If you're tired to wrap the SATA drive in a clumsy enclosure , SPEED MASTER SATA HDD Dock station is absolutely more convenient and safer than having your drive sit on your desk with SATA-to-USB adapters. The SPEED MASTER Dock supports the latest SATA III standard 6Gbps and turns 2.5” and 3.5” Serial ATA hard drive into an external USB3.0 storage device in minutes. Installation requires no screws or tools whatsoever. Simply pop your hard drive into the dock, plug it into your computer and you are set ! It is brilliant in its simplicity. Concerning the transmission speed , SPEED MASTER Dock offers USB3.0 rate of up to 5Gbps throughput for users' convenience. The dock station lets you quickly read and copy data from SATA hard drives without the need for installing them.