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The Workhorse Drive Dock is the ultimate, high-performance bare drive access tool.
For creative workflows, backup, or other tasks requiring constant access to multiple drives, Drive Dock delivers a compact, easy solution with the performance of a USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface.
Highlights
- Two drive bays for 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives and SSDs
- USB 3.2 (10Gb/s) connectivity with USB-C and USB-A connecting cables
- Up to 981MB/s speeds
- Independent power switches and simultaneous operation
- Internal power supply with universal compatibility
- Mac, PC and Chrome compatible
- 2-Year OWC Limited Warranty
An Essential Workflow Solution
OWC Drive Dock is the easiest way to access bare SATA drives. Hot swap, read multiple drives simultaneously, or boot from bare drives.
For video and audio content pros working with multiple bare drives on big projects, Drive Dock delivers amazing flexibility and convenience, making it an indispensable drive tool.
Designed to Accommodate Your Life
Drive Dock's unique design makes hot-swapping a breeze. Two drive bays accommodate both 2.5" and 3.5" drives and can access a drive in each simultaneously.
Each bay features its own independent power switch and LED activity monitor. Drive Dock uses a USB 3.1 Gen 2 interface with data rates up to 981MB/s for versatile compatibility and an auto-switching internal power supply compatible with standard dual-prong power cables.
Customized Flexibility
Drive Dock is flexible enough to use on almost any system and is compatible with Thunderbolt 3 ports. It works perfectly as an on-location backup solution, or for industry professionals using multiple bare drives.
Featuring rugged aluminum construction, quiet, fanless operation, and complete with both a USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C cable and a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C to Type-A cable, the OWC Drive Dock streamlines high-demand workflow.
Reliability and Support You Can Count On.
Like all OWC products, Drive Dock is built to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because our goal is always 100% reliability, it's rigorously quality tested, and backed by our 2 year warranty and 24/7 Customer Support.
What is in the box:
(1) OWC Drive Dock
(1) USB-C to USB-C Cable
(1) USB-C to USB-A Cable
(1) Power Cable
(1) Quick Start Guide for OWC Drive Dock
(1) User Guide for OWC Drive Dock
(1) OWC Dock Ejector for Mac and Windows (software download)
(1) User Guide for OWC Dock Ejector
2-Year OWC Limited Warranty
- Number of Bays: 2
- Hot Swap Support: Yes
- Hot Plug Support: Yes
- Storage Interface: SATA 6.0Gb/s
- Device Ports: (1) Host Port - USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C) up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
- Data Transfer Rate (Maximum): USB 3.2 Gen 2 : Up to 10 Gb/s (or 1250 MB/s)
- Benchmark Speed, Read (Max): Up to 698 MB/s
- Benchmark Speed, Write (Max): Up to 981 MB/s
- Chipset / Controller: USB: Via Labs VL820, SATA: ASMedia ASM1351
- Host Interface Requirements: USB (USB-C or USB-A) port
- External Power Adapter: No
- Power Supply: Internal power supply
- AC Input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz
- DC Output: +12V, 4A
- Power Button: Yes
- Housing Color: Silver / Black
- Housing Material: Aluminum, Plastic
- Dimensions: Height: 8.5 cm (3.3 in), Length: 15.0 cm (5.9 in), Width: 16.0 cm (6.3 in)
- Weight: 1000.0 g (2.20 lbs)
- LED Indicators: Power, Activity
- Certifications: FCC, CE
- RoHS Compliant: Yes
- Country of Origin: Taiwan
- TAA Compliance: Yes
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Notes:
- 1. Device may encounter wake from sleep issues on Mac operating systems when using any of the following drives sold by OWC: TOSDT01ACA100, TOSDT01ACA200, TOSDT01ACA300.
- 2. Benchmark testing performed by OWC in August 2018 using a 2017 iMac (iMac18,1) running macOS 10.13.6. Tests conducted with two 480GB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs in a RAID 0. Tested using QuickBench™ 5.0 Extended Test (20–100 MB) over 10 cycles, cache disabled. Results represent the extended test average. Speeds will vary based on drives used, setup, and other factors.
- 3. USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) and USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) are the same USB standard identification. Please view our Knowledgebase article USB Cable Standard and Speed Chart for more details.
- Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- PC OS Compatibility
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows Home Server 2011
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
- Other OS Compatibility
- iPadOS 13 or Later
- ChromeOS (latest version recommended)
- Android OS (latest version recommended)