HDD docking station has been quite a fuss lately.In this post,we're looking into 2 models between Xigmatek Secure II and Ideatools.In aspect of pricing,I could not provide you an exact price,price range is around 99-120 depending on the shops(Xigmatek Secure II should be the cheaper variant).
Methodology
-1xWD Caviar Blue 500GB 16MB cache
-On Crystal Disk Mark Level 5 Test
-Built and Design
-Tested on Dell XPS 15

Xigmatek Secure II


Performance

The Xigmatek Secure II clinched away with 67.92M/s 68.81M/s,both READ and WRITE performances in the sequential test.Performance is considerably sluggish for a USB3.0 device.
Design and Built
The body is built with polycarbonate plastic and weight is considerably heavy and sturdy enough to use.But for the turn down part, the lack of eject module will be inconvenient for you to remove the HDD.The placing of ON/OFF button is positioned at the back with the USB and Power Input Port,so it would be a little cramped.

The orange LED is subjective to personal preference,for me I do not like Orange.Moreover,the LED is way too dim in my opinion.

Idealtools Toaster

Performance

The Idealtools Toaster recorded for a rather impressive performance over the Xigmatek Secure II,for 84.97M/s 72.37/s,both READ and WRITE performances in the sequential test.
Design and Built
The body built is rather poorer over the Xigmatek Secure II for its weight and thickness.But in overall,it's still of mediocre quality.As of the placing of buttons and ports,Ideatools did a better job in organizing the placement.ON/OFF switch is right infront with the blue LED,while the power port and USB port are placed at the back.Practically,it has the eject module to help tossing up the HDD for easier handling.

Power Adapter

Ideatools Toaster(Left) and Xigmatek Secure II(Right).Sadly,the Ideatools Toaster doesn't not provide a 3 pins power adapter.

Conclusion
Afterall,I would say that the Ideatools Toaster is the better option in the comparison.The performance may not be accurate,but it'll just serve as a reference to our methodology.I'd say that the real time transfer speed could be faster,which I could clock up to 100-110MB/s easily by transferring a single large MKV for both models.

p/s The seagate HDD was not used in the test,there was only one HDD(WD Caviar Blue 500GB 16M) used on both models.Don't be mislead by the pictures taken.Apology for the pictures

C&C

This post has been edited by minghao: Apr 8 2011, 03:52 PM

Too bad I don't have a SSD here,theoretically SSD should be slower I heard from some right?

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Added on April 10, 2011, 6:13 pmIt's like anywhere u can get it.


This post has been edited by minghao: Apr 10 2011, 06:13 PM

Hmm can't clarify u as I don't have a SSD in hand.

But I heard about the saying that SSD is slow in writing speed I guess,but no tangible proof can support me.

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Added on April 11, 2011, 9:26 amYou might be right then

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Added on April 14, 2011, 10:54 amUPDATE:



WD My Book Essential is the fastest USB 3.0 in our test bed ATM.

This post has been edited by minghao: Apr 14 2011, 10:55 AM

They claim to have 3x faster over USB2.0.No one said it's 10x right?