Hi Roberto! Do I have to use a Docking Station always for Cloning HDs, or can I use as an External HD to use/open/save my new and old files in my PC/Notebook?
You don’t need a docking station, but this is the easiest method, by far. Alternative is using software and a computer, which provides customization but it is also a bit more challenging.
I am looking for one to get for Seagate Barracuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD. I Have a spare and I don't Feel like adding it into my pc so just looking for one to throw in externally. Any recommendations??
Hey Roberto, thank you for your time and knowledge, this has been very educational, my question is what is the difference btw the models INATECK DOCK FD2005 vs the FD2002, apart from the apparent of the body. Which would you recommend? Regards Shane.
hi Roberto I am think of buying the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (ST3000VN007) OR the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (ST4000DM005) for my Esata external storage (DAS)which connect to my iMac thunderbolt adapter. The IronWolf 3TB and Barracuda 4TB at this moment are both 110 euro. I know IronWolf is a NAS drive, Barracuda is for desktop or DAS. Reliability is important to me, but one never says "No" to speed and capacity. IronWolf 3TB speed should be about 160-170MB/s +, Barracuda 4tb should be about 190MB/s + . Which would you recommend ?
Hi Yifu, both will be a good choice and although i usually dont advice NAS grade HDD´s for DAS work (although they are more reliable) because of speed, have you seen my tests on the new Toshiba N300 NAS grade Drives?? ua-cam.com/video/wyjXoIpAAV0/v-deo.html Take a look and check the prices. I was really impressed with the results. I dont know where you are purchasing your drives but on amazon the N300 are cheaper than the Iron Wolf or the WD Red. Hope it helps RJ
thank you for the reply. so fast :))). yes Have seen that video , nice video :) pricing is very good . is the N300 nosy compere to WD Red. Toshiba and HGST were loud in my past experiences.
Im updating my comments :) Just finished jogging and before the shower a few comments hehe!!! You happened to be the 1st comment on the line :) I have 2 Toshibas N300 working right next to me and a few WD Red and what i can tell you is that in terms of noise they are the same more or less. When accessed we hear them but nothing that bothers to much. The Seagate HDDS usually are more silent. The one that anoys me here is 2x WD Blue that i have in Raid 0 but soon i will swap them :)
very informative review, would you know if the cloning ability would work on say a play station 4 or xbox one hard drive instead of having to reinstall all the software which can be a pain, if not no problem just thought i would ask, thank you
I'm wondering the same thing lol instead of having some small 1TB HDD in my X1X I'm trying to see if I can use this as a "plug and play" option for installing a new 5TB drive
Hi Paulo, I hope this question hasn't been already asked. Do you know if this device can clone one drive to another with different brands/sizes between A and B slots (for upgrading to bigger NAS HDDs for example)? I mean, what happens if you clone a 3TB HDD to a 4TB HDD, does the final capacity of the target 4TB HDD remains full or is it shrunk? Thanks for your answer.
Hey Yann, its Roberto hehe!! And yes it can as long as the destination drive is same or larger than the source :) I havent done that test but with a clone i would say that you end up with a 1TB of unusable space. If i have the time i will test that out RJ
Can I use this to scrub a drive by placing the drive to be scrubbed in Target bay and a blank drive in the Master bay. that way the blank will be copied onto the drive with data. If I can do it is this a secure way to do it such that people cannot reverse the scrubbing operation. The reason i ask is the software i use to do a two pass scrub takes ages and this docking station is much faster.
hi there my seagate central nas drive failed if i take out hard drive out myself would it read the files without any software needed on MacBook pro. would i still need like data recovery software or will be good on its own.
If its a single disk it should read on any computer. If it has more than 1 drive and has Raid than you need the exact same model and even so its not 100% guaranteed that you can get your data back.
awesome video , your expainings are easy to understand , but can I also use this clone docking station as a simple external disk case just for copy and paste stuff in my pc? anyways keep up your good work :)
I have a question.. I have two 3.5 inch hdd. One of them has 4 partion another has no partition.. Can I use my two hdd in dock without formatting my hdds??
bon matériel fonctionne très bien j'ai cloné 2 fois des disques durs hdd sur des ssd sans problèmes !!! et remontés dans les 2 pc portables des disques durs 2,5 pouces 250 giga et 1 tera donc achetez le sans problème !!!
Soooo... If I insert two disks and I connect the USB cable to my Mac I will see both of them separately right? I would like to make a virtual Raid 1 system with MacOS...
Three ways. I connect with my desktop, Let my desktop recognize it and connect a multi tb portable dric=ve to the desktop. I simply copy all of the data from the hard drive and send it back to it's position as an external drive to the new laptop
Hi Paulo, good question but that wont happen because we need to press for 2-3 seconds until the lights blink and then we need to press it again to confirm :) so accidentally humm not possible hehe RJ 👍
I really like your presentation style and the chapters your content is divided into. Very logical.
Hey Van, thanks for stopping by and thanks for the feedback!! Thumbs up for you 👍👍
RJ
I just got this for docking purposes. But it's not allowing me to access the drive.
Great review. This has encouraged me to pick one of these up. Thank you.
Hey Terry, glad it was useful and that it helped to decide!! 😃 Thanks for the feedback!!
RJ 👍
Hi Roberto! Do I have to use a Docking Station always for Cloning HDs, or can I use as an External HD to use/open/save my new and old files in my PC/Notebook?
You don’t need a docking station, but this is the easiest method, by far. Alternative is using software and a computer, which provides customization but it is also a bit more challenging.
40€ and that clone feature is really nice!
Yep that is a great feature indeed. We can use it without any computer connected hehe!!! 👍👍
Hi Roberto, the docking station has the Hot Swappable feature? or need turn on/off every time you insert a HDD.
Thanks for your video sir, I just want to ask when shutting down the pc/laptop do I need to unplug or turn off the dock? Thank you for answering
In own this same model and it works on both Windows and Linux, and with various brands of 2.5" SSDs. ADATA, PNY, Netac, Western Digital...
I am looking for one to get for Seagate Barracuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD. I Have a spare and I don't Feel like adding it into my pc so just looking for one to throw in externally. Any recommendations??
From looks of it FD2005 Supports up to 20TB and FD2002 supports up to 8-10TB. FD2005 is Aluminum and FD2002 is ABS.
Do you have a video that shows how to use this unit step by step?
Does it have enough power to use two 3.5" HDDs at the same time?
Hey Roberto, thank you for your time and knowledge, this has been very educational, my question is what is the difference btw the models INATECK DOCK FD2005 vs the FD2002, apart from the apparent of the body. Which would you recommend? Regards Shane.
I think that there is no diference, only the looks. everything else seems the same. UASP, USB 3.0 and Clone function 😊
I just purchased this but my passport wb does not even connect did I get the wrong one ?
HELLO ROBERTO DO YOU THINK THIS APPARATUS WORKS WITH the external WD my passport hd ?
So I have a wd red NAS hd hard drive .. can i ue this docking station? (my wd my cloud broke.. but the hdd is still ok)
hi Roberto
I am think of buying the Seagate IronWolf 3TB (ST3000VN007) OR the Seagate Barracuda 4TB (ST4000DM005) for my Esata external storage (DAS)which connect to my iMac thunderbolt adapter.
The IronWolf 3TB and Barracuda 4TB at this moment are both 110 euro.
I know IronWolf is a NAS drive, Barracuda is for desktop or DAS. Reliability is important to me, but one never says "No" to speed and capacity. IronWolf 3TB speed should be about 160-170MB/s +, Barracuda 4tb should be about 190MB/s + .
Which would you recommend ?
Hi Yifu, both will be a good choice and although i usually dont advice NAS grade HDD´s for DAS work (although they are more reliable) because of speed, have you seen my tests on the new Toshiba N300 NAS grade Drives?? ua-cam.com/video/wyjXoIpAAV0/v-deo.html Take a look and check the prices. I was really impressed with the results.
I dont know where you are purchasing your drives but on amazon the N300 are cheaper than the Iron Wolf or the WD Red.
Hope it helps
RJ
thank you for the reply. so fast :))).
yes Have seen that video , nice video :)
pricing is very good . is the N300 nosy compere to WD Red. Toshiba and HGST were loud in my past experiences.
Im updating my comments :) Just finished jogging and before the shower a few comments hehe!!! You happened to be the 1st comment on the line :)
I have 2 Toshibas N300 working right next to me and a few WD Red and what i can tell you is that in terms of noise they are the same more or less. When accessed we hear them but nothing that bothers to much. The Seagate HDDS usually are more silent. The one that anoys me here is 2x WD Blue that i have in Raid 0 but soon i will swap them :)
thanks man i will give a try
very informative review, would you know if the cloning ability would work on say a play station 4 or xbox one hard drive instead of having to reinstall all the software which can be a pain, if not no problem just thought i would ask, thank you
I'm wondering the same thing lol instead of having some small 1TB HDD in my X1X I'm trying to see if I can use this as a "plug and play" option for installing a new 5TB drive
Hi Paulo, I hope this question hasn't been already asked.
Do you know if this device can clone one drive to another with different brands/sizes between A and B slots (for upgrading to bigger NAS HDDs for example)? I mean, what happens if you clone a 3TB HDD to a 4TB HDD, does the final capacity of the target 4TB HDD remains full or is it shrunk?
Thanks for your answer.
Hey Yann, its Roberto hehe!! And yes it can as long as the destination drive is same or larger than the source :)
I havent done that test but with a clone i would say that you end up with a 1TB of unusable space. If i have the time i will test that out
RJ
Thanks for your answer.
Sorry about getting your name wrong. :-(
Do you think this is good for extended time use such as playing a video that is an hour or more in length? Overheat at all?
Can I use this to scrub a drive by placing the drive to be scrubbed in Target bay and a blank drive in the Master bay. that way the blank will be copied onto the drive with data. If I can do it is this a secure way to do it such that people cannot reverse the scrubbing operation. The reason i ask is the software i use to do a two pass scrub takes ages and this docking station is much faster.
Thanks, I was looking for someone to
provide an approximation of the cloning time.
hi there my seagate central nas drive failed if i take out hard drive out myself would it read the files without any software needed on MacBook pro. would i still need like data recovery software or will be good on its own.
If its a single disk it should read on any computer. If it has more than 1 drive and has Raid than you need the exact same model and even so its not 100% guaranteed that you can get your data back.
awesome video , your expainings are easy to understand , but can I also use this clone docking station as a simple external disk case just for copy and paste stuff in my pc? anyways keep up your good work :)
Does this unit duplicate the operating system to be used to another computer?
Thanks for the video! Helped clarify how to use this machine.
I have a question.. I have two 3.5 inch hdd. One of them has 4 partion another has no partition.. Can I use my two hdd in dock without formatting my hdds??
bon matériel fonctionne très bien j'ai cloné 2 fois des disques durs hdd sur des ssd sans problèmes !!! et remontés dans les 2 pc portables des disques durs 2,5 pouces 250 giga et 1 tera donc achetez le sans problème !!!
What's the advantage of using the fully closed one?
Functionally, this one vs terramaster f2-2200 seem similar. What are the differences?
Why does this look exactly the same as Sabrent Docking Station? Which one is a knock-off?
Not sure 😊
When you use the built-in clone feature is it only AS IS or will it do Proportional?
Can you use this to download steam games?
window 10 is not recognizing this docking station. What now?
Hi sair .
I want ask you .
which type of dock station completed with android or it's working normal ???
Soooo... If I insert two disks and I connect the USB cable to my Mac I will see both of them separately right? I would like to make a virtual Raid 1 system with MacOS...
Yes it sees slot A as 1 drive and slot B as another ... or each one as a single drive
Is it ok to use it for long term as a regular external hard drive?
Three ways. I connect with my desktop, Let my desktop recognize it and connect a multi tb portable dric=ve to the desktop. I simply copy all of the data from the hard drive and send it back to it's position as an external drive to the new laptop
apakah anda pernah coba orico docking HDD??
I wonder if you press the clone button by mistake?!
Hi Paulo, good question but that wont happen because we need to press for 2-3 seconds until the lights blink and then we need to press it again to confirm :) so accidentally humm not possible hehe
RJ 👍
Good. Thanks
Is a simple mirror RAID possible with this?
Does this work on USB 2.0 ports
Lol
Does it support 10TB?
Nice Video. Bought one right now on eBay and just wanted to be sure if its a good one! :)
is this dock hot swapable??
Since I lost the instructions I always come back for a reminder on how to clone a drive.