StarTech.com USB To SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station For 2.5in
SATA HDD

Product Description

Enable external, hot-swap access to 2.5in SATA drives from a portable mini USB2.0 drive dock. The SATDOCK25U Hard Drive Docking Station provides full, instant access to any 2.5in SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drive or solid state drive
- without having to mount the hard drive in a computer or install it in an enclosure! This highly compact HDD dock offers the portability needed to add simple external storage to virtually any USB (Universal Serial Bus)-capable computer, making it a definite asset to have on hand to connect external (bare) hard drives even in mobile computing applications. Plus, its small form factor design requires minimal space on a desktop or work bench. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 1TB) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities. Simply insert a 2.5in SATA hard drive or SSD into the dock, then connect the hard drive dock to a host computer through USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0. To uninstall or swap the hard drive, simply disconnect the USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable & remove the drive from the dock! In addition to providing a fast convenient way to access or recover data from a mobile 2.5in drive this dock is completely USB (Universal Serial Bus) powered, so no power adapter is required. The HDD Dock supports plug & play hard drive installation on most operating systems, & offers data transfer speeds of up to 480 Mbps
- a convenient alternative to external hard drive enclosures that saves the time needed to prepare the drive for conventional installation.