I'm NOT getting paid for this review and am referring to the model UASP DS02 Sata 3, 16TB HD support with TF/SD slots, 2x USB 3 slots and 2x 2.5inch/3.5 inch slots. Ordered on 10/2020. DO NOT BUY refurbished or used older models. Get the latest new version to BE on the SAFE side! I have several older clone/sata external drive enclosures that have served me well for years. I needed something to do more, be muich faster and after thorough research, I took a chance on this one. NO REGRETS!!! This unit does everything I need to do. YES - You can use two hard drives at the same time and they will each have their own drive assigned letter. You can transfer ANY files from the computer to any of the two drives with ease. The 2.5 inch drive slips right into the slot easily and it has a spring loaded cover for the larger 3.5 inch drives. It makes the unit look really nice and helps keep the dust out. The POWER supply is 3 Amps and I'm using it to handle 1 USB 3 memory stick with 2 Sata 3.5 inch drives and a TF card at the same time!!! You can also easily transfer ANY files from the two hard drives to the USB stick and vice versa with one click. However, YOU CAN'T transfer a file to the TF\SD card unless you take out the USB stick. Once the USB stick is removed, you then have full access to the TF\SD card. This puppy is very fast, however, a few times a file seems to transfer slow. Hard drive to hard drive all files are super fast, but on very few rare occasions a hard drive to USB 3 transfer seems to slow down. I copy most movies which are 2 GB a piece and its super fast, just know that making multiple copies onto ANY USB drive will be severely slow down big time due to its design. Any multiple copies on a USB stick whatever the version will all come to a crawl. If you simply copy one file at a time, it will be like warp speed. I am using this to backup my movies and games onto a 4TB 3.5 inch drive and to USB 3 memory stick and again, its lightning fast. The TF/SD card slots are just a bonus and like icing on the cake makes this an ultimate unit. The power supply has 3 amps and more than enough juice to run everything. I have not tested "OLDER" drives that may require more power but in that case, use a heavier amperage power supply. It also comes with a beefy thick USB 3.0 cord that seems to be 3 foot long that attaches to your computer. It comes with a nice manual, small footprint but still readable and very informative with colored diagrams and troubleshooting. 1 Year warranty. I had two 4TB hard drives and a USB stick powered up for many hours and the hard drives are lightly warm. They never get hot and this unit has enough clearance to keep those drives cool. It says that everything is "HOT SWAPPABLE." Thats true and it is but honestly that is a FOOLS way of working with this. BE SMART - DO IT RIGHT - ALWAYS use the dismount the drives FIRST, then shut the unit off with the easy click on/off button on the back TO SAVE PROPERLY and not have ANY chances of corrupting your files or DAMAGINGING Read more
I needed a docking station to utilize my spare hard drives and came across this device. I tested to see if I could edit 4k footage, and to my surprise, I could without lag! I installed games on the docked drives and could play them without issue. I had to repair a drive as well and could without needing to install the drive directly into my main system (used laptop). The device made repairing computers with my laptop a breeze! Since I also create content, it has improved my workflow significantly, recovering footage from SD Cards quickly and transferring them to my bulk storage drives to edit off. Pros: - Dock standard desktop 2.5”/3.5” drives - Can clone drives with a push of a button. No computer is required! - File transfer up to 6 GBs - Support for up to 20TB drives - Sleep Feature to reduce drive wear & save power! Cons: - Requires external power - Can’t use USB ports and SD Card/TF Card simultaneously - LED Indicator is a little dim Overall, the device is worth the price and is very versatile! It saves me time & effort, making repair jobs & video editing a much more enjoyable experience! Read more
Shipped fast and operates as it is supposed to. Great addition to my setup, saved me a lot of time while transferring large files. Great product, even though it was used it's still in new condition. Read more
Handy and flexible device for quick hard drive and memory reader (and extra USM ports) Does require power (adapter included) Read more
Worked well when I first received. Less than 2 months later it stopped working. Amazon won't let me exchange beyond a month. Went to the products web page and it is "under an update" Gave a email address for support. Email came back as undeliverable. Avoid this product. Read more
No complaints at all. Works as intended and the transfer rate seems good. Read more
The media could not be loaded. I used to own a single drive Hard drive dock, that one was USB 2.0. it was a pain to use, transfers were very slow and would take forever to perform any task. I decided to upgrade to this dual bay hard drive dock and couldn't be happier, the advantage of having dual bays is amazing especially for cloning drives, it also features offline cloning without the need of a computer to be connected. although I have not tested that feature. But what is the biggest upgrade for me is having the ability to use USB 3.0, transfer speeds are blazing fast and long gone are the days of having to wait forever for a few gigabytes to copy over to a drive. I fix a lot of computers so having a dock like this is essential for me. It is also Plug and Play, no need to install any drivers to get it to work, it supports 2.5 and 3.5 inch SATA hard drives. Would buy again! Read more
Good dual drive backup solution. I haven't use the offline clone feature yet so can't really speak for that but it's been great for backing up and syncing files. Works well with both 3.5 and 2.5 drives. Can sync files between multiple drives. Only quirk I have is whenever I plug in an additional external USB drive to the PC, it seems to relock any drives I have in the unit and since they are Bitlockered I have to reunlock them each time this occurs which is slightly annoying. I don't know if it's the unit itself or jusy Windows causing this. Either way, now that I know this, I'm used to it and can work around it. So far the drives haven't disconnected during any transfers so I'm not too worried about it. Seems to do the job. Read more
