USB HDD docking station

[scomputer]

I am looking for a USB HDD docking station that can hold 2 or more hard drives, Hold 2.5 and 3.5 inch, clone and read. Any suggestions, i have found several but i don't know if the ones that read hard drives clone or if the ones that clone hard drives can also just be used to read them.

[patio]

The docking station has nothing to do with ability to clone drives...
There are software apps to do that.

[scomputer]

i know you can do it that way but i also see some docking stations that will clone without being hooked up to a computer. And even when hooked up to a computer they clone without 3rd party software. my question is will these docking stations work if i just want to hook up one drive and read it? here is an example Inateck USB 3.0 to SATA Dual-Bay USB 3.0 Hard Drive Docking Station with Offline Clone Function for 2.5 Inch & 3.5 Inch HDD SSD SATA (SATA I/ II/ III) Support 2x 6TB & UASP, Tool-free

[camerongray]

Personally I wouldn't trust a docking station to clone a disk.  I'd much rather use software that I can tweak and see exactly what it is doing/get information about problems during cloning.

[scomputer]

ok good advice, that is something i didnt realize. How would you recomend i connect the HDD to the computer? a simply docking station with dual bays?

[camerongray]

Personally I just rig them up internally with SATA cables but yeah, a basic dock would also work.

[scomputer]

im focusing more on laptops so i will invest in a docking station. thank you for your help!