We tackle again a small but very efficient solution if you have a lot of drivers and want to move data on the go and have more flexibility.
Enter the TeckNet two bay docking station.
TeckNet began creating and retailing consumer electronics, gadgets and accessories with an innovative flair in 2005. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the leading providers of accessories for personal computing and digital media. They re driven by a passion to create innovative, high performance products that will make your life easier and a more enjoyable experience.
They are all too aware of the problems that can come with buying gadgets – namely high costs and disappointing customer experience.
That’s why their product development and delivery processes are carried out with you, the consumer, in mind (after all, they re consumers too!).
They promise:
• To provide a broad range of high-quality, on-trend products for the fast-moving digital marketplace.
• To preserve a customer focused approach to product development and service.
• To continually strive for an efficient company culture and maintain low product prices.
• To ensure TeckNet products are compatible with the latest digital devices.
Price when reviewed: £ 29.99 – via Amazon.co.uk
TeckNet USB 3.0 Docking Station AMAZON.CO.UK
Presentation
Specification
– Standalone cloning functionality, no computer required. Dual Bay design accepts either 2.5″ or 3.5″ SATA disk drives
– Compatible operating systems with Windows 2000/ XP /Vista/ 7 / 8, Backward compatible with USB 2.0 /1.1 connections, NOT Support MAC PC
– SuperSpeed transfer rates of up to 5Gbps allow you to sync faster (Note: actual rate will depend on the capability of your device.). – HotSwap and Plug & Play
– The enclosure of the docking station is made out of noble polished aluminium, it is guaranteed that the heat created by the HDD will be easily dissipated to the outside.
– Tool free, No Reboot and Additional Driver is needed, Easy Mount & Dismount SATA Hard Drive without tools and screws; easy to install; LED indicators display the status
TeckNet UD037 USB 3.0 Docking & Cloning Station is incredibly useful, enabling you to easily turn old internal hard drives into external hard drives. So if you have a hard drive lying in an old PC that doesn’t turn on any more, you can quickly take it out and plug it straight into the Lindy USB 3.0 Docking & Cloning Station.
Cloning made easy:
It has the ability to clone an HDD with just a click of a button and without being connected to a PC
Aluminium Body:
The enclosure of the docking station is made out of noble polished aluminium, it is guaranteed that the heat created by the HDD will be easily dissipated to the outside.
Tool-Free Installation:
Instead of complicated screws to work with, our docking station just snaps in place, holding your hard drive firmly and securely.
2.5″ and 3.5″ HDD/SSD Compatible:
Due to its unique spring design, this docking station holds both your 2.5″ and 3.5″ HDD or SSD firmly in place. Moreover, the e-SATA interface accommodates all SATA standards (SATA, SATA II, SATA III).
SuperSpeed up to 5Gbps:
Equipped with USB 3.0, this docking station delivers SuperSpeed of up to 5Gbps. Transfer your data in just minutes, instead of hours and have more time to do what you want.
TeckNet 18 Months Warranty:
At TeckNet, we believe in our products. That’s why we back them all with an 18-month warranty and provide friendly, easy-to-reach support
Attention:
– The target disk must be larger than the source disk.
– Please backup files in target hard drive before cloning. Any files in target hard drive will be overwritten when offline clone works.
– Please make sure that there aren’t any bad sectors on the drives in use, as to avoid data transfer errors, overheating and damage to the station.
– Do not try to remove your HDD or SSD device while it is active. Please power off the docking station before removing.
Packaging and content
Comes in a very simple light brown box (“Frustration Free Packaging”) with only the logo imprinted in the upper region.
Inside, the product is protected via this plastic cap.
Underneath it, separated by a cardboard element, we have the accessories.
Speaking of them, here they are:
– 1x AC Power cord
– 1x USB 3.0 cable
– 1x Warranty card
– 1x Instruction manual
Here is the TeckNet docking station next to a regular 3.5″ HDD for a size reference. On the top side we have the 2x bays that both support either 2.5″ HDD/SDDs or 3.5″ HDDs.
Zooming into the LED activity side. From left to right: On/off, Drive 1 (A), four percentages of space and Drive 2 (B).
From this angle we see the offline cloning switch.
On the back area we have the AC power input, the USB connection part and the ON/OFF button.
The bottom area has 4 rubberized pads for anti slipping and the manufacturer code.
Let’s load it up.
Here how it looks with one HDD 2.5″ and one 3.5″ drive.
And here with the 2x 3.5″ 1 TB Samsungs, the main testing subjects.
It has a solid and secure fitment, despite the heavy nature of 3.5″ hard drives.
Testing methodology
Given the nature of this product, we will only do some file transfers because that’s the main purpose of it.
Hardware:
– CPU: Intel i7 4790k
– Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Impact VII Z97 mITX
– M.2 SSD: Samsung 950 Pro 512 GB MLC
– Memory Modules: 16 GB (2x 8 GB) DDR3 Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracers 1600 Mhz CL8 LED
– PSU: Corsair SFX 600W
– Video card: MSI GTX 980 Ti 6G TwinFrozr V Gaming
– Case: Thermaltake V1 Core mITX
– Fans: 1x Thermaltake 200 mm
Test subjects:
– 1x 2.5″ HGST 7K1000 1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB Buffer (For size references only)
– 2x 3.5″ WD 1 TB SAMSUNG HD103UJ 7200 RPM 32 MB Buffer (Identical drives for unbiased results)
Software:
– Windows 10 Pro x64 Build 1511.10586
– 20 GB of mixed file to be copied.
Testing and Results
First copy test is from our M.2 SSD drive onto one of the drives.
Then the second test is from on drive to another.
The test drives are a few years old thus the numbers are pretty decent so we can say that there is no bottleneck from the TeckNet Docking Station.
Conclusion
A very good product that does exactly what does very good what it is supposed to do.
The good:
– Good build quality
– Elegant design
– Offers versatility on the go
– 2.5″ and 3.5″ HDD/SDD compatible
– Offline cloning
– Activity LEDs
– Up to 5 Gbps speed transfers
The bad:
– A little on the high price side but give the overal vuild quality, it’s worth it we may think
– Nothing really to complain about
Glob3trotters “Superb Value Award” – 4.5 out of 5
