Review on High-Speed USB 3.1 Gen2 Dual-Bay NVME Docking Station: Supports M2 SSD Key M, Offline Clone, and Auto Sleep Function with Tool-Free Installation by Wayne Drakh

I do quite a lot of computer upgrades. Right now most of my upgrades just install larger M2 drives as prices drop. This tool is a great way to clone a drive without using software or clicking and dragging. This device was smaller than I expected. To be fair, it's about the size of a 2.5-inch hard drive. The outer shell is made of aluminum. However, it can be scratched fairly easily, so be careful. The case is not foreseen. When it's on and running, it gets a little warm. There's nothing dangerous about it, but keep it in a place that has adequate airflow. Installing the M2 drive is quite easy. Make sure you have the correct drives as even I get confused sometimes which drive is which with all the different names. This is a tool-less device. You remove the cover to access two drives. You insert the disc and two rubber stops hold it in place. These rubber pieces can be moved to different slots to fit any size M2 drive. The parts hold the drive pretty well so you don't have to worry about the drive popping out. You can use this external drive if you want, which is a cool feature, but note that you can only access one drive. As far as I can tell, both drives are not merged since I could only access the drive in the first bay. It should also be noted that you CANNOT use the offline cloning feature when connected to a PC/MAC. I also had no problem cloning drives from smallest to largest, but I didn't try it the other way around as I didn't find it necessary. Another thing to pay attention to is to make sure the drives are in the right bay before cloning. I don't know what actually happens if you put them in the wrong compartment. This can erase all your data. However, always back up any important data before doing so just in case something happens. There is a progress bar at the top showing how far along the drive is in cloning. The cloning process may take a few hours or as little as 30 minutes depending on the size of the disk and the amount of data. It only took me about an hour to clone my 1TB M2 drive. The hard drives were about 50 percent full. When I connected my m2 drive everything worked fine. My operating system has booted up as usual and there are still no files that appear to be corrupt or have problems. It was a successful clone. I tried it on several other computers and they worked fine. It offers two different cables to connect to your M2 drive. It is Type c for USB A and Type c for Type c. The cables are VERY short. I wish they were a little longer so I can use them more easily on my desktop and have some wiggle room on my laptop. However, the power cord is quite long. You only need to use the power cord when using offline cloning. This is not necessary if you are only connecting to a laptop. Another thing to note is that you DO NOT turn off the power while cloning. This can damage the drive. All in all, this is a very good device if you are trying to clone your drives. It doesn't require any tools and it's very easy to swap hard drives for cloning. You don't need to be connected to a computer to clone and it's a simple click of a button. Please note that you CANNOT be connected to a computer if you intend to use this feature. Again, the downside is the cable. I think it should have been a little longer to allow for a little more flexibility and distance from your computer. The rest works fine.