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expiredreptarSnax posted Apr 09, 2024 04:39 PM

Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Lay-Flat Docking Station w/ UASP

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Store4PC via Amazon has Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Lay-Flat Docking Station w/ UASP (EC-DFLT) on sale for $19.99. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

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About this product:

Supports all 2.5 and 3.5-inch SATA drives
Connects via SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (up to 10x as fast as USB 2.0)
UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) support for even faster performance; requires UASP capable host system
Serial ATA bus up to 6Gbps Signal bandwidth for fast storage backups
Comes with free download of Acronis True Image for SABRENT software for easy cloning

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Supports all 2.5 and 3.5-inch SATA drives
Connects via SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (up to 10x as fast as USB 2.0)
UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) support for even faster performance; requires UASP capable host system
Serial ATA bus up to 6Gbps Signal bandwidth for fast storage backups
Comes with free download of Acronis True Image for SABRENT software for easy cloning

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff

About this Store:
- Store4PC via Amazon has a 4.9 out of 5 star seller rating based on over 2730 customer reviews within a 12 month timeframe.
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
Additional Information:
- This offer is $2.86 less (13% savings) than our front page deal from November 2023 which earned 27 thumbs up.
- Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 31460 customer reviews.
- Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Model: SABRENT USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Lay-Flat Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in HDD, SSD [Support UASP and 20TB] (EC-DFLT)

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Post Date	Sold By	Sale Price	Activity
09/05/25	Amazon	$23	3
08/13/24	Amazon	$20 Frontpage	50
07/16/24	Amazon	$20	2
06/14/24	Amazon	$20	0
02/12/24	Amazon	$23	6
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10/22/23	Amazon	$23 Frontpage	18

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BerMM2

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Some tips about these: First throw away the cover. Second find an app to alert you if the drive temp climbs. Third do not use it with enterprise drives. Fourth did I mention these do a great job of overheating drives?

billkater

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Depends on the security on the drive also.

sakaria

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As long as they are sata drives, you should be fine. If they are ide drives, you'll need a different enclosure. If you're copying to a desktop, you could also just connect them internally with a sata cable.

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HonestMammoth473

Apr 10, 2024 06:17 AM

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HonestMammoth473Apr 10, 2024 06:17 AM

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I bought one of these about 1.5 months ago. The construction quality is bottom-of-the-barrel, but it works ok.

GaryZ5998

Apr 10, 2024 06:48 AM

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GaryZ5998Apr 10, 2024 06:48 AM

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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank GaryZ5998

Not a good enclosure. Got one the last time this made front page- ended up returning both it and its exchange-replacement after both kept disconnecting randomly both during data transfers and standby.

BlueRaccoon1085

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Quote from GaryZ5998

Sabrent certainly makes shoddy products. I don't think I will ever buy any of their products.

To be fair, virtually every brand has similar problems. I don't know why they can't get anything right THESE DAYS... It's embarrassing and a huge disappointment.

I will not be risking my data with any drive docking station.

I have three HDDS from old dead PCs and am planning on buying a cheap refurbished desktop PC so I could access my data and backup stuff there. Just one disadvantage of owning a laptop.

Last edited by BlueRaccoon1085 April 10, 2024 at 01:02 AM.

J03

Apr 10, 2024 12:36 PM

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J03Apr 10, 2024 12:36 PM

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Yes, as long as they're not IDE drives which are very old.

Well... thanks for reminding me of my age. Frown

roscoe1972

Apr 10, 2024 01:29 PM

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roscoe1972Apr 10, 2024 01:29 PM

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If the old drive has a Windows OS, will the files saved under a User be locked out? I've had this problem trying to recover stuff from really old drives.

How would one access these files if windows is blocking them?

necrojustice

Apr 10, 2024 01:54 PM

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necrojusticeApr 10, 2024 01:54 PM

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They should add nvme port.

There is one that has Nvme support!

booboloo

Apr 10, 2024 02:16 PM

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Quote from BlueRaccoon1085

Its not shoddy its just a different design. Its more secure than slot based models which risk the drive getting knocked over and even those should have a fan pointed at them anyways.

tomcxp

Apr 10, 2024 02:16 PM

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Quote from GaryZ5998

Good to know. Can you share suggestions on enclosures? I've been wanting to get one to use with a drive to take advantage of those refurbished drive deals.

theduck17

Apr 10, 2024 02:56 PM

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theduck17Apr 10, 2024 02:56 PM

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These are great, I have 2 stacked with 16TB drives (one main, the second is mirrored...i use SyncToy to keep the second drive updated) plugged into an Intel NUC with a 9th Gen processor running Plex on Windows. 8th Gen Intel and up is needed to run hardware encoding with Plex Pass...works amazingly well.

It's headless (no monitor, keyboard, mouse) and lives in my closet next to a gigabit switch so I use AnyDesk to access it when I need to (including my phone) I download movies on any computer in the house and add files to these drives since they're networked.

GrandmasterBBC

Apr 10, 2024 04:17 PM

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GrandmasterBBCApr 10, 2024 04:17 PM

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Quote from ctxngo

What's the difference between this and the tool free version and is it worth the extra 5 dollars?

Interestingly enough, the tool free version includes screws and a screwdriver which are not needed with the original version. Quite the naming scheme they've come up with there.

GaryZ5998

Apr 10, 2024 04:31 PM

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GaryZ5998Apr 10, 2024 04:31 PM

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Quote from tomcxp

Good to know. Can you share suggestions on enclosures? I've been wanting to get one to use with a drive to take advantage of those refurbished drive deals.

Dock-style, not space saving like this, and likely a YMMV situation since it's budget priced but I've had very good luck with the weme usb 3.0A dock off amz.
Never needed the clone function but been running 2 almost constantly (2.5 and 1.5 yrs) and they've both been rock-solid with very fast read/ write. Random find since I purchased the first with sole purpose of setting up freemcboot HDD for my phat-PS2 and it stepped up during a pinch.

TribalSeek

Apr 10, 2024 04:35 PM

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TribalSeekApr 10, 2024 04:35 PM

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Quote from J03

Well... thanks for reminding me of my age. Frown

Kids today don't know the fun we used to have setting master/slave jumpers on hard drives just to get them to be recognized by the motherboard.

lolopolo

Apr 10, 2024 05:32 PM

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lolopoloApr 10, 2024 05:32 PM

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Quote from ttke

-i was wrong. this indeed needs an external power to run 3.5"

Does it come with one?

kaabob

Apr 10, 2024 05:34 PM

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kaabobApr 10, 2024 05:34 PM

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Quote from TribalSeek

Kids today don't know the fun we used to have setting master/slave jumpers on hard drives just to get them to be recognized by the motherboard.

And the grey ribbon cable (with red stripe on 1) impeding airflow through the case

calculon68

Apr 10, 2024 05:59 PM

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calculon68Apr 10, 2024 05:59 PM

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Quote from lolopolo

Does it come with one?

Yes it comes with a wall wart AC adapter. It just won't run on USB bus power alone. No 3.5" drive will.

I have three of these docks, two are connected to NASs 24/7, one for almost five years. No burning HDDs. I must be doing something wrong.

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Computers Computer Accessories Computer Parts Tech & Electronics Tech Accessories Docking Stations Sabrent

Rating:	(4.4 out of 5 stars)
Reviews:	31,462 Amazon Reviews
Manufacturer:	Sabrent
Model Number:	EC-DFLT
Product SKU:	B00LS5NFQ2
UPC:	780746852766
ASIN:	B00LS5NFQ2
Brand:	SABRENT
Item Dimensions LxWxH:	7.09 x 1.6 x 4.8 Inches
Item Weight:	0.46875 Pounds
Item model number:	EC-DFLT
Manufacturer:	Sabrent

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