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OWC Drive Dock USB 3.1 Gen 2 Dual Drive Bay Solution for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA Drives
High-performance, swappable, bare drive access tool with USB-C connectivity for reading multiple 3.5" and/or 2.5" drives simultaneously
OWC Drive Dock USB Dual Drive Bay Solution, USB 3.1 Gen 2
- Two drive bays for 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives and SSDs
- USB-C connectivity
- Up to 522MB/s speeds
- Independent power switches, and simultaneous operation
- Internal power supply with universal compatibility
- Mac and PC compatible
- Two drive bays for 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives and SSDs
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 connectivity
- Up to 522MB/s speeds
- Independent power switches, and simultaneous operation
- Internal power supply with universal compatibility
- Mac and PC compatible
Includes
- OWC Drive Dock Dual Bay SolutionU
- SB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C to Type-C) cableU
- SB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type-C to Type-A) cableP
- ower cable
Interface (Chipset)
- USB 3.1 Gen 2: Via Labs VL820
- USB to SATA 6Gb/s Bridge: ASMedia ASM1151
Drives Supported
- (2) 3.5” SATA 6Gb/s drives
- or (2) 2.5” SATA 6Gb/s drives
- (1) USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C
Power
- Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching
- AC input: 100 ~ 240V, 50/60Hz
- DC output: 12V, 4A
Dimensions
- Height: 85 mm (3.3 in)
- Width: 160 mm (6.3 in)
- Length: 150 mm (5.9 in)
- 2.20 lb (1.000 kg)
- OS
- OS X 10.6.8 or later
- Windows 7 SP1 or later
- Driver
- Driver not required for OS X
- Driver not required for Windows
- USB: Any Mac that supports booting via USB
Brad
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
I replaced a many year old one of these because one slot died. I use it to save backups of both SSDs and Hard drives. It’s easy to use and pretty quick. It will work on 2 slots at the same time. Came with a usb-c cable.
RBB
Reviewed in Spain on May 28, 2024
No voy a dar datos de velocidad porque otros usuarios lo han puesto. pero se corresponde con lo que han comentado.Harto de usar productos "Chinos" que se apagan a los 10 minutos decidi comprar este. Lo primero que me llamó la atención es que los discos duros no se apagan a los 10 minutos, se apagan al tiempo indicado en Windows, yo lo tenia puesto a 2 minutos de apagado tras inactividad y como un reloj suizo, los discos se desactivaron a los 2 minutos de no usarse. Perfecto, ¿quien quiere tener 10 minutos un HDD funcionando sin motivos y por gusto?, se ponen de acuerda el resto de fabricantes con esos "10 minutos"? porque es imcomprensible.Las velocidades son altas, las bahias de discos duros son independientes, puedes extraer un disco duro y dejar al otro funcionando, algo que no he visto en unidades mas caras de otros fabricantes "Chinos" que cuestan 3 veces mas. La calidad de construccion es excelente, excepto los botones de apagado-encendido de los discos duros, da la impresión de que van a caerse en cualquier momento".La unidad es solida y robusta, la vibracion de los HDD no pasan a la caja quizas por ser tan pesada.Curioso que cuendo los discos duros entran en modo "Stand Bay", la lu azul pasa a ser un tono mas suave emitiendo como un latido de tonalidad azul suave.Algo caro, pero funcional y de excelente acabado y prestaciones. De momento perfecto.
Jim Knopf
Reviewed in Germany on March 25, 2024
Nach einer katastrophalen Erfahrung mit einer Dualschacht Dockingstation von RSHTECH (Modell DE-RSH-DS02), die reihenweise die Dateisysteme von Festplatten korrumpiert hat, bin ich auf dieses Juwel der Firma OWC gestoßen.Die Station ist sehr robust, wertig verarbeitet und nimmt 3,5er und 2,5er SATA HDDs sowie SSDs auf. Das Netzteil ist im Gehäuse integriert, weswegen dieses schon etwas größer ausfällt.Beide Schächte verfügen über separate Geräteschalter und werkeln unabhängig mit Asmedia ASM1151 USB-SATA Bridges und Labs Vl820 USB 3.1.Gen 2 (10 gbps) Controller.Anbei ein Crystalmark Performance Benchmark der OWC Dockingstation mit einer Samsung SSD 870 EVO angeschlossen an einem 10 Gb/s USB-PC-Port. Die SSD wird von Samsung mit max. 560 MB/s Lese-, 530 MB/s Schreibgeschwindigkeit beworben ... da geht schon was!!! :-)Die OWC Dockingstation ist jetzt seit über 6 Wochen hier im täglichen Einsatz und versieht rocksolide ihre Funktion. Dafür vergebe ich die volle Punktzahl und kann das Produkt sehr empfehlen.
Mr. Pearce
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2023
Not a long term review, and I'll update if any issues....Bought primarily to replace a slow HDD dock, and it is certainly quick with USB 3.2 Gen 2, it can transfer @ upto 10mbps.Another useful feature was the ability to switch off each drive separately, a royal pain normally if you have 2 HDDs mounted and have to switch the whole unit off in almost all other docks to remove/swap one disk.Quality, OK it is not cheap (much like Apple kit), but you get what you pay for 'generally' and it looks very well made, they have gone way further than what is needed to do the job.Just one thing that most dual docks have is the offline clone facility, it does not have this, it wasn't something I wanted, especially after 'someone who will remain nameless' hit the button once on my other dock and caused me a lot of grief.So, to sum up, built like a tank, great quality, this company care about making a solid product and it shows. Just look at the thickness of the aluminium casing in the second photo.Also, if you are an apple 'fanboy' and I'm a recent convert after many years with Windows PCs, It rocks next to my Mac Studio.
Mister B.
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
This dock may seem a little fiddly compared to others, but I'm sure it's for all the right reasons.Since we're dealing with extremely delicate bare drives we need to be cautious not only in handling but in powering up, mounting, dismounting, and powering down. Stuff happens!This isn't a simple "drop 'em in" dock, the dual power buttons are there to use. Make sure power is off in slot, insert drive, power on appropriate slot. This will prevent possible connect/disconnect issues when inserting if the drive isn't inserted perfectly. 3 second long-press required when powering down will prevent accidentally powering down a drive. It's a thoughtful approach and helps keep ME thoughtful while handling these precious discs.Yes, it's more expensive than others, but I'm hoping this will be the last HDD dock I need to buy so "buy once, cry once", as they say.Running it with an M2 Mac Mini connected to Thunderbolt port. Speeds are all over the place due to the age of the drives I've been working with. Will update review when I eventually get an SSD in there.Regarding the "read the Getting Started insert" in title: This dock has behaviors that you need to know about when using, specifically how the 3 power switches work.
Sparky
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
Using this with a Mac Studio and (2) Samsung QVO SATA 8TB drives and it works well with no issues. I really appreciate the internal power supply! These are the read and write speeds I'm getting with this drives using this Dock. Disk Write Test Number of frames = 2702 Write rate = 36 frames/second Write rate = 219 MB/second Minimum rate = 52 MB/Sec Maximum rate = 505 MB/SecDisk Read Test Number of frames = 2702 Write rate = 86 frames/second Write rate = 526 MB/second Minimum rate = 263 MB/Sec Maximum rate = 537 MB/Sec
jptouch92
Reviewed in France on June 4, 2022
Je n’avais jamais envisagé mettre un budget supérieur à 100€ pour un dock, mais la fabrication et les performances sont très au-dessus des autres concurrents : une vraie Rolls donc : cher mais il les vaut.Mise à jour septembre 2023 :Aucun problème : le boîtier est solide et durable!
bcl
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
Seems very high quality.Fits beautifully under my large computer desk, tucked away.I use it with my retired 10 TB NAS hard drives, when I replace NAS drives with new 14 TB drives. Operates exactly as described. I have used other such devices, but none this high quality. Of course, this costs a bit more. But for me, well worth it.I use this to offload things off my Large Plex NAS, for long term storage.I only power up the unit, when I need it.Have been using it just over a month. So far it has been flawless. I use the USB-C style connector.I see 110 MB/s transfer speed, writing to it. It bounces around though. I suppose the nature of ones files contribute to the performance. Real world test,took about 35 minutes to write 200 GB of archival files (124 Files, 69 Folders) to my WD100EFAX drive operating in the unit. So maybe 95 MB/s sustained. I am happy with that.I may pick up another as a gift for a friend that I know could use one.
echoota
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022
I've been wanting to implement an offline backup rotation of my NAS data for a while. I was looking for a clean USB Drive solution where I could easily plug in a drive, have the backup run, and then store it back away when done. Most USB drive adapters can do this no problem, but I did want something a little more robust, cleaner looking, with modern USB connections. This OWC Dual Drive bay device fit the bill perfectly.To the point of cleaner looking, I have a personal aversion to power bricks; I rather the device be larger and use a conventional power cable than have to keep track of power brick with a quasi-proprietary connector. If this is "a thing" for you, in early 2022 this device is the only option available that I could find to meet those requirements.This ticks a lot of boxes, but also is possibly the most expensive option at just under $100. So far so good, it's working great for me so far, but will update this review later if anything changes.Side note, it may be my monitor, but on the Amazon product screens the device looks white in color, in reality it's a sparkly metallic gray. I experienced the same color differences with Unifi network devices.TL:DRPros:+no external power adapter, simple power cord+USB-C+works on my Synology NAS using the USB Copy app. Also worked perfect on my Windows 10 PC.+materials: metal and build quality seem solid+clean lookingCons:-kind of pricey
Justin
Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2020
I had bought another dock a Sabrent with the ASMedia 1352R which has to reload both drives if one is pulled out taking up to 10-30 seconds or never re-initializing, this for me completely ruined my productivity sorting out 32-35 hard drives of varying sizes and capacity.This thing while not perfect is miles better having 2 independent ASMedia 1351 Chips one of each drive and a VL820 USB 3.1 Gen 2 bridge to tie them both together.The speeds are ALMOST SATA 3 6-Gbps, not all the way there but compared to the other dock I had the speed when running benchmarks drop to 200MB/s or less while this OWC dock sustains around 450-500 while bench-marking two SSD drives at the same time. I tested Two 128GB MLC drives and one 240GB MLC in a few benchmarks simultaneously like ATTO and Crystal disk mark, it performed very well and could not ask for much more.OWC like both struggles with Mixed random Read/Write not getting up to true Sata III speed, Still more consistent than the Sebrent but it's almost on point for Sequential Read/Write with just under the max 550 Read/Write.This thing is well build enough a far cry from the other dock feeling heavy enough not to get pulled off my desk and not having any catching issues with my hard drives getting stuck on the flaps.The two power on/off buttons while nice are a bit cheap feeling a shame since other wise this thing is built well enough inside and out, having good quality SMD aluminum caps inside and a decent looking PCB, the PSU on the other hand is nothing special, just a generic 65 watt PSU more than enough to power both drives with no problems.You may want to get a little desk fan or rig a pc fan to keep things cool over long sessions of use.If I had to sum up how I feel using this thing it's, it works very well, has some minor problems with QC my aluminum has a pitted defect, but overall it's miles better than anything else out there, I'd like to see better but this is the best right now. So if you need a dock and have a lot of hard drives or SSD's to work with get this dock, you will not be disappointed with the overall performance.After using this dock I would never go back to cheap docks that just don't work right, get one if you have a lot of hard drives or need speeds that are overall consistent on both USB-C 10-Gigabit and usable on 5-Gigabit USB 3.0. with both drives copy/reading constantly.
JPD
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019
For reference, I sent back a cheapo dual dock that blatantly mischaracterized its capabilities. Be aware that the cheap units DO NOT support hotplug. If you pull or add a drive, the other will be unmounted momentarily. The performance of the cheap unit I had was also horrendous. Good with one drive, but barely better than USB 2 with both. I mean, that's the whole point.The OCW unit however is premium. Each bay is 100% independent. I used it to zero out roughly 30 drives (3.5 and 2.5, HDD and SSD) and it worked flawlessly, both drives operating at full speed. It takes a lot for me to spend 3x on something that looks equivalent, but trust me-- this is in a different league.CONS:* The buttons are fiddly and instructions are not super clear on how to power up / down each bay. It can look powered down but not be, you have to hold the button longer--* It's expensive.* Provided cables are comically short. Had to buy my own.PROS:* It's legit. No hardware shortcuts.* Looks great, has some weight to it.TLDR; Don't waste your time with the no-name junk. This thing is quality and it's USB 3.1 gen 2, you won't need a new dock until SATA is phased out.
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