Introduction

The SDOCK4U33 four-bay 2.5/3.5" SATA HDD / SSD docking station lets you dock and swap four drives from your desktop or laptop computer simultaneously, using a single USB port.

Get the most out of your SATA III (Gbps) solid state drives and hybrid drives with this UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) enhanced hard drive docking station. With performance up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when paired with a UASP-enabled host controller, UASP ensures high performance by reducing bottleneck. See our UASP testing results below for further details.

The hard drive dock features independently-powered SATA connectors for each individual drive, ensuring you can operate drives separately. This gives you the freedom to hot-swap one drive while transferring data to another, saving you time. Plus, the built-in fans keep your drives running cool, ensuring optimal performance and helps to prevent premature drive failure.

Extend the value of this hard drive docking station further with the addition of our SATA to IDE Hard Drive Adapter (SAT2IDEADP), allowing easy insertion of any 2.5 or 3.5in. IDE hard drive into a SATA hard drive dock.

To ensure compatibility with your computer system, the SDOCK4U33 supports all of the leading operating systems, including: Microsoft Windows® (8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003), Apple® OSX (10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6), Linux, and Google Chrome OST.

SDOCK4U33 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

Improved Performance with UASP
UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac OSX (10.8 or above), and Linux. In testing, UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance.

At the same peak in testing UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources.

Testing results were obtained using an Intel® Ivy Bridge system, a UASP-enabled StarTech.com Enclosure, and a SATA III solid state drive.

The StarTech.com Advantage
- Save time, with file transfers up to 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0 when used with a UASP-supported host
- Hassle-free operation with independent SATA controllers allowing for uninterrupted data transfers while hot-swapping the other drives
- Helps to prevent premature drive failure, with built-in dual 40 mm fans that keep your drives running cool

Hard drive

Storage media type

HDD, SSD

Storage drive interface

Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III

Storage drive sizes supported

2.5,3.5"

Number of storage drives supported

4

Maximum storage capacity

8 TB

Ports & interfaces

Host interface

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantity

1

DC-in jack

Y

Features

Maximum data transfer rate

6 Gbit/s

Product colour

Black

Material

Plastic

LED indicators

Activity, Power

UASP support

Y

Chipset

VL812+ASM1053E

Certification

CE, FCC

Cooling

Built-in fan

Y

Number of fans

2 fan(s)

Fan diameter

4 cm

Power

AC input voltage

100-240 V

Input current

2.5 A

Output voltage

12 V

Output current

6.5 A

Weight & dimensions

Width

171.2 mm

Depth

285 mm

Height

85 mm

Weight

1.03 kg

Packaging content

AC adapter included

Y

Cables included

USB

Manual

Y

Included power plug types

AU,EU,NA,UK

Other features

Standard interfaces

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

Software

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 2000,Windows 2000 Professional,Windows 7 Home Basic,Windows 7 Home Basic x64,Windows 7 Home Premium,Windows 7 Home Premium x64,Windows 7 Professional,Windows 7 Professional x64,Windows 7 Starter,Windows 7 Starter x64,Windows 7 Ultimate,Windows 7 Ultimate x64,Windows 8,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64,Windows 8.1,Windows 8.1 Enterprise,Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64,Windows 8.1 Pro,Windows 8.1 Pro x64,Windows 8.1 x64,Windows Vista Business x64,Windows Vista Enterprise,Windows Vista Enterprise x64,Windows Vista Home Basic,Windows Vista Home Basic x64,Windows Vista Home Premium,Windows Vista Home Premium x64,Windows Vista Ultimate,Windows Vista Ultimate x64,Windows XP Home,Windows XP Home x64,Windows XP Professional,Windows XP Professional x64

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard,Mac OS X 10.7 Lion,Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion,Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

5 - 35 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-20 - 50 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

20 - 80%

Packaging data

Package dimensions (WxDxH)

168 x 340 x 213 mm

Package width

214 mm

Package depth

341 mm

Package height

170 mm

Package weight

2.18 kg

Technical details

Sustainability certificates

RoHS