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Review on Hagibis Enclosure Docking MC25 Pro by Durward Carlson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The documentation is not clear about the type of USB-C port in the manual

UPDATE: Full 10Gbps throughput on all USB-C ports (except dedicated USB-C power connector) and a USB-A along with the internal confirmed hard drive samsung 980 nvme. When I first inserted a second SSD drive into the 2.5" bay and plugged in the power supply, I only got half the speed. I turned off my computer (ASRock Nuc Intel Tiger Lake 11th gen) and connected it to a 100w power adapter via USB-C. The first one didn't supply enough power so I need to figure out how much power this thing draws. I learned the hard way with the Raspberry Pi that underpowering destroys hard drives. They will work, but without enough power, the drive's lifespan will be greatly reduced. With the right power, I got full throughput on a Samsung NVME drive and almost full speed on a 2.5" SSD. 4 stars remain. Due to the lack of ventilation, both panes heat up quickly. A DiskMark test brought both drives from around 32 °C to 43 °C. You could fit a low speed fan to draw air from below to help ventilation. I also noticed that the vague instructions included a barcode. After scanning it with my phone, I figured it would take me to online documentation, or maybe a video would take me to a play store to download an app for chatting that I've never heard of. I'm not sure why as I don't have it installed. The guidance is extremely vague. There is only one port that is listed as USB 3.1 Gen 2 in the diagram and that is one of the USB A ports. The port that connects to your PC is simply labeled USB-C A with another one next to it for the power supply if you want use 2 panels. I still have a few tests to pass. If the port connected to the PC is 10Gb/s, I can get close to those speeds by replacing the M+B Key SSD with an Nvme drive. I'm not expecting a miracle though, and in any case the bandwidth won't allow me to get the most out of the nvme disk since it's rated at 3300 Mb/s (3.3 Gb/s), so the maximum that I would get 1GB/s (or slightly less). One internal drive is getting very hot and if I add another one and turn it on it will probably just go up, but I'll have to check as I plan on filling both slots. It's 41C, I'm just sitting around with a M+B SSD key, I ran a speed test in Crystal Disk Mark and it's gone up to 59C. The speeds were pretty much what I expected based on the maximum read/write speeds on the WD B+M Key SSD I was using. It may be heat dependent as I plan on transferring a lot of data through this thing and drives slow down when they get hot and are more prone to failure. To be honest I don't know why they put nvme slots without TB3/TB4 (or USB 4.0 when it comes out) as it's the only way to get close to nvme disk speeds.

Pros
  • Worth the money
Cons
  • Everything is fine