A low-profile offload dock for your Atomos drive caddies, the Atomos USB-C 3.1 Powered Docking Station will be an elegant addition to your computer desk as well as compact accessory for your transport bag. It supports a single drive caddy at a time and efficiently offloads the drive contents direct to your computer via an integrated USB cable.

Both Master Caddy and Master Caddy II models are supported. This powered model is an upgrade over the Atomos USB 3.0 docking station, additionally featuring support for an Atomos RAID Caddy power cable for if you ever need to connect a RAID caddy, and it's slightly smaller and shorter than the previous model. The integrated USB cable features one USB-C 3.1 connector.

Offload Dock for Atomos Drive Caddies    Efficiently Offload Direct to Computer    Features Power Port for RAID Caddy Cable    USB-C 3.1 Connector Cable    Second Port Provided for Older Computers    Supports Master Caddy & Master Caddy II    Smaller than Previous Models

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is it faster than usb3.0?

A: The 3.1 is about 10% (NOT 10X) faster on sequential reads and sequential writes (the most meaningful measure if you're using best practices -- a freshly formatted disk to write then later read video files). For random reads/writes using high queue with high thread count, the numerical differences were meaningful (but may not show in practice for video work) and for random reads/writes using low queue and low thread count, a marginal difference is seen. Details follow. I ran CrystalDiskMark 7.0 using the same SSD (a Samsung EVO 850 480GB) with each dock (the ATOMDCK003 --USB A 3.0 and ATOMDCK004 --USB C 3.1) plugged directly into my HP Spectre laptop native ports. I used default settings, which produce 8 results (2 sequential read, 2 random read, 2 sequential write and 2 random write results, average of 5 tests for each result and using 1 GiB file size). The 3.1 was slightly faster on sequential reads and sequential writes -- 464 (8 queues, 1 thread) and 443 MB/s (1 queue, 1 thread) compared to 426 and 422 MB/s read speeds, and 465 (8 queues, 1 thread) and 438 MB/s (1 queues, 1 thread) compared to 431 and 429 MB/s write speeds. For random reads/writes using high queue with high thread count, -- 127 MB/s read vs. 24 MB/s -- call that a factor of 5, and 90 vs. 40 MB/s write speeds -- a bit more than a factor of 2 (32 queues, 16 threads for those numbers). For random reads and writes with 1 queue and 1 thread, the numbers were only marginally better for the 3.1 compared to the 3.0 (24 vs 22 read and 33 vs 27 write).

Q: 2. Does the unit turn on by itself if the powers goes off an on?

A: The StarTech eSATA / USB 3.0 SATA III Hard Drive Docking Station will automatically power on when connected to power.

Q: 3. Will this work with the Atom X drives?

A: Yes because the ATOM X drives are custom fit to the Atomos recorders.

Q: 4. Is this USB 3.1 Gen 2 or Gen 1?

A: USB-C 3.1, gen 1

Q: 5. Does it support the new AtomX MiniSSD drives?

A: Yes it does. This will work with the AtomX MiniSSD Drives.

Q: 6. Considering upgrading my Atomos NINJA to Flame 7" with newer Caddy II. Will this work with both Caddy I and Caddy 2?

A: Yes, this docking station supports Caddy I and II.

Q: 7. Why Not buy a $8.00 usb 3 cable to ssd /hdd aka sata cable I believe its called? Why is this $75? Does it do something that cable doesn't?

A: This is a much cleaner and neater set-up. Less clutter and chance of damaging a loose or stray cable or connector. Less wear and tear on all connectors too. Well worth it.

Q: 8. Does this dock charge the device while it is plugged in?

A: The iVANKY 13-in-1 USB-C Docking Station provides up to 96W of charging, provided your computer's power adapter is plugged directly into the dock.

Q: 9. I notice this comes with the kit when you buy the Atomos Ninja Blade. Is it only compatible with Atomos solid state drives or is it able to connect with the SanDisk 240gb Ultra ll solid state drive? a href= http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1075746-REG/sandisk_sdssdhii_240g_g25_ultra_ii_240gb_ssd.html target= _blank http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1075746-REG/sandisk_sdssdhii_240g_g25_ultra_ii_240gb_ssd.html/a

A: The connector on the docking station is a standard SATA connector so technically it will work with any 2.5 hard drive. However, it will work best if you have the hard drive housing that comes with the Atomos because the hard drive will fit the connector better. Without the housing the hard drive will need to be slightly tilted to connect. The connector on the docking station is a standard SATA connector so

Q: 10. will this support 12TB HDD?

A: Yes this will support 12TB under Windows 10 or MacOS.