Thermaltake - BlacX Duet Hard Drive Enclosure Docking Station - Black
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Description
Features
Fits two 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drives or solid state drives
For compatibility with a variety of drives.
Provides easy access for reading and writing on up to 2 hard drives simultaneously.
Hot-swappable design
Streamlines the process for rapid exchanges.
Plug and play
LED activity indicators let you monitor the status of your hard drives.
Compact design
Dissipates heat and exhaust efficiently.
Windows and Mac OS compatible
For simple use with your existing computer.
What's Included
BlacX Duet Hard Drive Enclosure Docking Station
USB cable, AC power adapter
Key Specs
- Drive Form Factor3.5 in.
- Operating System CompatibilityMac, Windows
- External InterfaceUSB
- Internal InterfaceSATA
General
- Product NameBlacX Duet Hard Drive Enclosure Docking Station
- BrandThermaltake
- MaterialPlastic
- Model NumberST0014U-C
- ColorBlack
- Color CategoryBlack
Compatibility
- Drive Form Factor3.5 in.
- Operating System CompatibilityMac, Windows
Connectivity
- External InterfaceUSB
- Internal InterfaceSATA
- USB GenerationUSB 3.0
- Number of Bays2
- Maximum Capacity (per Bay)6 terabytes
Power
- Power SourcePlug-in
- AC Adapter IncludedYes
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts3 years
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor3 years
Other
- UPC841163061121
Customer reviews
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 1141 reviews
(1,141 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.0
Rating 4.0 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.4
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Way To Add Older Hard Drives
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have too many older hard drives! I wanted to use them without having to rebuild my computer. I decided to give this Hard Drive Extender a try. I'm using it with my MacBook Pro and Seagate Backup Plus Hub. It is working as expected and I've experienced no troublesome issues. Plug in and play. Easy. The MacBook recognized everything immediately and the USB3 technology seems to load quickly.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
GOOD ENOUGH FOR VIDEO/PHOTOS
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Work a bit slow to read/wright video and photos. It will be great if this where eSata, that will work faster. After all, if you are looking for something way faster -- than you might need to look for one that is eSata connectivity.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Choice works great.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I am very happy with it. Its fast and with 2 x 1TB HDDS its great for storage and hard drive data recovery when you are switching drives or moving files around.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Good. Works best for what I use it for.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Does what it does. You have 2 slots to work with. Plug and play so no need to worry about drivers.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Easy to use
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I just purchased this about a month ago, and so far I have been very pleased with it, the drives I have plugged into it have been easily recognized, I know it can only accept SATA hard drives, but I figured I should mention that in case someone is looking for an easy way to read IDE or PATA hard drives. All in all, I really like it, I guess the only "complaint" I have against this docking station is that the eject buttons can be a little hard to push down to get the drive pop up, but that's more of a gravity thing than a bad workmanship thing, once you get used to it, it's easy to use. One thing I really like about this station is the hard drive activity lights and how they're a part of the power button, it's really neat! I also like how the power button is right on the top, I don't have to search and get frustrated trying to find a lousy on/off switch that's in an odd place on the device like several other docking stations I've had before or finding out that there's no power switch on the station at all, just plug it in and away it goes, which is NOT what you want when you're connecting hard drives to a pc or mac. Again, I really like this station, there's a lot of other stations out there but not at this low of a price, and those that are definitely don't have this level of quality built in. If you're looking for a docking station, I highly recommend this one.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Convienent Docking Station
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.A bit pricy compared to other online sellers, but I needed to get one from the store, $70, I've had a few of these in the past, recently lost due to a fire, but the drives still are readable. Would be nice if they had the option to connect each drive to the pc so that transfers to disks also in the docking station are fast, currently it's 4x or more slower than copying to a separate drive (internal or external). For that price you would think that would be an option. I do expect this to last over 5 years based on past experience, so it's gonna be worth the cost as the cheap docks ($22 online) tend to break within a year or so..4 stars because out of the 10+ years they have been making this, they haven't added separate USB/eSata connections for each drive. Took 12 hrs to transfer 200gb from and to drives in the dock. So it's not good as a disk duplicator. I'm trying to condense 50+ drives damaged in the fire to large capacity internals in one shot (I don't know how long these drives will work due to the smoke and humidity) I got a cheap sata to USB adapter (online, $12) to connect my source drives and transfer to the dock, which seems to be around 50mbps to 100 at times. Don't have the funds or time to rebuild my main pc (not til we settle with insurance) to get max transfer speed, but need to get the important data off these drives asap. Also never had any issues with drives overheating while in this dock, that will depend on your ambient temp though. Very well built and will last 5+ years under normal operation.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Makes recovery work a breeze!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I had to do some data recovery on a large stack of SATA drives, both 2.5 and 3.5" sizes. I saw this on the shelf and thought this would really speed up the process, and I was right to a degree. The hard drives plugged right in sort of like cartridges might fit in a video game system. Under both Windows and Linux the hard drives were recognized immediately and I began the task of performing recovery on several drives. Because the interface is USB, speed will be at the mercy of your host system. Use USB 3.0 and you can expect pretty nice throughout, but if you plug into a somewhat older host controller you're in for some pretty slow transfers. Still, this is convenient when you have to work with several physical bare drives. Also useful for making mirror images of important drives. Value for cost is relative, but if you have a lot of valuable data and several drives to work with I think the price is fair given the convenience provided by this docking station.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
A must have if you own several hard drives!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this to add the ability to hot swap hard drives. i do a lot of photo/video editing and have accumulated lots of hard drives over the years. With this device i was able to go through my files on several drives organize them and then label the drives for future use. What a time saver, and allowed me to use drives i had packed away and have not used in years. I will list some pros and cons below hope it helps! Pros: 1) Fast 3.0 usb speeds. (must have an available 3.0 usb port off the motherboard or a 3.0 pci-e card) 2) Built well and sturdy. Even with (2) 3.5" hard drives inserted the unit was stable and not top heavy. 3) Accepts both 3.5" and 2.5" hard drives 4) Plug and Play Cons: 1) Accepts only hard drives. The ability to plug in 3.0 Flash drives would of been a big+ for those lacking a 3.0 usb port on their towers front panel. 2) Although this is speculation i believe the eject buttons may not stand the test of time. Works very well with the smaller 2.5" drives but the 3.5" requires some assistance. Most likely a weight issue. 3) Supplied usb 3.0 chord is 4 ft. i purchased an additional 8 ft chord for more flexibility with placement.
I would recommend this to a friend
Q: QuestionDoes it works for window 10?
Asked by Peter.
- A:Answer It will work with windows 10
Answered by Edward
Q: Questionis there any SATA cable included with this product?
Asked by lpaddict.
- A:Answer This is a docking station. It comes with a USB cable to connect it to a PC. It does not include a SATA cable. You will not need a SATA cable to use a drive since the drive will snap straight down into the dock provided the drive is standard SATA. I hope this helps.
Answered by DataFuse
Q: QuestionCan I use this to transfer files from a hard drive that was removed from a bad PC and transfer those files to a new pc?
Asked by Anonymous.
- A:Answer So long as the file system is intact and the drive is not physically damaged, you should be able to pull data from the drive. If the drive is damaged, or the tables are corrupt, please leave data recovery to an expert.
Answered by Jay96
Q: Questioni may have lost my power supply and there are no specs available online for what it could be. Could somone tell me the Voltage and amperage of the supplied power adapter.
Asked by merizumo.
- A:Answer Output power of power adapter is 12 Volt DC 3 Amp
Answered by Thermaltake USA Customer service
Q: QuestionWil the thernaltake blacX work with IDE drives?
Asked by Ronnie.
- A:Answer Mine does not work with IDE drive. The connectors on the drive don't match - mine has SATA connectors only. I have a bunch of IDE drives collecting dust - I have seen some hard drive adapters for IDE to SATA for sell on Amazon but never purchased one.
Answered by PCJimmmy
Q: QuestionThis Thermaltake - BlacX Duet Hard Drive Enclosure Docking Station holds 2 SATA HD's . Can I copy from one HD to the other to make a backup HD?
Asked by TECH2.
- A:Answer Dear Customer, You can drag and drop the data from one HDD to other. If you try to clone the HDD. You will need 3rd party cloning software. Best Regards, Thermaltake USA Customer service Toll free: 1-800-988-1088 M-F 9:00AM ~ 5:30PM (P.S.T.)
Answered by Thermaltake USA Customer service
Q: QuestionIs this device backwards compatible with USB 2.0?
Asked by Stan.
- A:Answer Yes, I have plugged it into the 2.0 and a 3.0 USB port it worked equally as well on both the 2.0 is just not as fast is about the only difference if I wasn't out to get optimum speed I would not have noticed it was on the 2.0 as it functions just the same as it does on the 3.0 port.
Answered by steve1871
Q: QuestionHow do I know if my hard drive is compatible or SATA?
Asked by Kkaz.
- A:Answer Any relatively new hard drive will be SATA. This format has been around for some time now. However, to be sure, note the connections: SATA has two small cables that connect it to a computer. The older style had one long connector and a smaller power connector.
Answered by BillH