The docking station has 15 cm long, 7 cm wide and 7.5 cm high. Thus you will find a place on his desk. A very long power cord is on board, 1.70 meters long. This gives you enough room to find a power outlet within reach. Also included is a very valent USB 3 data cable.
At the front of the station is the on / off switch. A blue light indicates that the device is ready. Back are the cable connections, a time for the current round socket, a time for the USB 3 cable.
The compatibility of commercial SATA I / II / III connections was important to me, as well as the USB 3 speed and SSD option. The unit also works with USB 2. The hard drives are firmly seated in the station, the unit does not slip on the bottom and has even 4 studs for good grip. So nothing scratched on the desk. The device is made of plastic, but it is wertig without any deficiency and the optics well.
The existing hard disk data has been read out by Plug + Play in a few seconds and recorded as appropriate drives. The existing in our operating systems Windows XP and Windows 7 are supported well. The read - and write speeds are at a good level. Clear the write speed is also dependent on the respective hardware components.
Backup and cloning feature keystroke is possible, it does not need a PC to do so. A LED light indicates the transfer or the end of the same.
Caution:
IDE hard disks can not be used with this docking station.
Conclusion: A check highly recommended docking station to see his old hard drives, or to duplicate. So you have not developed anywhere hard drives laying around.