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Customer Reviews for StarTech Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
StarTech Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
The StarTech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station provides full, instant access to any 2.5" (up to 500GB) or 3.5" SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA/300) hard drive (up to 2 TB) - without having to mount the hard drive in a computer or install it in an enclosure. Simply connect the hard drive dock to a host computer through USB 2.0 and then insert a SATA hard drive into the dock whenever needed. To uninstall or swap the hard drive, just remove it from the external HDD dock. The USB to SATA External HDD Dock adapter supports plug and play hard drive installation on most operating systems, and offers data transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps - providing a convenient alternative to external hard drive enclosures and saving the time needed to prepare the drive for conventional installation.
Average Customer Rating:
4.3
out of 5
(18 Reviews) 14
Rating SnapshotOverall Rating Totals
Customer Recommendation94%17 out of 18reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews
Review 1 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
works great
,12/23/2012
By dabikeman ,
south ga
5
out of
5
Review 2 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
Startech USB to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station
,04/30/2013
By ivanho411
5
out of
5
Have purchased numerous other external enclosures and docking stations in the past, with none of them being of a decent quality, with all of them being made of cheap plastic or aluminum. This docking station is open to the air allowing the heat buildup to be dissipated to the atmosphere which is better than being enclosed with no ventilation openings.
So far it has worked flawlessly and if it lasts over six or seven months it will beat out all others I have used. These should last for years, so we will see.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 3 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
04/21/2013
By MarFlo ,
Mission Viejo, Ca
5
out of
5
Review 4 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
04/12/2013
By kristi2 ,
St. Charles, MO
1
out of
5
Review 5 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
Very convenient
,03/19/2013
By Truman2013 ,
Kansas City, MO
4
out of
5
This product gave me no trouble at all. I simply plugged it in and fixed my old desktop hard drive and recovered my daughter's laptop hard drive. Very easy to plug the drives in and to remove. Worked perfectly.
Product Attributes:
Value
3
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every few days
0points
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Review 6 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
More bang for your buck.
,12/07/2012
By OU81Ni812 ,
Monmouth County, NJ
5
out of
5
This works great. It's not as fast as USB 3 but it does what it has to do with no problem. No CD needed to install drivers, your computer system automatically recognizes it and installs drivers for you. Good deal and just what I needed when I needed it.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 7 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
More than I ever expected!
,11/04/2012
By Patopop007 ,
Houston, TX
5
out of
5
This docking station is perfect for what I needed and at an overwhelmingly low price!
The stand is dock is sturdy and feels like it will last.
The trap-door feels a little less sturdy, but is holding out alright.
The stand is dock is sturdy and feels like it will last.
The trap-door feels a little less sturdy, but is holding out alright.
This works perfectly for 2.5" and 3.5" drives, although the 2.5" drives are slightly loose.
It should be noted that this dock has an LED status light that flashes pink when the harddrive is being accessed and idles at blue. The colors are not disturbingly bright and are actually rather soothing!
I would definitely recommend to anybody who needs to read and write data to harddrives quickly and hassle-free.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:14 - 18
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
+1point
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Review 8 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
Computer could not identify docking station
,05/25/2012
By caugust64 ,
Kansas
1
out of
5
Computer never could identify or read that the docking station was attached.
Product Attributes:
Value
1
out of
5
Meets Expectations
1
out of
5
Recommends this product? No
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
-1point
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Review 9 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
01/24/2012
By captinkirk ,
California
5
out of
5
The Startech external hard drive docking station has worked flawlessly since I purchased it. A pat on the back to the good people at Startech. May you live long and prosper.
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:A few times per month
0points
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Review 10 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
just ok
,10/31/2011
By Dissapoint3d ,
Modesto, CA.
4
out of
5
it worked just fine for pc use but i bought it to use on the xbox and the xbox wouldnt read it i seen other products just like this that work on the xbox but cost twice as much so i though i would give this a shot but wouldnt work. It did however work just fine on my pc but the flap cover thing broke on the first use so i returned it since its useless to me since it dont work on my xbox
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
3
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:25 - 34
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
-2points
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Review 11 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
06/27/2011
By uiuiouoi
4
out of
5
This product gets the job done. No problems with drivers loading. It's hot swappable, and my 2.5" hard drive fits snug on the connections.
Only one problem exists. The cover flaps with a spring load - it stays up to cover the extra space left when using a 2.5" drive. My drive (standard 2.5" out of a toshiba laptop) did not fit and the flap stayed down. I actually broke the flap when trying to pull it up. It is easy to break at the hinge ( just plastic). Now I just use the dock with no flap; so it's just open. Not a big deal, but I would like the cover, though.
Product Attributes:
Value
4
out of
5
Meets Expectations
4
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Ownership:2 - 7 weeks
Usage:Every day
+3points
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Review 12 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
System Backup workes great.
,05/15/2011
By weedwacker ,
Morristown, TN
5
out of
5
I bought the Startech USB to SATA for a extra hard drive I had so I could backup my windows 7 system and files. My computer has two hard drives, the main drive has windows 7, the other PClinuxOS, which I have set up as a dual boot system. I like the sys backup feature windows 7 has and used the second drive for that until installed Linux on the second drive. Now with the external drive I can backup all my windows files cheap, and this is just as good as one of those expensive external drives. With the Startech USB to SATA I can also use it for other drives I might need to format or use for files.
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:55 - 64
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Once per week
+2points
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Review 13 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
I love It
,04/14/2011
By 20belowzero ,
Central Montana
5
out of
5
Works like a charm. I plugged it in and it works. I had to format a brand new 2.5 inch WD Scorpio Blue but it now reads as drive E:. Not a hitch, no drama at all. Construction quality seems as good as I hoped. I have a Toshiba A105 notebook with a 40 gig hard drive. Now I have another 160 gigs. I love it.
I also have Ubuntu 10.10 installed under Win 7. This device is supposed to work with that as well, I have not tried it yet. I reserved 60 gigs for Linux and will report back when I test that.
My opinion as of this moment is that I made a good decision and would be right to buy it again.
-20
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5
Recommends this product? Yes
Age:45 - 54
Gender:Male
Ownership:1 week or less
Usage:Every day
+2points
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20belowzero
Central Montana
Still love it
Posted 05/31/2011
Just updating my last review. I have been using this thing every day for a while now and it has worked flawlessly. Ubuntu Linux 10.10 found the hard drive effortlessly. No problems with Windows 7 or Windows XP either.
I'd buy it again.
I'd buy it again.
-20
0points
Review 14 for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
04/12/2011
By comp47 ,
kansas
4
out of
5
Ratings-Only Reviews for Startech USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" or 3.5" HDD
Based on the average of (4) ratings-only reviews
5
out of
5
Product Attributes:
Value
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations
5
out of
5