--- product_id: 44433702 title: "SABRENT USB 3.0 4-Bay 2.5in SATA SSD/HDD Docking Station, Fan (DS-4SSD) | Tool-free; up to 4x 20TB; 5Gbps; cooling fan; for 2.5\" SATA SSD/HDD up to 12.5mm" brand: "sabrent" price: "B/.303" currency: PAB in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Sabrent" url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/44433702-sabrent-usb-3-0-4-bay-2-5in-sata-ssd store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # USB 3.0, 5Gbps transfer 4 bays, up to 16TB each Quiet fan with on/off switch SABRENT USB 3.0 4-Bay 2.5in SATA SSD/HDD Docking Station, Fan (DS-4SSD) | Tool-free; up to 4x 20TB; 5Gbps; cooling fan; for 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD up to 12.5mm **Brand:** sabrent **Price:** B/.303 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🚀 Elevate your storage game with speed, space, and style! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** SABRENT USB 3.0 4-Bay 2.5in SATA SSD/HDD Docking Station, Fan (DS-4SSD) | Tool-free; up to 4x 20TB; 5Gbps; cooling fan; for 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD up to 12.5mm by sabrent - **How much does it cost?** B/.303 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/44433702-sabrent-usb-3-0-4-bay-2-5in-sata-ssd) ## Best For - sabrent enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted sabrent brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Cross-Platform Ready:** Seamlessly compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux—no drivers needed, just connect and go. - • **Whisper-Quiet Cooling:** Built-in fan keeps drives cool during heavy workloads, ensuring long-term reliability. - • **Blazing USB 3.0 Speeds:** Experience lightning-fast 5Gbps data transfers that crush USB 2.0 bottlenecks. - • **Tool-Free Hot-Swapping:** Swap drives effortlessly with magnetic covers—no screws, no hassle, just plug & play. - • **Massive Multi-Drive Capacity:** Supports 4x 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD up to 16TB each for ultimate storage expansion. ## Overview The SABRENT USB 3.0 4-Bay Docking Station (DS-4SSD) is a sleek, high-capacity solution designed for professionals needing fast, reliable access to multiple 2.5" SATA SSDs or HDDs. Supporting up to 4 drives with 16TB each, it delivers up to 5Gbps transfer speeds via USB 3.0, features tool-free magnetic drive bays for quick swaps, and includes a whisper-quiet fan with an on/off switch to maintain optimal drive temperatures. Compatible across Windows, macOS, and Linux, this docking station is engineered for continuous 24/7 operation, making it the perfect desktop powerhouse for managing terabytes of data with ease and style. ## Description desertcart.com: SABRENT USB 3.0 4-Bay 2.5in SATA SSD/HDD Docking Station, Fan (DS-4SSD) | Tool-free; up to 4x 20TB; 5Gbps; cooling fan; for 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD up to 12.5mm : Electronics Review: This is an EXCELLENT quality product! .. - The title doesn't even cover it! This product was beautifully and thoughtfully packaged and shipped. It is beautiful, rugged and performs as advertised and exceeded my expectations. I put 4 (2) TB drives in it, spinning seagate drives and realized when you turn the unit on, the fan doesn't automatically come on, - you will need to press the button for the fan. What I do is, turn the fan on first, then power on the drives. The fan isn't hardly noticeable or beyond what you would expect for a small desk fan and you definitely need to run the fan, - it makes a difference. Without the fan the drives were hot to the touch. After running all four drives on a several hour copy job on my Mac, the drives were cool to the touch when I detached them. I got the non-raid version which was the best version. At USB 3.0 speeds files copied quicker from the finder from Mac to drive or drive to drive then using Stellar Clone Drive or another program. So, I recommend if you don't want to run the unit with the fun, you just leave the top off. If the drives are enclosed and the top on, you gotta run the fan. The unit is solid, and not flimsy, just beautiful. Like a tiny mainframe core on your desktop, - humming away softly. I didn't test the hot-swappable feature as I've learned with Mac OS that it doesn't handle dismounting from ANY multiple drive dock with out ejecting them all, - as this is an issue with the USB BUS and the OS, not the dock so I didn't even bother attempting that in the middle of a data copy. If I could give this review 20 stars, I would. It delivered beautifully on my iMac running El Capitan. The price as well.. was an EXCELLENT investment for the quality and functionality of this product, - once you start moving data around in the Terabytes you need reliability and stability in a product to protect your information that matters most. Review: Better than a NAS.......In Many Ways - I needed a better storage option than a NAS, we were hitting the road fulltime in our RV and a NAS just was not logical Looking for in purchase: -Sturdy -Value -Multiple drive bays -Power through USB (not mandatory) -SSD compatible -Compact Design: The Sabrent USB 3.0 nailed almost all the boxes. Small, compact, great price, 4 drives, had a fan (which you could turn off) and it looked good. It has a separate power cord, which was not a deal breaker (and actually I liked that after I thought about plugging it into my UPS) Issues: The fan is a bit loud, but honestly I don’t even turn it on unless I am writing a significant amount to it. Positives: ++Material ++Look ++Design ++Build Quality ++Cost ++Transfer speeds ++Fan (when needed) Negatives: --None Final Thoughts: I love this it is exactly what a person needs, if you don’t need the NAS for distributed use or a security system. The product looks great and performs perfectly, transfer speeds are not limited to the 1Gig network line anymore, they are limited by the drive space. The other advantage is you can swap out drives as you need them, it works as if it is four separate portable SSDs. This is really a great option to a NAS and I pleased to downsize while upsizing my transfer rates. Would I recommend: Absolutely I would. Buy this now ## Features - High Capacity and Broad Compatibility: Supports up to 4x 16TB 2.5” SATA SSDs or HDDs (maximum 12.5mm thickness). Not compatible with RAID or 15mm drives. - Blazing Fast Transfers: USB 3.0 interface delivers up to 5Gbps transfer speeds. Backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices. - Tool-Free Drive Access: Quickly and easily swap drives with no screws or tools required. Magnetic cover design ensures fast access. - Enhanced Cooling and Long-Term Reliability: Built-in whisper-quiet fan keeps drives cool and healthy. Optional on/off switch for noise and power control. Engineered for continuous 24/7 operation. - Plug and Play Compatibility: Works right out of the box with Windows, macOS, and Linux. No drivers required for standard operation. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0711L68MS | | Best Sellers Rank | #3 in Hard Drive Docking Stations | | Brand | SABRENT | | Built-In Media | Docking Station | | Color | Black | | Compatible Devices | Laptops, Tablets, Desktops | | Connectivity Technology | usb | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 3,177 Reviews | | Data Transfer Rate | 5000 megabytes_per_second | | Enclosure Material | Plastic | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00819921013187 | | Hard Disk Form Factor | 2.5 inches | | Hardware Interface | SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, USB | | Hardware Platform | Mac | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 4.4"L x 4.4"W x 6.3"H | | Item Weight | 1 pounds | | Manufacturer | SABRENT | | Material | Plastic | | Memory Storage Capacity | 80 TB | | Mfr Part Number | DS-4SSD | | Model Number | DS-4SSD | | Number of Items | 1 | | Product Dimensions | 4.4"L x 4.4"W x 6.3"H | | Supported Devices Quantity | 4 | | UPC | 819921013187 | | Warranty Description | 1 year limited | ## Product Details - **Brand:** SABRENT - **Color:** Black - **Hardware Interface:** SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 3.0 Gb/s, USB - **Hardware Platform:** Mac - **Product Dimensions:** 4.4"L x 4.4"W x 6.3"H ## Images ![SABRENT USB 3.0 4-Bay 2.5in SATA SSD/HDD Docking Station, Fan (DS-4SSD) | Tool-free; up to 4x 20TB; 5Gbps; cooling fan; for 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD up to 12.5mm - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Hih7A5CkL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Can this be configured as a raid array?** A: This works well with Windows10 Storage Spaces as mentioned in an early answer. Most of the other answers are incomplete or non-answers. Time has passed... I'll post my review soon, but this device works very well and you'll gets up to about 400MB/s in and out of the unit (depending on the choice of RAID/protection level in Storage Spaces). Using a better(?) volume/pool manager, you may get even more performance. If it were a 10gbps Gen 2 chipset, I'd buy 10 of them. At startup, your first impression may be that it looks like and sounds like a small humidifier or air freshener. :) If they would release a version with auto fan speed control, then they'd hit a home run with this. **Q: Hello community! What is the maximum height (or thickness) of the hard drive that the slot can take in?** A: The slots are 13 mm wide, But I widened the slots to 15 mm & used a 4 TB 2.5 inch drive, 15 mm thick. This works after making slots wider. BUT this voids the warranty. I bought unit, used for months, then adapted it to fit. **Q: Can anyone verify the max depth drives that fit? some of the 3tb-4tb 2.5" drives are over the typical 7-9mm but can reach 15mm thick. will these fit?** A: Measuring the slots on mine indicates it should fit up to a 12.5mm drive. It will not fit 15mm thick drives. **Q: What is the maximum capacity HDD can you use?** A: I have four Samsung 870QVO drives installed - two 2TB and two 4TB. The unit works flawlessly in this configuration. I do concur with previous poster - you must directly connect this unit to the PC - do not use a USB hub in between the PC and the unit. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is an EXCELLENT quality product! .. *by S***A on July 12, 2020* The title doesn't even cover it! This product was beautifully and thoughtfully packaged and shipped. It is beautiful, rugged and performs as advertised and exceeded my expectations. I put 4 (2) TB drives in it, spinning seagate drives and realized when you turn the unit on, the fan doesn't automatically come on, - you will need to press the button for the fan. What I do is, turn the fan on first, then power on the drives. The fan isn't hardly noticeable or beyond what you would expect for a small desk fan and you definitely need to run the fan, - it makes a difference. Without the fan the drives were hot to the touch. After running all four drives on a several hour copy job on my Mac, the drives were cool to the touch when I detached them. I got the non-raid version which was the best version. At USB 3.0 speeds files copied quicker from the finder from Mac to drive or drive to drive then using Stellar Clone Drive or another program. So, I recommend if you don't want to run the unit with the fun, you just leave the top off. If the drives are enclosed and the top on, you gotta run the fan. The unit is solid, and not flimsy, just beautiful. Like a tiny mainframe core on your desktop, - humming away softly. I didn't test the hot-swappable feature as I've learned with Mac OS that it doesn't handle dismounting from ANY multiple drive dock with out ejecting them all, - as this is an issue with the USB BUS and the OS, not the dock so I didn't even bother attempting that in the middle of a data copy. If I could give this review 20 stars, I would. It delivered beautifully on my iMac running El Capitan. The price as well.. was an EXCELLENT investment for the quality and functionality of this product, - once you start moving data around in the Terabytes you need reliability and stability in a product to protect your information that matters most. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than a NAS.......In Many Ways *by M***. on March 22, 2021* I needed a better storage option than a NAS, we were hitting the road fulltime in our RV and a NAS just was not logical Looking for in purchase: -Sturdy -Value -Multiple drive bays -Power through USB (not mandatory) -SSD compatible -Compact Design: The Sabrent USB 3.0 nailed almost all the boxes. Small, compact, great price, 4 drives, had a fan (which you could turn off) and it looked good. It has a separate power cord, which was not a deal breaker (and actually I liked that after I thought about plugging it into my UPS) Issues: The fan is a bit loud, but honestly I don’t even turn it on unless I am writing a significant amount to it. Positives: ++Material ++Look ++Design ++Build Quality ++Cost ++Transfer speeds ++Fan (when needed) Negatives: --None Final Thoughts: I love this it is exactly what a person needs, if you don’t need the NAS for distributed use or a security system. The product looks great and performs perfectly, transfer speeds are not limited to the 1Gig network line anymore, they are limited by the drive space. The other advantage is you can swap out drives as you need them, it works as if it is four separate portable SSDs. This is really a great option to a NAS and I pleased to downsize while upsizing my transfer rates. Would I recommend: Absolutely I would. Buy this now ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ overall I like it now that it stopped acting weird - have both 4 and 5 bay versions *by P***K on December 3, 2023* It works now.... but for some reason when I first plugged in the drives it didn't let me access them all. I left it as is overnight and after a windows update reboot, it was all working properly. I've been looking for a good case or something for 2.5" drives rather than 3.5" which is almost all anyone makes. It's compact and quiet. The main complaint is the top doesn't latch on and it looks easy to pickup by the top, which results in the top popping off rather than lifting the case. As long as it actually works, it works well. Unfortunately there's nothing about it you can configure to "fix" things if it isn't working right. I'm going to assume it generally just works though. Otherwise it will just be return fodder. In truth maybe I should give this a 3 all things considered but it is working well now and fits the need for an SSD chassis really nicely -----UPDATE ---- Another complaint about the 4 slot version - if I reboot my PC it doesn't always detect the 4 slot case but does detect the 5 slot case. Actually now I'm wondering if the 4 slot case is just broken after only a few months. Or if maybe the 2 cased don't play well together if they're in the same USB hub. I later bought the 5 bay USB C version. Rather than being say 20-25% larger just adding 1 more slot. it is at nearly 50% bigger because each slot on it is wide enough to fit at least 2 drives in spite of just having 1 slot. The magnets on the lid though are much stronger so you can pick it up by the top and not have the bottom make a quick get away as it falls off. The trick I think to making these work the most seamlessly is format your drive BEFORE you put them into the case. Trying to find 5 uninitialized/unformated drives seems to be a problem for windows. So for formatting them before hand helps a lot ## Frequently Bought Together - SABRENT USB 3.0 4 Bay 2.5” Hard Drive/SSD Docking Station with Fan (DS-4SSD) - SABRENT SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA I/II/III Hard Drive Adapter - External Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer (EC-SSHD) - Crucial BX500 2TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD, up to 540MB/s - CT2000BX500SSD1, Solid State Hard Drive --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/44433702-sabrent-usb-3-0-4-bay-2-5in-sata-ssd](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/44433702-sabrent-usb-3-0-4-bay-2-5in-sata-ssd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-08-21*