SATA hard drive docking station, USB 3.0 hard drive docking station (5 Gbps)The SATDOCKU3S USB 3.0 hard drive docking station provides complete and instant access to any 2;5" and 3;5" SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SDD), without the need to install the drive in your computer or install it in an external enclosure. Large capacity hard drives (tested with up to 4 TB 3;5" and 1 TB 2;5" hard drives) can be used to significantly increase your computers storage/backup capacity.Connect the host computer via a single SuperSpeed USB 3.0 or a USB 2.0 connection, the HDD docking station features a convenient plug-and-play storage solution that provides instant access to the hard drive without the need to reboot.The HDD docking station is built on outstanding data throughput via USB 3.0 and is capable of transfer speeds up to 5Gbps, making it the fastest way to access data from an external drive. Double the value of the docking station with a SATA to IDE hard drive connection adapter (SAT2IDEADP) that allows you to use a 2;5" or 3;5" IDE hard drive in a SATA hard drive bay.To ensure compatibility with your computer system, the SATDOCKU3S supports all leading OS platforms, including: Microsoft Windows®, Apple® OSX, Linux and Google Chrome OS™.The StarTech.com Advantage