Wednesday, April 13th 2022
Sabrent Announces DS-UCTB 10-Bay 3.5-inch SATA HDD Tray-Less Docking Station
Sabrent announces DS-UCTB 10-Bay 3.5" SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station (USB 3.2 Type-C And Type-A) (DS-UCTB). This Sabrent SATA Hard Drive Tray-Less Docking Station enables you to access 3.5" hard drives, without the frustration of assembling enclosures. By inserting a 3.5" SATA hard drive directly into this docking station, you can quickly access drive contents and transfer files. Transfer data quickly and easily through USB 3.2 at speeds up to 10 Gbps.
Features
MSRP: USD $599.99. Available now on Amazon.
- USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port supports transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps.
- 10x SATA 6 Gbit/s 3.5" hard drive tray-less bays.
- High-quality aluminium for optimal heat dissipation and structural integrity.
- Hot-Swappable with 10 independent ON/OFF power switches.
- Locking key to prevent accidental bay opening, fully tray-less design.
- Two 120 mm fans for additional cooling capability.
- Built-in Kensington security slot.
- Main ON/OFF power switch.
- NOTE: This multi-bay station does NOT have built in RAID functionality. However, software RAID configurations are possible.
- 10-Bay Docking Station
- USB-C to USB-A cable
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- Locking key
- Power cord
- User manual
- HDDs not included
MSRP: USD $599.99. Available now on Amazon.
7 Comments on Sabrent Announces DS-UCTB 10-Bay 3.5-inch SATA HDD Tray-Less Docking Station
What are they smoking?
There are entire rack-server cases for 24 drives for less than that!
$599 buys you a pallet of old storage servers saved from recycling, each of which has 8-12 drive capacity, oh, and each of which is also a complete server, possibly pre-populated with drives...
You can buy a similar (DAS) MediaSonic ProBox 8 bay unit (eSATA / USB3) with or without RAID support for about half the price. The newer 8 bay USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C 10G version is about ~$200 less.
So yeah, I guess it’s nice and all but not for the price.
You can literally get a PSU and $40 of USB adapters to replicate the technical aspect of this setup, so the other $500 and change is going into a basic-looking metal box?