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Posted at 4:52 PM on Monday 11/3/08 by
Ben
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Shop4Tech.com has the Azio SATA HDD Docking Station for $40 - 10% off coupon code NK10 - $10 rebate [Exp 11/30] = $26 with free shipping. Slam your hard drive into it to make it into a USB external hard drive.
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    leo - Posted 5:00 pm PST 11/3/08 (944 Posts)  Report Spam

    wow. a portable, swappable external case. how reliable is this thing?

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    heyd - Posted 5:05 pm PST 11/3/08 (326 Posts)  Report Spam

    seems like a waste of space, the cable version works just fine. I guess for the guy who wants to look like a geek, this will compliment his desk nicely.

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    inferno - Posted 5:09 pm PST 11/3/08 (855 Posts)  Report Spam

    Can I recharge the HD with this thing as well>?

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    toddsucksme2hard - Posted 5:55 pm PST 11/3/08 (39 Posts)  Report Spam

    #2.you dumb arse.your missing da point

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    shinmemkuf - Posted 6:11 pm PST 11/3/08 (28 Posts)  Report Spam

    These docking stations are great for having many different backup drives, they give better cooling than a cable version and have better protection against the drive falling off the desk. Not sure about this model though, have a different one from here a few months ago (the BlackX, works great).

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    rugia007 - Posted 6:20 pm PST 11/3/08 (42 Posts)  Report Spam

    #3:
    Since when did you have to charge up an HD?

    Anyway I've been looking at IcyDocks instead. Is this a cheaper alternative? How reliable is it?

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    mrmorality - Posted 7:12 pm PST 11/3/08 (570 Posts)  Report Spam

    I hate how Ben always says to slam in your hard drive into this thing, even though we continue to advise against this obviously abusive practice. Sometimes I think he doesn't stop and think before he creates his product descriptions.

    HAVE A SUCKER!

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    Sergeii - Posted 7:15 pm PST 11/3/08 (69 Posts)  Report Spam

    SATA drive thru USB - not ESATA?

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    fong38 - Posted 7:16 pm PST 11/3/08 (10 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have one of these. It's great.

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    sakeating - Posted 7:24 pm PST 11/3/08 (31 Posts)  Report Spam

    I've been thinking about getting one of these just for the convenience. The price keeps on dropping too...

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    wutang - Posted 7:31 pm PST 11/3/08 (49 Posts)  Report Spam

    this is kind of pointless since there are external HD enclosures out there for less money..and they actually protect more than half of your HD haha

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    Nessal - Posted 7:32 pm PST 11/3/08 (31 Posts)  Report Spam

    This is great for those with a lot of hard drives laying around and want a easy way to access them quickly.

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    rickdog81 - Posted 8:00 pm PST 11/3/08 (808 Posts)  Report Spam

    whats the verdict on shop4tech.com? What are the odds that I get the rebate?

    Thanks

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    binux888 - Posted 8:05 pm PST 11/3/08 (8 Posts)  Report Spam

    does anyone know if this is a USB 2.0? How's the transfer speed?

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    Zosan - Posted 8:22 pm PST 11/3/08 (142 Posts)  Report Spam

    I like the concept of this. I'm in for one.

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    BombMan - Posted 8:27 pm PST 11/3/08 (179 Posts)  Report Spam

    yea, if you have tons of movies in a bunch of different HD's, I guess this is a convenient device

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    None4U - Posted 8:29 pm PST 11/3/08 (70 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'll slam my hard drive into you #18.

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    benvwong - Posted 8:38 pm PST 11/3/08 (95 Posts)  Report Spam

    Looks like would help with dissipating heat. Interesting concept.

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    fugwo - Posted 8:39 pm PST 11/3/08 (52 Posts)  Report Spam

    Is there some model that will work with IDE and SATA?

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    Departure1 - Posted 8:45 pm PST 11/3/08 (792 Posts)  Report Spam

    Is this better than the Thermaltake version?

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