Icy Dock MB981U3N-1SA

Pros: Been using it for years now and it is very convenient. It has both IDE and SATA interfaces in one and I have tested multiple drives throughout the years with no issues so far. The USB 3.0 was the main selling point, it helped me transfer my files...

Cons: USB cables are blue not black since both the unit and power adapters are black. It would've been nice if all the colors matched. Its not really a big deal, I still love it

For a while it worked pretty well with several different 2.5 and 3.5" SATA drives

A few weeks ago it started unmounting itself intermittently. Now the adapter only shows up in the OS X device tree for a few seconds before disappearing. Different cables, USB ports, computers. No joy in Mudville, Icy Dock(y) has struck out

For a while it worked pretty well with several different 2.5 and 3.5" SATA drives

A few weeks ago it started unmounting itself intermittently. Now the adapter only shows up in the OS X device tree for a few seconds before disappearing. Different cables, USB ports, computers. No joy in Mudville, Icy Dock(y) has struck out

This unit is well built and does what it is described as

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Work with sata drives

Hit or miss with IDE. Most IDE drives wont mount

Sata works IDE don't

IDE dock defective

Portable external connection of a harddrive to a USB port. Did I mention that it allow you to connect a(any) harddrive to another computer

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everything

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The product does what it says. I could connect to older IDE HDDs and SATA HDDs of both 2.5 and 3.5 dimensions

The product stopped working after about 4 hours of use ; Windows sees the ICY DOCK, but any drive connected to it just clicks and windows is unable to see the drives ; Does it for multiple drives, so i know its the Dock, not the drives themselves ;...

Simply works. Had another dock from a diff manuf that never worked. Have tested 6 drives without issue. Nice to have a power button on the dock too

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