USB 3.0 connector compatible with USB 2.0 / USB 1.1.I had a vast number of IBM/HGST drives fail back in the day. I agree that all of those are good ways to kill drives, but in my experience, at certain points in time there are drives you should buy, and drives you shouldn't touch with a 100ft pole. SATA 6 Gbps disk interface, SATA I / SATA II compatible Those three factors are much more important than 2.5' vs.Docking station with two docks for 2.5' or 3.5' hard drives.

This docking station is compatible with major operating systems such as Microsoft Windows (8/7/Vista/XP/Server 2008/Server 2003), Apple OSX (10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6), Linux and Google Chrome OS.

This plug-and-play storage solution is convenient while providing instant access to the hard drive without the need to reboot. It is compatible with SATA I/II/III drives (1.5/3.0/6.0 Gb/s) and supports 2.5' and 3.5' SATA hard disk drives (HDD) as well as SSDs. The SATDOCKU3S docking station for 2.5' or 3.5' SATA/SSD hard drives makes it easy to access your data with the fast USB 3.0 connection. Easy access to your data with the fast USB 3.0 connection