another, but very easy. Source in slot A; Destination in slot B. Press the copy button for about 5 seconds until it blinks. Press the copy button a 2nd time to start the process. Grab a cup of coffee or take your spouse out for fine dining! It will be done in a couple of hours.

Great Dock and the company is great. It comes with everything needed and a handy manual. I use it to help people to go to a SSD or recovery. I also use it for a server so I have extra space.

I've been using the Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for about two weeks now, and I'm generally pleased with its performance. I replaced my old SSK dock with this one after it failed within a year, and so far, this Sabrent dock has been a more reliable choice.The speeds on this dock are definitely an improvement over my old one. I've connected my Synology Disk Station to the dock via USB, and I've achieved transfer speeds of up to 120 MBps. Response times are also snappy, making it easy to transfer files and data.While I haven't had time to thoroughly stress-test this dock, it's been working smoothly so far. The power delivery seems stable, and my hard drive has been running without issues. I appreciate the compact design and the fact that it's easy to set up.Overall, I'm glad I made the switch. This Sabrent dock is a solid upgrade from my previous one, and I'm hoping it will last longer. If you're looking for a reliable USB dock, this one is definitely worth considering.