Features:

  • Supports USB 3.0 external, SATA-III internal; Works great with 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch SATA HDD/SSD USB 3.0 super speed supports UASP for even faster data transfers.
  • SuperSpeed USB3.0 interfaces with data transfer rates up to 5Gbps; 10 times faster than USB2.0, backward compatible with USB2.0 and 1.1
  • Standalone duplicating / Offline Clone operation with LED indicator offers 1:1 copies of hard disks at a rate of up to 300MB/s.
  • Built-in Power Control Switch; Highly efficient (12V, 3A), stable and reliable DC power source guarantees a steady supply of energy; Automatic sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity saves energy.
  • Tool-free installation on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, Mac OS X 10.2 to 10.10, Support hot-swapping and easy set up.
Easy and fast for drives cloning, data transfer

I have been using "cable" or the harddisk SATA to USB adapter for a while and found out the cable was degrading so as the speed, so it's time to find a replacement and bought this one as a replacement. I am satisfied with the quality of the product, features and the speed of data transfer. There are several notes and highlights here: This is not an enclosure nor raid design, so if you are looking for those functions, you probably need to find something else. With that said, it is more for "temporary" or short-term use, especially you need to duplicate or hook up bare harddrives for cloning, data transfer, backup, forensic and the like. It makes things and operation much easier. Both bays can be used. I have tried putting in one 3.5 and one 2.5 drives without problems, Windows and Linux machines can recognize them right away. Build is solid and have a solid grip on the desk that it won't move around. The offline clone is awesome feature, especially you need to do some forensic task. Make a clone in very short time, without connecting to PC and just clone the drives with a single button on the dock, can't be easier than that, it comes with 25% increments progress LEDs to show the cloning process progress. USB 3.0 data speed, even if you just hook it up for backup your old computer's harddrive, it's easy and fast, of course, your new computer requires a USB 3.0 port in order to achieve that lightning speed. Recommended if you have multiple harddrives from time to time to do data transfer or cloning, it will be a very helpful and convenient tool!

Works as advertised!

An older computer stopping booting one day for no apparent reason, so I bought a new one. Upon transferring the SSD from the old computer to the new one (hooked up directly via SATA to motherboard), I discovered that the SSD was apparently the reason for the old computer not booting. Now the new one wouldn't boot either. Bummer, and I'm thinking, well there goes that data. Fortunatley,l removing that SSD allowed the new computer to boot again. I was pleased to find out that with the WAVLINK docking station, I could actually access the data on the SSD, without it preventing the new computer from booting. Now I have my data back and copied over the new computer, and have also found that I can continue to use that SSD for storage, although I won't be counting on it as a sole source, or as a boot device.

Easy to use as long as you read the directions.

I had a SSHD in my gaming computer, but the startup and programs starting were taking too long, and figured it was time to switch to a SSD. I'm not very computer savy and I didn't want to buy another Windows program, and then go through the hassle of backing up/transferring/re-installing programs and files. Did a little research and came across this as a recommendation. I decided to test it using my PS3 hard-drive. It cloned the hard-drive perfectly. No problems with startup. It was like the newer hard-drive had been in the console the entire time. Had these same results when I transferred my PC's main hard-drive. If anyone is looking to upgrade or transfer files with ease. This is definitely worth getting. The only thing is that when transferring, the new hard-drive MUST BE the same amount of space as the current hard-drive or larger. If it's 500 gigabytes, you can only use another 500 or larger. You can't go down to 250. Another caution: if there's anything on the hard-drive you want to transfer to, make sure to back it up because the cloning process will erase everything on there for the transfer.

Original unit's disk clone function failed / Replacement unit worked perfectly

The docking function works well enough, appears to operate at full USB 3.0 speed, but the original unit's disk clone function failed to work out of the box after repeated trials. The included manual was little help, and the vendor's website had no useful information. Returned the WAVLINK unit the day after receiving it. The vendor, WAVLINK, then contacted me through Amazon, and asked to send a new unit for me to re-retry the disk cloning function. I received the unit and once again attempted to clone a clone a 1TB (WD Blue) disk to a 2TB (Seagate FireCuda) disk. They were very clear that the following directions had to be followed in order: "Hard Drive Duplicator Function: Don't plug USB to a computer when using the Clone function. Ensure the Target HDD is the same capacity of the Source HDD or larger. 1, Ensure the Power Switch on the rear is in the OFF Position and plugged in properly. 2, Insert the Source HDD in the rear near the power plug and insert the Target HDD in the front. 3, Power on the Dock and wait until the blue lights labeled Source and Target on the front of the unit are both on solid. 4, Press the button until both the blue Source and Target HDD lights flash. Then release the button. (Cloning is now ready) 5, Press the button again to start the cloning process. The progress will be shown on the front panel. 6, When all the progress lights turn off the cloning process is complete. 7, Turn off the power button and then remove the drives. Note: The new drives need one more step to make the drive useable. First open disk management--> on the bottom select the partition that is called unallocated partition---> right click the unallocated partition and click extended volume and follow the procedure and remember to select the volume format as NTFS." (This information was also presented in another review, and was the process I originally followed.) I followed the WAVLINK directions with the new unit and it worked as advertised. The clone function worked well, worked quickly, and kept me informed through the front panel lights as to its progress. All of the testing I have done indicates that the data on the 2TB Firecuda is an exact copy of the 1TB WD Blue disk, with an additional partition that needed to be activated via Win10's disk manager. Based on my experience I can only assume that the original unit was electrically defective, or had faulty firmware. The new unit simply worked as advertised. I do not know how it will work over time, but the unit sent by WAVLINK appears very solid. I recommend the unit.

Connection Tip

I have used the offline cloning function and it worked great. When I went to connect to my computer to do a copy function (larger drive size copied to a smaller drive size- not supported in offline mode), my computer wouldn't recognize the device using the USB 3 port. When I used a USB 2 port it did recognize the device and drives but Windows 10 told me it could be operating at faster speeds- which I ignored. I don't believe this tip was mentioned in the directions but I didn't read them very closely as this is supposed to be "plug and play". It is, just with a caveat. Good product overall, it would be nice if they got the USB 3 connection working unless I'm doing something wrong and I would be happy to hear if I am.

Wavlink 12TB Dual Bay is a great piece of hardware for any network.

Wavlink 12TB Dual Bay 2.5" / 3.5" SATA HDD was delivered on time and with no damage. It was already compatible with windows 10 and provided immediate support with 2.5" and 3.5" HDDs. I had a WD myclould 2TB NAS setup and the network controller stopped working. It left my data on the hard drive with no way to access it. With the Wavlink and the software suite Get My Data Back, I was able to recover 100% of my data. I also was able to recover a family members data that was deleted from the windows 10 update using the Wavlink and Get my data back software suite. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who needs to attach storage from multiple systems for data recovery and or data backup.

An inexpensive dock whose standalone duplication seems to work well!

We purchased this dock for wiping hard-drives at work - we've spent the last few years replacing all of the old computers, and I probably need to wipe a drive every few weeks. This dock has been convenient, it was inexpensive, and despite not being made from the highest-grade materials, it has been very reliable so far. I tested the standalone duplication out of curiosity on two 100GB drives I had in my drawer. The copy was complete and without errors. I still have this little worry in the back of my mind about using it for data-critical copies, but I was impressed with what I've seen so far. For the price, I have no reservations about this dock other than the lower build quality. We'll see if it lasts, but so far it has been very handy and hasn't left my desk!

Works Perfectly!

I was skeptical of anything working after reading so many negative reviews about these devices in general. This one had the most positive reviews so I bought it and I love it! I needed to upgrade my notebook hard drive to a SSD. This device cloned the 1TB drive while it was encrypted. I inserted the newly cloned SSD into the notebook and it worked perfectly. The computer had a hiccup the first time it booted but I have had absolutely no issues since. The data was copied without any issues. So to do an offline clone of a 1TB encrypted drive without issues, it deserves 5 stars. Total time to do the offline clone was about 6 hours. I think it had about 250GB of data on the drive. I am not sure if the encryption slowed it down. One important detail to note is that the manual says it can only do an offline clone if the target drive is bigger than the source. Doing 1TB hard drive to 1TB SSD worked. After everything was done, I analyzed the new drive and it shows that 18GB are unallocated. Based on that, I would assume the source drive may have been 18GB smaller than the new SSD but I am not sure. If that is the case and someone wants to increase the size of their drive, they may want to do an online clone with the process running through a computer so they can format the new drive the way they want it. This was by far, the easiest drive upgrade I have ever done. I am happy.

Good for copying and getting access to HDDs

When I got this item, I knew it would come in handy for the HDDs I have laying around. Most of them are SATAs. I was able to copy one of them (with no connection to the computer), with success. If you get confused about which is the source and which is the target, what you could do is remove one of the disks and look at the ring lights on the front. Normally, for the back bay, the source light would be on. As for the front bay, it would be the target. It also comes in handy when accessing the HDDs and checking out the files. I could also successfully recover files. It was from an HDD that was working normally until I get a message saying that I needed to reformat the disk (not the primary disk for my computer, in case you want to know). As I've heard from the computer geeks, whenever a problem like that would happen, be sure you DO NOT format the disk, click on "Cancel". Then, try recovering the files with the right kind of software. I would recommend Recuva, which you can download for FREE (Google "Recuva", of course). I was able to recover virtually every file I want from that HDD onto another one. This would take time because I had to manually create directories on my new target HDD, then choose the ones that would go to its directory, and click on "Recover". In a few days I had success, but now I want to make sure I got all the files I want to recover before I do the re-formatting. If the HDD works fine afterwards, I might use that for backup, as long as its status looks good.

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