StarTech.com Single Bay SSD/HDD Hard Drive Eraser, 2.5/3.5" SATA, Hostless Standalone Secure Erase, Disk Sanitizer, Hardware Wiper Erasing Tool, 9 Modes, Printer Port, NIST/DOD, LCD, TAA (SDOCK1EU3P)

I needed a good way to erase many old drives, this really fits the bill. I was using an old PC and a program to erase the drives, I wanted something that was easy and didn't take up much space. It take a while to do a 3-pass DoD erase but I need the data from the company's pc to be totally gone. A 1 tb can take 5-7 hours. I also have it connected to my work PC so I can check the data on it at first. Overall just a good device.

Works great! Love the log function. Would not print to a newer RongTa printer, which I had to return. I never could get that printer baud rate to match (both need to be 9600). As far as I can tell, baud rate cannot be adjusted on StarTech erase machine. I ended up getting a used Epson TM-T20 serial printer on EBay. No USB or Wi-Fi on printer. Don’t need either. There was no need to program printer; worked by just connecting the serial cable. Also, no need to mess with printer dip switches, which the Epson did not have. Make sure the printer comes with a 9-pin serial cable, which is what the StarTech machine requires.

I'm a big fan of StarTech products. I've been using their adapters for many years. I find their line of secure HDD/SSD erasers to be a little inconsistent. Ideally, I wanted to buy one product that did EVERYTHING and was willing spend more. Unfortunately, I ended up with two products. There were a number of differences between the two products (e.g. the menus, the displays, look and feel, one worked with the IDE to SATA adapter and the other didn't, etc.) The biggest rub on this one was not knowing the percentage complete as it was running. The other product I own (SDOCK1EU3P2) does. In conclusion, this product works well and does a lot (duplication, secure erase, dock, etc.) but I'd still like a countdown to progress for time management purposes. Hopefully in their next product.

This is perfect example of something that only does one thing and does it extremely well. I had a pile of hard drives I needed securely erased. I just plopped them in and followed the easy instructions and then walked away and let it do its thing. I erased 10 hard drives in a row and encountered no problems. Note: it is not fast process 4TB WD Blue 3.5 inch hard drives took a little over 23 hours to wipe with a 3 pass DOD secure erase.

I had this for a couple of years and while it was extremely slow to erase a drive depending on which method was used, it did a good job and has lots of options on how to erase. However, because of the lack of speed in erasing, I would only use it when I had to document a drive erasure to a client. So it was only used 3-4 times per year... a total of about 10 times. The printing feature is, as has been mentioned elsewhere, outdated since it only works with serial ESC/P printers... these are rare and expensive for what they are... a simple receipt printer but it does act as confirmation of erasure for customers that require that.Anyhow, the reason for the review now and the title of the review "until it doesn't work at all" is because after a few years, I went over to use the device and it just had a "Self-check Faile" on the screen. I contacted tech support and the only answer that I got was "the chipset is defective, if it's under warranty, we can replace it but there is no other repair option".There is no reason for this device to fail... there's no moving parts, so no wear and tear; it's on surge protection, so no electrical surges... it just stopped working. The tech even told me that the MTBF is 8640 hours... that's less than 1 year if it's left on 24x7. That's just not good enough for a device with a premium price tag... and I believe that $267 for a single bay single purpose erase is a premium price.I paid $267 for this device and erased 10 devices - that means that I paid over $26 per device erasing... I will not make that mistake again. Looking for another manufacturer to try out.

I've been testing this unit rigorously for about a week. After running about 50 drives through this thing during the past few weeks, I can say that it is worth the money to anyone that has to securely and verifiably erase a large volume of drives. After considering bulkier standalone duplicator / eraser units, as well as software only solutions, I decided on this dock / eraser. I can erase drives without having to have my workstation dedicated to the task as well as use the dock for traditional USB access. I do have a receipt printer connected to this unit and it works flawlessly. Upon a successful wipe of any kind, a receipt is printed detailing the drive model, serial number, capacity, the erase type, and the start and finish times of the wipe. This information is also stored in a log on the eraser dock itself and may be retrieved / reprinted at any time. The wipe receipt even includes a signature line. If you decide to use this dock with a receipt printer, be sure that it's a serial printer (9600 baud, etc) similar to the old Epson POS printers.All things considered, this was a slam dunk of a purchase and I couldn't be happier.

This product worked well for a couple of years, but then suddenly failed at around the 2.5 year mark. It is connected downstream from a UPS, which is also downstream from a commercial surge protector for the lab environment in which it operates.The warranty, according to StarTech, is 2 years. Support relays that the extra several months beyond this render it a complete loss - with zero willingness to assist, whether in terms of RMA concessions or even repair options at some sort of discounted cost. Two separate calls to support yielded no results.Disassembly reveals what appears to be a single blown component on a LCD daughterboard; likely replaceable I'd have to assume for a reasonable cost.I have been a StarTech customer of 20 years now professionally. I expect industrial grade products to last longer than this - or, at the very least, be eligible for some sort of repair support. Take it from me: Wiebetech makes a better product - and they have superior support.