I need to add 2 more SATA III HDDs to my system so I am in the market for hard drive docking station or stations that support UASP. I am looking at the Thermaltake or the Startech units. The Thermatake BlacX 2 bay unit (ST0022u) does not support UASP while all the Startechs do support UASP. I understand that UASP must be supported on both the device and host side.
The single bay Thermaltake BlacX Duet 5G (ST0019u) does support UASP.
I'm curious as to the difference in performance in using 2 single bay units each connected to a separate 3.0 port on the host versus 1 two bay unit connected to one 3.0 host port? I am assuming that the multi-bay units have a 3.0 hub. If I use the Thermaltakes, I would have to use 2 single units if I want UASP. I have no problem using 2 single units since space is not an issue and I have plenty of host 3.0 ports. Just wondering about the performance issues. Would assume that the single units would be faster than the multi-units when accessing both drives simultaneously???
Thanks --David
The single bay Thermaltake BlacX Duet 5G (ST0019u) does support UASP.
I'm curious as to the difference in performance in using 2 single bay units each connected to a separate 3.0 port on the host versus 1 two bay unit connected to one 3.0 host port? I am assuming that the multi-bay units have a 3.0 hub. If I use the Thermaltakes, I would have to use 2 single units if I want UASP. I have no problem using 2 single units since space is not an issue and I have plenty of host 3.0 ports. Just wondering about the performance issues. Would assume that the single units would be faster than the multi-units when accessing both drives simultaneously???
Thanks --David