Hard Drive Docks

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  1. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Hard Drive Docks


    Hi All,

    I was wondering which hard drive dock is reliable and works well? I hooked up a eSATA bracket to my desktop's backplane and connected the two cables to available SATA ports on the motherboard.

    Before I go plopping down 20-50 bucks on a unit, I'd like to see what other people use for drive docks.
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  2. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
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    dogbert2 said:
    Hi All,

    I was wondering which hard drive dock is reliable and works well? I hooked up a eSATA bracket to my desktop's backplane and connected the two cables to available SATA ports on the motherboard.

    Before I go plopping down 20-50 bucks on a unit, I'd like to see what other people use for drive docks.
    I bought a Rosewill RX-DUS100 for $30 about 18 months ago. It has USB 2.0 and eSata interfaces. No issues at all. It works as advertised.

    I don't use it much--every couple of months I drop a 320 gig drive into it, reformat it and copy all of my personal data to it. It's just another way to back up my data.

    I use the eSata interface, which is a bit faster than the USB. It takes about 3 hours to copy everything.

    Another alternative is a bare cable, which I have seen advertised for as little as $10. It does the same thing, but no dock. You just lay a bare drive on a table top and copy the data over.
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  3. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
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    I've done the bare cable and power route a few times...easy to do since the top comes off of the case, I keep a spare cable just to do that from time to time :)
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    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    I use this one Newegg.com - XION XON-SAHDCB-COMBOCR 2.5" & 3.5" Black USB2.0 & eSATA Combo Dock Station Also gives you 2 USB2 ports and an SD card reader. Works well with both 2.5" and 3.5" HDs.
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  6. Posts : 1,127
    Win7U 64 RTM
       #6

    I recently picked up this one:

    Amazon.com: Thermaltake BlacX eSATA USB Docking Station: Electronics

    Works fine. I make rotating HD images, so I have several bare sata drives that I pop in and out.

    I also have this front sata panel:

    Akasa Thermal Solution

    I used only this for a long time and was happy, but the dock is much easier.

    James
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  7. Posts : 97
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Gonna go with this:

    FRYS.com | KINGWIN

    It's a KingWin EZD-2535 which has good reviews (34 of 'em)...with tax locally,
    will cost me $21.60
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  8. Posts : 2,164
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  9. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    I have 3 of these ThermalTake BlacX units.
    Newegg.com - Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5” & 3.5” USB 2.0 & eSATA

    1 is connected to the eSATA port on my DVR and spins 24x7. 1 is at work, and 1 is at home. All 3 have been flawless.
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  10. Posts : 446
    windows 7 Pro 64Bit
       #10

    pparks1 said:
    I have 3 of these ThermalTake BlacX units.
    Newegg.com - Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5” & 3.5” USB 2.0 & eSATA

    1 is connected to the eSATA port on my DVR and spins 24x7. 1 is at work, and 1 is at home. All 3 have been flawless.
    I have one of these myself, best HDD related purchase I've ever made.
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