Sharkoon QuickPort Duo HDD Docking Station Now With USB 3.0 [Sharkoon QuickPort HDD Docking Station Has USB 3.0 Connection, Fits Both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA Drives]

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Sharkoon has come out with a new QuickPort Duo docking station for hard drives that has space for two hard drives, as well as using a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed connector to link up to your PC. The docking station can dock up with either the desktop-oriented 3.5″ hard drives, or the notebook-aimed 2.5″ hard drives.

The folks at Sharkoon have come up with an ingenious way to accommodate both 2.5″ and 3.5″ hard drives. Each docking slot on the station has a hinged mechanism that fits to the 2.5″ drive. If you dock in a 2.5″ drive, it fits snugly into the dock. If you do a bigger 3.5″ drive, it pushes the hinged cover out of the way and makes room for the bigger hard drive.

Each of the two docks has their own power switch and since the hard drives lock into place – they also have their own eject button. The HDD have to have the SATA interface (sorry, that old IDE drive is out of luck) and according to those who have used it, your operating system will “immediately” recognize the new hard drive after you plug it in.

The Sharkoon QuickPort Duo will come with two USB 3.0 cables, which is a nice touch. Sharkoon has produced dual-hard drive docking stations before, as well as a hard drive docking station that used USB 2.0 before – however, this is their first dual docking port USB 3.0 hard drive docking station.

The Sharkoon QuickPort Duo is on sale now, with the asking price of €59 ($80). Not too bad of a price, if you ask me.