StarTech wants you to clone your hard drive for $170.
The company’s new hard drive duplicator SATDOCK22R functions as both an external hard drive docking station for 2.5in (up to 500Gb) or 3.5in (Up to 2 TB) and a hard drive imaging solution.
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provides complete hard drive cloning functionality. The device can operate as a standalone HDD duplicator with no connection to a host computer, delivering an exact 1-to-1 clone of the target hard drive, including partition and boot sector information as well as user data.
Functioning as a SATA docking station, the SATDOCK22R can be connected to a computer through USB with support for simple plug-and-play installation, enabling users to access hard drive contents without having to open the computer case for conventional drive installation.
A versatile storage and hard drive cloning utility, the hard drive duplicator/external HDD docking station features a small form factor design that makes it a suitable addition to desktop and laptop operating environments.
Here are some more of the SATDOCK22R’s features:
- Built-in short circuit protection eliminates drive shorts, ensuring hot-swapping capability.
- Simple plug-and-play installation of the hard drives enables access to data without having to mount the hard drives in an enclosure.
- Small form factor design leaves much of the drive surface exposed, ensuring maximum dissipation of operating heat.
- Stand-alone push-button control and progress LED indicator, combined with HDD cloning feature provides a simple way to create 1:1 copies of hard drives without connecting to a host computer.
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