- General Information
- Manufacturer
- Other World Computing
- Manufacturer Website Address
- https://www.owc.com/
- Brand Name
- OWC
- Packaged Quantity
- 1
- Product Type
- Drive Dock
One Solution for Yesterday's, Today's, and Tomorrow's Drives
Read, write, clone, boot, transfer, store, backup, verify.... do it all with your SATA drives of nearly two decades plus the latest technology NVMe SSDs here today and yet to come with the OWC Drive Dock. With this world's first dual bay SATA/U.2/M.2 drive dock, you open a new world of quicker and easier use of bare 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives and solid state drives.
Use Your Drives with Millions of Computers and Tablets
With both USB-A and USB-C cables included, the ultimate in flexible compatibility is yours with the OWC Drive Dock. Use your drives with millions of computers and tablets, including Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4 as well as machines from decades ago.
Complete Convenience
No tools, no drivers, no enclosure disassembly... just instant, effortless Plug and Play drive use and swaps. A built-in power supply eliminates the bulky, power brick hassle. Just plug the OWC Drive Dock's standard dual prong power cord into an AC outlet and you're ready to enjoy the incredible convenience of this quiet, fanless data access solution.
Safe and Efficient Swaps
Whether you are churning through many drives or performing archival backup, you can swap drives safely with the OWC Drive Dock. With each drive bay having its own power source, you can perform bare HDD handling best practices by powering off the desired bay and waiting for spin-down before removal. You can also leave a drive docked in an unpowered bay for immediate access while saving electricity or putting powered-on hours on the drive.
Retask M.2 "Blade" SSDs
After upgrading your machine with a higher storage capacity NVMe M.2 SSD like an OWC Aura, you can retask your existing M.2 "blade" SSD for continued storage uses in the OWC Drive Dock via an M.2 to U.2 adapter like the OWC U2 ShuttleOne. Or, buy a new M.2 drive and use the OWC U2 ShuttleOne to build a high-performance on a budget U.2 SSD that can be hot swapped at will in the OWC Drive Dock.
Expand Your Possibilities with the U.2 Innovator
You can use U.2 drives in full confidence with the OWC Drive Dock because we're the leader in U.2 storage innovation. We've created an entire ecosystem of U.2 external storage solutions and drive adapters to offer the broadest choice of U.2 drive use options For All Computerkind™.
The combination of the OWC Drive Dock and the OWC U.2 ecosystem opens a new dimension to data transfer possibilities:
- Remove a U.2 drive from the OWC Helios 3S with Interchange System or ThunderBay Flex 8 desktop solutions or the Flex 1U4 rackmount and ship it to a post location equipped with the OWC Drive Dock for easy and economical drive access.
- Move backup data to an offline location with an OWC U.2 solution for backup workflows.
- Capture stunning 12K RAW video to a 2.5-inch U.2 SSD with a Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K and URSA Mini Recorder. Then quickly and easily read and backup your files with the OWC Drive Dock. Or, install the U.2 drive into a OWC U.2 desktop or rackmount solution to get the highest performance from a Thunderbolt-based editing workflow.
- Warranty
- Limited Warranty
- 2 Year
- Technical Information
- Number of Hard Drives Supported
- 2
- Number of Hard Drives Installed
- 0
- Number of Solid State Drive Supported
- 2
- Number of Solid State Drive Installed
- 0
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate
- 10 Gbit/s
- I/O Expansions
- Number of Total Expansion Bays
- 2
- Number of 3.5" Bays
- 1
- Number of 2.5" Bays
- 1
- Hot Swappable Bays
- Yes
- Interfaces/Ports
- Drive Interface
- SATA/600
- PCI Express NVMe
- Host Interface
- USB 3.2 (Gen 2) Type C
- Number of USB Ports
- 1
- Software
- Operating System Supported
- ChromeOS
- Windows 10
- Windows 10 x64
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
- Mac OS X 13.x Ventura
- Mac OS X 14.x Sonoma
- Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
- Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave
- Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
- Linux
- Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra
- Mac OS X 11.x Big Sur
- Mac OS X 12.x Monterey
- iPadOS 15.3.1
- Physical Characteristics
- Color Family
- Dual Color
- Product Color
- Silver
- Black
- Product Material
- Aluminum
- Plastic
- Form Factor
- Desktop
- Height
- 3.3"
- Width
- 6.3"
- Depth
- 5.9"
- Weight (Approximate)
- 2.20 lb
- Miscellaneous
- Package Contents
- Drive Dock U.2
- 1 x USB-C to USB-C Cable
- 1 x USB-C to USB-A Cable
- 1 x Power Cable
- 1 x User Guide
- Environmentally Friendly
- Yes
- Environmental Compliance
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)