With the Xcellon USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drive Dock, you can quickly expand your storage capacity while skipping the time and energy needed to install an internal drive. Instead, you can simply slip a 3.5" SATA III hard drive (HDD) or 2.5" solid-state drive (SSD) into the top loading bay, connect the dock to an available USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 compatible computer system with the included cable, and you're ready store a library of photos, videos, and other important files.

Supporting up to an 18TB HDD or 8TB SSD, this drive dock is an ideal solution for adding low-cost, high-capacity internal drives to systems that don't have any available internal bays. It also allows you to get more use out of old internal drives for backups and archiving. With hot swapping support, you can switch out drives without having to shut down or restart your computer. This dock is designed to work with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems without having to download additional drivers.

1 x 2.5" / 3.5" SATA III Drive Bay    USB 3.2 Gen 1 Host Connection (5 Gb/s)    Top-Loading Design    Hot-Swapping Support    Up to 18TB HDD / 8TB SSD    Plug-and-Play    Works with Windows, Mac & Linux

This dock supports 2.5" and 3.5" SATA I, II, and III solid-state drives and hard drives, allowing you to quickly add storage to your computer system to store and backup videos, high-resolution photos, uncompressed audio files, and more.

Streamline your workflow by quickly adding and removing drives with the top-loading bay. Changing out drives is as simple as ejecting and removing one before sliding another one in.

Supporting data speeds of up to 5 Gb/s with compatible systems, which is 10 times faster than USB 2.0, you can spend less time waiting for large file transfers and backups to complete.

Save time when working with multiple drives. With hot swapping support, you can switch out drives without having to shut down or reboot your system.

You don't have to spend time downloading and installing additional drivers to access your storage drive. All you have to do is connect the dock to your system with the included cable, insert a drive, and power it up to get started.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it work with iMac 2019?

A: Yes, it is compatible. You can use either the type-c or type-a cable to connect to the iMac, both come in the box.

Q: 2. Can the drive be replaced with any sata drive?

A: If you want to use your own 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive, I would recommend buying the empty enclosure version of the OWC miniStack USB 3.2 Gen 1 Storage : https://bit.ly/48Xs5zg If you do buy the OWC miniStack USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive with a drive installed (https://bit.ly/3SLAzDP available as 1 TB, 2 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, 18 TB, or 20 TB), opening the enclosure voids the OWC warranty. Instructions for installing or replacing a drive are available on pages 5-7 of the manual here: https://bit.ly/49lOpT8

Q: 3. Will I need a different cable to connect the external drive to my brand new 13 inch MacBook Pro M1?

A: No. The LaCie 5TB Rugged USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive BH #LASTFR500080 includes a USB Type C to Type C cable which you can use to connect to a Macbook Pro M1.

Q: 4. Is this an SSD drive?

A: As far as I can tell, it is not a solid state drive. I don't see this written anywhere, so I assume that it is not SSD.

Q: 5. Which will be the best match for macBook Pro MacOS 10.14.6? I want to move my catalog of pictures to an external drive.

A: The LaCie 5TB Rugged USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C External Hard Drive BH #LASTFR500080 is a good match for that, it will work very well for a photo library.

Q: 6. does it accept a usb-c cable? is it compatible with Mac Studio?

A: The OWC 8TB miniStack USB 3.1 Gen 1 External Hard Drive BH #OWCMSTK3H7T8 does not include a USB C cable but you could adapt it to USB C. It is compatible with the Mac Studio.

Q: 7. Having hard time connecting 5TB version with ipad pro?

A: If the iPad is not updated to the latest IOS (iPadOS) and or the hard drive is not formatted to one of the following formats g ExFAT, FAT32, HSF+, it would not work.

Q: 8. Is the 5T Rugged USB 3.1 compatible with Chromebooks and their OS?

A: You may need to format the drive, but it should be compatible with Chrome OS.

Q: 9. Will this work with USB 3.0?

A: Yes, the Xcellon USB 3.2 Gen 1 Hard Drive Dock is compatible with USB 3.0.

Q: 10. Will this work with time machine on catalina?

A: As others have said, yes you can use this drive with Catalina.