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StarTech.com SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan vs StarTech.com USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for

26specifications compared
13differ
13identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

LED indicators
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:HDD, Power
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:Power
Number of HDDs supported
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:1
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:2
Output current
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:2 A
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:3 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:5 - 80 °C
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:0 - 80 °C
Width
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:92 mm
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:130 mm
Depth
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:130 mm
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:140 mm
Height
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:127 mm
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:70 mm
Weight
- SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan:505 g
- USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for:610 g

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Comparison of SATDOCKU3FEU, UNIDOCK3U
32 specifications	A StarTech.com SuperSpeed USB 3.0 eSATA Hard Drive Docking Station with Cooling Fan Model SATDOCKU3FEU View product	B StarTech.com USB 3.0 to SATA IDE HDD Docking Station for Model UNIDOCK3U View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Housing material	Plastic	Plastic
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, Power	Power
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	1	2
Supported HDD interfaces	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Supported HDD sizes	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	2 A	3 A
Output voltage	12 V	12 V
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 80 °C	0 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 90%	8 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	92 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	127 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	505 g	610 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package width	120 mm	120 mm
Package depthDiffers	160 mm	185 mm
Package heightDiffers	190 mm	210 mm
Package weightDiffers	930 g	1.32 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other features2 differ
Chipset	JMicron JMS551	JMicron JMS551
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2 Mac OS X Linux	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2 Mac OS X Linux
InterfaceDiffers	USB/eSATA	USB

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