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Today, SSD solid state drive is much cheaper than before, SSD solid state drive is used for system disk, and it can increase the capacity of the energy-saving mechanical hard drives for data storage, and has become a common combination for some high-end gamers.
But the problems comes up, SSD solid-state hard drives are usually 2.5-inch, we are not going to use the SSD in our notebook, but generally there will only be 3.5 chassis -inch drive bays, few chassis 2.5-inch drive bays will be reserved. Then you might need some accessories, such as the hard drive frame to fix your SSD, now we take a look at some manufacturers’ products as hard drive dock which supports SSD.
Akasa SSD Mounting Kit
Priced at £6, the Akasa SSD kit looks very simple, with a black aluminum hard drive rack, it will be fixed on your SSD hard drive enclosure 3.5-inch hard drive bays. The hard drive rack can support all the height of 9.5mm, 2.5-inch SSD solid state drive on the market, and you can install two hard rives. But unfortunately, this product does not support the 10mm hard drive, such as Crucial’s SSD.
Icy Dock 2.5in to 3.5in SSD & SATA Hard Drive Converter
The principles of the Icy Dock 2.5-inch transfer 3.5-inch SSD & SATA hard disk adapter, and it is the same with Akasa, but the structure is complicated, and it’s very expensive, the retail price of this hard drive adapter in North America is 24.99 U.S. dollars. Icy Dock 2.5-inch transfer 3.5-inch SSD & SATA hard disk adapter has a Cap design, it supports all models of 2.5-inch SSD solid state drive, and perhaps call it “hard case” is more exact. But unfortunately, this product can only support one SSD.
Akasa DuoDock
Different from the previous two products, Akasa DuoDock is an external hard drive dock, it can not only support 2.5-inch SSD drive, but can also support 3.5-inch desktop hard drive , so it is very convenient.
This product is priced at £ 28.95 in Europe, and can be connected with computer though the USB 2.0 and has a eSATA interface located at the back, and it also has on the back a 12V power supply interface and an LED light switch. Akasa DuoDock is very convenient to use, fully supports hot-swappable, when using the SSD hard drive through the eSATA interface connection, the transfer speed for portable storage is quite remarkable.
Now, let’s take a look at this comparison of these three products.
Akasa products is still quite good, SSD Setup Toolkit can support two SSD hard drive-its biggest feature, and quite easy to install, and most importantly it is very cheap.
The DuoDock can be used as an external product, compact shape, good compatibility and good speed, I believe that attracted a lot of eyeballs, you can use it with any SATA interface hard disk data to access and manage, rather than open the case. However, the price is a bit high for ordinary users.
Icy Dock products are better than Akasa SSD installation kit as far as compatibility is concerned, which does not support the 10mm thick SSD, and the Icy Dock because it is closed, and can provide a full range of SSD protection, including some of the hard disk surface and interface.
After reading the above, do you have some knowledge of the hard drive dock?
