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Black five-bay 3.5-inch SATA docking station with aluminum cooling and USB 3.2 Type-C port

Sabrent

Sabrent USB 3.2 5-Bay 3.5" SATA Docking Station DS-SC5B

SKU CH-60T3-Z4CCK

Connects five 3.5" SATA drives via USB 3.2 at up to 10Gbps with independent power switches and a locking key

  • Size3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Drive interfaceSATA III
  • External connectionUSB 3.2
  • Bay count5 Bay
  • Product colorBlack
  • Product typeDock

External Interface USB 3.2

Number of Bay 5 Bay

  • USB 3.2 Type-C delivers up to 10Gbps transfer speed
  • Five 3.5" SATA bays accept multiple drives simultaneously
  • Aluminium construction with 120mm fan keeps drives cool
  • Five independent power switches enable hot-swap per bay
  • Locking key secures bays and tray-less design eases insertion

Five-Bay Tray-Less Docking Station

The Sabrent DS-SC5B provides five tray-less bays for 3.5-inch SATA drives and connects to a host via a USB 3.2 Type-C port operating at up to 10Gbps. It suits users who need simultaneous access to multiple bare drives for archiving, data recovery or cloning without installing them internally. The station includes a rear Type-C port for daisy-chaining another unit or attaching extra USB peripherals. Compatibility spans Windows, macOS and Linux systems.

Thermals Noise and Power

A built-in 120mm fan and aluminum construction dissipate heat across all five drive bays during sustained read or write workloads. Each bay has an independent power switch so idle drives can be spun down to reduce noise and power draw. The internal auto-switching power supply accepts 100 to 240 volts and a main on/off switch controls the entire unit. The device is fully backward compatible with USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 hosts.

Upgrade From Single-Bay Docks

This station replaces single-bay docks or USB drive enclosures when workflows demand parallel access to several drives at once. The tray-less mechanism and locking key speed up drive swaps while preventing accidental ejection. The jump is worth it for technicians or creators who regularly rotate multiple 3.5-inch drives and want one powered hub instead of several separate adapters. It does not perform RAID on its own, so software or host-based arrays are required for redundancy.

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Price $232.99
Pricier than about 83% of the 1,971 comparable items (median $81.99).

Specifications

Product
Brand nameSABRENT
Product colorBlack
Product typeDock
Storage
Drive interfaceSATA III
Bay count5 Bay
Ports & slots
External connectionUSB 3.2
Size & build
Size3.5 in (8.89 cm)
Main materialPlastic

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Questions about this item

How do I install drives in the tray-less bays and what step do people often miss?

Slide each 3.5" SATA drive straight into a bay until it seats on the internal connector, then press the independent ON/OFF switch for that bay; the step many miss is turning the individual bay switch on after insertion.

What maintenance or replacement will the 120mm cooling fan need later?

The built-in 120mm fan may collect dust over time; clean the fan blades and intake vents periodically with compressed air to maintain airflow across the aluminum chassis.

What throughput limit appears first during sustained multi-drive transfers?

The single USB 3.2 Type-C link caps aggregate bandwidth at 10Gbps, so combined read/write across the five SATA 6Gbit/s bays will hit that interface ceiling before individual drive limits.

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