Does the drive dock actually come with a 2.5" SATA Drive or is just a protective case that arrives in the box?
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The dock does not include a SATA drive. However, the case makes a very attractive and functional mounting system for a 2.5" drive that you provide. It is very easy to mount and dismount a SATA drive, should you need to change drives for any reason. It looks good sitting on a desktop and also provides three very convenient USB 3.0/2.0 ports. I hope this helps.Farrell Moss
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There is no disk drive inside. It just has a case and three usb outlets.Any 2.5 drive will fit inside. I found it very useful for testing and using hard drives removed from my laptop.
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All it has is two protective cases and drive dock only. Be aware this device is only for the laptop drives, not the standard 2.5" drives.
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This drive has standard SATA connectors that fit the same as desktop drives. It's 2.5" so you need a mounting bracket to secure it into a desktop case. No special cables just a bracket so you can secure it into the case. It's surprising that there is no desktop version but they must feel that desktops have the room to use an SSD for boot/applications and a separate large drive for storage so the market is not there for a desktop hybrid. I don't agree but nobody is selling a 3.5" hybrid drive so I must be wrong.
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Its an external hard drive enclosure, a bit hard to take apart, but ANY 3.5 or 2.5 SATA HDD will fit.
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Hi , Yes comes with holes for 2.5 Drives , not need buy anything additional
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Due to its unique spring design, this docking station holds both your 2.5" and 3.5" HDD or SSD firmly in place. In short, yes it does.
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Yes, it comes with 3 cables and both sets of screws for both 2.5" and 3.5" Drives. To reply to one of the answers, you don't need to use both SATA power and standard power, it's either or.
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MANUFACTURER ANSWER: Thanks for asking. Yes that drive will work just fine in this docking station.
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Hello, there is a 2.5" SATA drive inside the case. A Momentus 5400.3 to be exact.
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3.5" drives...you could use 2.5" drives with a full size adapter like the IcyDock EZConvert. ICY DOCK EZConvert MB882SP-1S-2B Light Weight 2.5" to 3.5" SAS / SATA (22pin) HDD & SSD Converter / Mounting Kit - Ver.2
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There is only one 2.5 drive bay located in the upper part of the hdd bays. There is another at the floor of the case but it will need 4 screws. Its a good starter case for small to medium size components. There are better cases than this for close to the price. Look into the corsair, nzxt and cooler master cases. They have more room and features.
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It is the standard 2.5" hard drive. the "2.5 inches" refers to the diameter of the platters inside the drive, not the external dimension.
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Best Hard drive - don't see what this has to do with the dock itself. As for "good" or "best" hard drive, I'd say any bare SATA drive will work, since your connection runs through a USB 3.0 connection port, I doubt there is any need to seek, or spend extra to buy the "fastest" drive out there, just go for a drive with a good reputation for reliability.
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Hello ADave, the one that I got was def. for a 3.5" drive. The drive that I installed into it came from a home "tower" style computer, Dell if I remember correctly. Have you tried to install a drive into it yet? The case for mine was actually quite a bit bigger than and drive, prob for heat dissipation, but def for a 3.5" drive. Mine works flawlessly and allowed me to recover the info I had in the computer that died. I now use it for a back up storage.
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What i first got for the docking station was a Western Digital Green 2TB 3.5" HD & partitioned it in half - one side to use as a backup for my MacBook Pro & the other side as storage for music, movies & the like...works fine. Seagate also makes good HD's... you'll just have to shop around to find something suitable...1TB drives can be found 2nd hand for a very good price - just need to check it out first... got my 2TB for $50 from someone that moved up to a 4TB drive & just didn't need the other any more. Had brought the dock w/ me to check it out. May you find what you need... Raimon What i first got for the docking station was a Western Digital Green 2TB 3.5" HD & partitioned it in half - one side to use as a backup for my MacBook Pro & the other side as storage for music, movies & the like...works fine. Seagate also makes good HD's... you'll just have to shop around to find something suitable...1TB drives can be found 2nd hand for a very good price - just need to check it out first... got my 2TB for $50 from someone that moved up to a 4TB drive & just didn't need the other any more. Had brought the dock w/ me to check it out. May you find what you... » Read More What i first got for the docking station was a Western Digital Green 2TB 3.5" HD & partitioned it in half - one side to use as a backup for my MacBook Pro & the other side as storage for music, movies & the like...works fine. Seagate also makes good HD's... you'll just have to shop around to find something suitable...1TB drives can be found 2nd hand for a very good price - just need to check it out first... got my 2TB for $50 from someone that moved up to a 4TB drive & just didn't need the other any more. Had brought the dock w/ me to check it out. May you find what you need... Raimon « Show Less
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It came as a bare drive. I used it to replace a 5400rpm laptop drive. If you want to use it as an external hard drive you will need to buy a separate case for a 2.5 inch Sata hard drive.
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No. SATA only. However do a search on Amazon for IDE Docking Station and you'll find one.
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The good news is that the connector in side the dock is a standard SATA port. The bad news (for me) is that a full size desktop HD wont fit. I had to use Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply to connect my HD. Now I guess I look for a cheap laptop HD....Let me know if I can do anything else for ya.