NEON All-in-one Dual HDD Docking Station for 2.5"/3.5" HDD SATA/IDE, card reader (2-pin EU plug)

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0047P77HI

By : NEON
Price : $39.99

Product Description

External HDD docking station with 2 drive bays. Supports 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA or IDE/PATA hard drives (1 slot for SATA / 1 slot for IDE). With One Touch Backup, easy cloning and copying of hard drives. Built-in memory card reader and USB hub. Connects to any PC via USB2.0 or e-SATA.

Technical Details

• External Dual-bay HDD docking station
• Supports 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA and IDE hard drives
• Integrated flash memory card reader
• USB 2-port hub
• USB2.0 and e-SATA connection

Customer Reviews

Plug and play. Comes with drivers, not sure what they are for, in my case drive got recognized immediately. Has on/off button on the back - very convenient, memory card slots - also useful feature. The only small (very small) disadvantage - you will need to buy an universal outlet power adapter, because this device was made in Ireland. So add $10 or $20 to the cost of the device itself if you want it. Looks very professional and if you do computer repair on the go - looks very impressive for the customers. Like it.

I got this because I have a lot of old hard drives I need to check. Rather than powering down my system or spending more money on a hot-swappable bay I liked the ease of the ISB dock.
This works perfectly for all my SATA drives. I haven't used the cloning software yet, but hope to try it as soon as I can afford to upgrade my HDD on my gaming system.
The IDE works most of the time. There is a lot of variance in physical design of IDE HDD. The location of the power on the docking station is moveable (about 1/4 inch worth of movement). This allows me to adapt the port for hard drives with the jumpers in between the data pins and the power pins. I have a few drives that have the jumpers on the outside and the power in the middle. There is not nearly enough movement in the docking station to allow for these drives.
I tried getting an IDE extension cable (male - female cable) and a power cable extension for these drives, but was unable to get them to work. I will have to use the old fashioned way to get at these drives.
In general I am happy with this item.

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