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Question: Does this unit require power (using the provided power adapter) when using it with a 2.5" hard drive?
Document: Beats using the cable adapter. Bought this because my cable adapter couldn't handle anything above 2TB.With this all I have to do is slide the drive in and hit the switch. There's no messing around with the age old question &#34;do I plug the usb in first then power on or visa versa?&#34;5 stars, handled my 300GB-3TB drivers like a champ.
The Micron SSD's home is inside my laptop and I only took it out to test the dock. There is almost no reason to use an SSD into a USB 3.0 dock, plugging the SSD to a SATA port makes full use of an SSD's capabilities.I purchased the ghetto USB 3.0 to SATA adapter on eBay and was refunded some of the purchase price because it would not power 3.5" drives with the provided power adapter plugged into it.
I work in IT and sometimes require a way to retrieve data off of hard drives without having them in computers. This docking station makes things as simple as can be. You plug in the power, attach the provided USB 3.0 cable to a host computer, and simply plop the drive in the docking station and hit the on button. The host computer saw the drive right away with no installation required.
Has great Pros:1) Play and plug with my Windows 7 OS.2) USB 3.0 that is actually faster than 2.0.3) Comes with cable and power adapter4) Open air design to vent drive heat.5) About 25% cheaper price-wise than basically every other similar device out there.Very happy with the unit.
Best of all, it's easy to use, has a small footprint, and looks great on my desk. Just be sure the hard drive you want to dock is a SATA drive. Either a 3.5 or 2.5 inch SATA hard disk drive is fine, but the really old IDE hard drives won't work.This product was provided for review by Cable Matters.
The docking bay design is definitely better than a simple adapter because it will hold the drive in place for you. No worries about the drive sliding around or the connector coming loose. It has been in use for nearly 24 hours per day for the last month without any more issues.I do not like the inclusion of a power button. I see no reason to turn it off, but if I did, I would like the button to be a sliding button, preferably on the bottom of the unit.
Cable Matters SuperSpeed USB 3.0/2.0 to 2.5"/3.5" SATA Hard Drive Docking Station - Supports 3TB+ Hard DrivesI am SO glad I made this purchase. I had another adapter that worked fine for USB 2.0 but it was also a mess of cables and many times I ended up with a hard drive dangling in the air. With this docking station it's as easy as dropping the HD down in the dock and you're ready to rock!
Great Product with good priceGood quality and works straight out of the box, plug and pay.Even if you need only 2.5 or 3.5 inch, it is better to have both formats in one unit. You may need to copy data from your old desktop drive or use the high capacity 4TB server disk.
Reads my SATA hard drive no problemQuickly Recognized by PC using Windows 7Fast data exchange.Comes with power and USB cable
I have been using this docking station for over a month now. I have also happened to need one of my hard drives plugged into it constantly. It has been running without any problems.I had been using a cheaper SATA to USB adapter kit.
Answer: Yes it does.  To my knowledge it can't be bus powered at all.