Amazon.com: Customer reviews: WAVLINK USB 3.0 to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5/3.5 Inch SATA I/II/III HDD SSD, Support Backup/UASP Functions [10TB],Tool-Free-Black

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Device is solidly built and very easy to connect to USB port

January 29, 2018

Device is solidly built and very easy to connect to USB port.
It does not require any proprietary driver - Windows is happily taking care of this hard drive after you plug it in.
Funny, that manual says that CD with drivers is included in the package, but there is no CD and no CD is needed anyway.
It is very easy to push a hard drive into the slot and get it recognized and accessed by Windows PC.
There is an on/of switch on the back of the device to allow user not to keep it running if it is not needed.

I had connected device to USB 3.0 port and it ;looks like my speed for the hard drive inserted into device is very close to the speed of hard drives inside the computer case.

Why 4 stars and not 5 then?

1. Wide slot fits thick disk and this is good. But there are thinner disks around as well. While those disks fit all the connectors perfectly, they are not standing firm in the wide slot and even possibility of waggling makes me worry about connectors on the bottom of the HDD slot possibly breaking. I hope they will not break. But hope is not a trust.

2. If there is nothing in the hard drive slot, open on top slot is a dust receptor. Some kind of cover would be nice.

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Molokai Life

Works, but does not go to sleep

February 3, 2017

RE Wavlink 6TB USB 3.0 to SATA Single Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5 or 3.5in HDD, SSD, UPC# 6955362004279.

Installed fine, the drive mounts & works well. The problem is that the unit will not go into sleep mode (manual states "Entering sleep mode without operation wich (sic) 10 minutes")

To elaborate:
put computer to sleep - drive continues to spin.
Turn computer off - drive continues to spin.

To further test, I used a Sentey USB 3.0 hub from another computer, computer off, placed the Sentey hub on the exact same USB 3.0 port (using the same cable from the Wavlink), placed the same hard drive in the hub & powered on. Drive mounted as expected, put computer to sleep & the drive spins down immediately (in the Sentey hub). Wake up computer, drive is back on. This is the expected performance. I am running W7 Pro patched with all security updates.

I am returning this dock. On the plus side I contacted the company & they responded quickly but had no solution..

4/13/17 addendum - I ended up keeping the dock, the replacement I ordered went to sleep as it should but only mustered USB 2.0 speeds, I returned it. iDsonix U3102 USB 3.0/2.0 SATA 1 Bay Hard Drive Docking Station with 3.3 Feet USB 3.0 Cable for HDD/SSD - Black <<Returned. A short while ago I ordered another dock, this one is great - USB 3.0 & goes to sleep, here's the link: iDsonix USB 3.0/2.0/eSATA to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5/3.5in HDD/SSD with 3.3 Feet USB3.0/eSATA Cable

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Molokai Life

Works, but does not go to sleep

February 3, 2017

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Brian

Two units in a row faulty with different issues

January 25, 2019

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Was excited to finally have a high speed dock for my internal drives to use externally. The first unit would connect and disconnect rapidly which someone made my new WD 1tb black drive to no longer function or be detected. The 2nd unit simply would not power on. Its possible that I am unlucky and received two faulty units in a row but I' won't be ordering from this company again as its costed me time and hardware. We'll see how they try and resolve my conflict but for now this is my review.

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Lenny Sh

Device is solidly built and very easy to connect to USB port

January 29, 2018

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February 9, 2017

Got it at my doorstep in 2 days - great packaging. I had an old laptop quit running, it would power show power and I could here the fan but then nothing, tried every fix known to man then decided it was time to let her go. I had some old photos, videos, MP3's I never backed up and really didn't want to lose them so I tried this unit to try and save the hard drive. Opened the box, added the old HD, plugged in to my office laptop, powered it up and it worked perfectly! Old HD works well and I saved all my data. Now I have a backup drive that I will get some backup software and use it as that. Thank you Wavlink!!!

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S Jacobi

A VERY satisfied customer experience

April 3, 2018

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This device absolutely saved me a ton of money! Totally plug n play, just removed my hard drive from an old computer that had bit the dust, dropped into this thing and ta-da! I can use the old drive exactly as if it were never missing. Would have cost me a bundle to go somewhere to have it backed up onto a new desktop. FAST delivery under Prime, and more than what I expected. Thank you!!!!!

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September 8, 2017

Great product. 1) It works. 2) Transfer speeds are outstanding. 3) It was simple plug and play, with Windows 10 recognizing drives immediately. 4) It is very intelligently designed. The open design allows the drives to run cool - even cooler than the internal drives being "cooled" by fans. Hard drives run hot. Full enclosures cause hard drives used as externals to fail as they simply run excessively hot. This design is great. Also, the design allows for easy switch out of drives. I bought two - and they both work great.

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July 9, 2018

Does the trick, I've never hot swapped any drive but what I need to do to backup two iMacs works flawlessly, and as opposed to other enclosures it is very quiet. One should say the quietness depends on the drive not on the enclosure but I've tried the same drives in other enclosures and they make a lot of noise, when on this one no sound whatsoever.

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November 26, 2018

Do you have an old computer laying around that has broken, but you miss your old files?
This was my dilemma with my old, secondhand PC, and I haven't touched it in years!
All you have to do is remove the hard drive from the tower and insert it into the machine, and then plug it in. It is very simple to use and it was such a rush seeing all of my old files again!
Now, there are exceptions. I'm not very hardware savvy but I would definitely check with your local tech expert or fellow amazon users to make sure this will fit your hard drive before you go buying it. This is a great, simple option for those of us who might be a bit intimidated by opening up our cases or use smaller laptops!

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February 24, 2019

it's not pretty, but EXTREMELY EASY to use. It is adequately built. Saved many $$$ recovering files from old sata drive taken from a failed computer. pkugged it into an 120v outlet, and a usb port on the computer, and began the transfer when I was done working on computer. Speed is adequate, though not great. Took about 2 hours to transfer to a USB3.0 drive. I have 3 other sata's that I don't know what is on them and haven't thrown away yet, so I be able to take a peek and then delete all their data before tossing.

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Riitta N.

Simple, Works Perfectly, Exactly What I Needed

September 25, 2019

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This is the perfect product for what I needed. I had several old HDDs from old computers that I wanted to consolidate and access their files. I have a MacBook Pro and these were old Windows drives. Plugged in, mounted the drives (one at a time) and there they were, perfectly accessible.

The negative reviews that I read often referred to the space around the drive that allows for some mobility and instability. That is correct. It's not bad, but it does wiggle if you wiggle it. So, be careful. I would not use this as my primary back-up device for that reason. The power wire is not very long, so you will need a nearby plug or an extension cord to use it on your desk. All these were minor things since they did not affect the purpose for which I bought this.

Overall, I was very pleased.

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