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Black single-bay SATA dock with top-loading slot and eject button

STARTECH

STARTECH SDOCKU313E 1-Bay USB 3.1 Gen 2 / eSATA Drive Enclosure

SKU CH-XB60-3JS8M MPN SDOCKU313E

A single-bay dock lets you access 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA drives at up to 10 Gbps via USB 3.1 Gen 2 or eSATA

  • ColorBlack
  • SizeOne-Size
  • TypeOffice Products
  • Access drives at 10Gbps via USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • Connect alternatively through eSATA interface
  • Insert 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA drives tool-free
  • Top-loading eject button simplifies drive swaps
  • Compatible with USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x ports

Single-bay SATA dock for USB 3.1 Gen 2 and eSATA

This dock accepts one 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA hard drive or SSD and connects it to a host through USB 3.1 Gen 2 at 10 Gbps or through eSATA. It is aimed at technicians, forensic analysts and power users who need quick, tool-less access to bare drives for imaging, recovery or archiving. The top-loading slot and eject button let you swap drives without screws or trays.

Thermals noise and power in normal use

The enclosure has no active cooling; drive heat dissipates through the black plastic chassis during typical read and write workloads. Power is supplied by the included external adapter, so the dock adds no load to the host USB port and operates silently with no fan noise.

USB-A and USB-C cables plus capacity support

Both a USB-A and a USB-C cable are bundled, letting you plug the dock into legacy Type-A ports or modern Type-C ports without an extra adapter. The dock supports SATA I, II and III drives up to 6 TB and is backward compatible with USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x hosts.

Highlights

  • Access drives at 10Gbps via USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • Connect alternatively through eSATA interface
  • Insert 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA drives tool-free
  • Top-loading eject button simplifies drive swaps
  • Compatible with USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.x ports

Specifications

BrandStarTech.com
ColorBlack
SizeOne-Size
TypeOffice Products
Shipping weight1.13 kg
Package size168 × 163 × 91 mm

Questions about this item

How do I install a 2.5 or 3.5-inch SATA drive into the SDOCKU313E dock, and what step do people often miss?

Slide the drive straight down into the top-loading slot until it seats on the internal SATA connector; the step people miss is pressing the eject button afterward to confirm the drive is locked before connecting the USB 3.1 Gen 2 or eSATA cable.

What maintenance or replacement will the SDOCKU313E need over time?

The dock itself has no serviceable parts; only the inserted SATA drive may need replacement if it fails or exceeds the supported 6 TB capacity limit.

What limit appears first during sustained transfers on the SDOCKU313E?

The drive's own SATA 6 Gbps ceiling is reached before the dock's USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps or eSATA links, so sustained speed tops out at the drive's maximum SATA throughput.

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