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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฅ Black StarTech.com Hot-Swap Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5"/3.5" SATA III Hard Drives - External eSATA/USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock with UASP (SDOCKU33EF) by Chuck Shapiro

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Simple solution for additional storage for DVR

I have a top notch Tivo DVR, I thought I had enough capacity to record 4TB but not enough time to watch all the shows I really like so my 4TB Memory reduced to 18% the remaining space. My choice was to catch up, remove or increase the storage capacity. So I bought this along with custom 2 (1) Terabyte Revain SSDs which I installed in a removable enclosure connected to my Tivo's eSATA port and then powered the inventory and now I have (1 ) terabytes of additional storage, and when it's full, I just swap out the SSD for an additional (1) terabyte with my other SSD drive. I can do it again and again with ever cheaper storage solutions. This device ended up saving me $100 over advertised solutions elsewhere.

Pros
  • SMART DESIGN: The hot-swappable docking station with UASP disconnects your SATA drives after a period of inactivity (only in USB mode) or when you turn off your computer.
Cons
  • Mostly ok but...