








💼 Elevate your storage game—dock, swap, and conquer with Freecom Quattro!
The Freecom 35296 Quattro Docking Station transforms any 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drive into a versatile external storage device. Featuring four connection options—USB 2.0, FireWire 400/800, and eSATA—it offers broad compatibility and fast data transfer speeds. Its fanless design guarantees silent operation, while tool-free installation and hot-swapping capabilities make it ideal for professionals managing multiple drives or performing quick backups and cloning tasks.
| ASIN | B004BHADPA |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Brand | Freecom |
| Colour | black, silver |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (293) |
| Date First Available | 16 Nov. 2010 |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Hard Drive Dock |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-300 |
| Hardware Platform | Universal |
| Item Weight | 420 g |
| Item model number | 35296 |
| Manufacturer | Freecom |
| Number of Firewire Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Operating System | Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X v10.4 + |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 13.6 x 9.5 x 7.7 cm; 420 g |
| Series | HARD DRIVE DOCK QUATTRO |
| Voltage | 12 Volts |
T**R
Great Piece of Kit...
What a find! I've used this with my MacBook Pro to clone its startup drive to a new Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive, and also to transfer my iTunes library from a 1TB to a 2TB disk... it works flawlessly, out of the box. I was a bit apprehensive about adaptors for 2.5" and 3.5" drives, but Freecom's solution is adaptor-free and works beautifully. I'm using it daisy-chained to an earlier FreeCom 1TB external via FireWire and the MacBook sees both drives, no problem. As long as the Quattro is plugged directly into the MacBook, it can also be used as a startup drive. Another nice touch is that Firewire 400, 800, eSATA and USB cables are provided, and the mains adaptor can be easily switched between UK and European sockets, so no need for a plug adaptor. I'd also echo all the positive comments about noise and cooling. My only quibble is that when inserted, the drives seem to sit ever so slightly skew, which at first made me think I hadn't inserted them properly. Other than that, this is a fantastic product at a good price when compared to other, far-less flexible enclosures out there.
J**S
Does the job
Nice array of connections. Firewire 800 I've daisy chained to another drive. Only running a few weeks but no problems yet. (running this product with a 2T WD green - keeps cool silent running, great backup drive). Pros Comes with decent cables. The connection sockets at the rear seem nice and solid. Quick to swap drives Cons: Some care needs taking to slot in a drive, and not as snug as I'd like; maybe due to varying sizes of drives. There is some play and drive could flap about, not ideal if the drive is accidentally knocked, I've wedged some paper to firm up slot. I can't say that build quality could withstand frequent swapping of drives. The power button doesn't feel very positive, its a very stiff plastic push button which feels it might break if you press too hard. The blue LED is a bit too bright. Quality I'd say should be around the £30 mark, but most enclosures seem pricey against quality. Having said that it hasn't broken yet, and drive performance doesn't seem impaired. Works OK - but longevity unknown, can always find another enclosure if it fails without losing the backup drive.
J**Y
Excellent way to connect 2.5" and 3.5" hard drives
This is a great unit that comes with all the necessary different connector cables for USB / Firewire or SATA. It holds 1 drive at a time, and these are plugged vertically like a slice of toast into the slot on top of the dock. The slot has a hinged flap which fits around a 2.5" drive to keep dust out, and bends out of the way to accommodate a 3.5" drive. There is an illuminated power switch, and to change drives, you unmount it from the computer, press the switch to power down, swap drives, power on and away you go. This is just a dock, with no cooling fan (or noise). The drive stands vertically in the dock and relies on convection for cooling. The drive itself is almost entirely exposed and not protected by the dock, so this is probably best for ad-hoc connection of drives, rather than as a permanent connection for a heavily used drive. That being said, it would probably work fine in that role, it's just that it seems a bit vulnerable. I use it for connecting swappable back-up drives, and for mounting ad hoc drives for formatting etc. I used this to setup a new solid state drive (SSD) that I planned to replace my main HDD with. Connected via Firewire, I was amazed how fast it was when mounted externally in the dock. I could easily have kept the SSD as an externally mounted unit and still seen outstanding performance improvements relative to the existing conventional internal HDD. For me, the best use of this is for temporary connection of drives, particularly for back-ups, as it is quick and easy to connect 2.5" or 3.5" drives, which you can then store safely elsewhere. It's not particularly cheap, but the benefit of having a Firewire or SATA connection is that it is faster than USB, and you can create a bootable clone of your main HDD. If your main HDD should fail, you just put the clone in this dock, boot the computer from it (hold Option (Alt) down on a Mac while re-booting), and within a minute or so you are back up and running. To restore a failed HDD from a conventional backup can take a full day or longer and you'll still need a replacement HDD. If you need to upgrade or replace your cloned HDD, you can just get an inexpensive standard internal drive and plug it into the dock - no need for more expensive fancy drives with all the connectors.
D**R
Firewire Port problem
I've spent about four hours trying to get this unit working with Firewire 800 and my Mac refuses to recognise a connection. All my other Firewire devices are working fine, I've tried different leads and a different computer too. The USB port is working fine but too slow for transferring 300GB of images. It's being returned as faulty. I'll update when the unit is replaced, hopefully with positive news.
R**M
Good but European 2 pin power supply
The Docking station itself is quite good but what lets it down is another case of European products being sold into the UK with 2 pin European mains power supply. They supplied a 2 pin to UK 3 pin adapter but it is now very large and doesn't make contact properly. It seems wrong that sellers are not required to include this information in the product description.
B**R
Required additional wires for older hard disks which are not included
I bought this item specifically to access some old non Sata hard Drives, which the description gives you the impression it does. However you will need to buy additional leads achieve this, which you will only discover in the items manual or by reading reviews. I felt mislead and have spent an additional £10 or so obtaining the wires required, however once purchased the item works ok.
M**.
Buen dock para sata con posibilidad de leer ide, para ello se necesita el cable de conexión que no va con el producto. Funciona bien y, al contrario de otro dock que utilizo, no crea conflictos o crash del s.o.
A**F
Enfin en dock pour disque dur universel, multiples interfaces (e-sata, firewire 400 & 800, usb 2) pour s'adapter à toutes les situations, fiable et inspirant un réel soin de construction sur le choix et la qualité, un bel appareil permettant de profiter du firewire, votre pc vous remerciera sur l'impact des ressources système. Je recommande chaudement.
L**E
Das Dock ist ordentlich verarbeitet und der Kunststoff wirkt wertig. Auch steht das Dock sicher auf dem Untergrund; das Einsetzen und Entnehmen der Datenträger ist damit problemlos möglich. Für alle Anschlussmöglichkeiten sind die entsprechenden Kabel mitgeliefert, diese sind jedoch nicht sehr biegsam, sondern recht steif ausgefallen. Mit seinen u. a. Firewire-Anschlüssen ist das Dock eindeutig für den Einsatz mit dem Mac konzipiert. Mit diesem Dock ist das Einbinden und Benutzen eigentlich intern zu verbauender Datenträger als externe Datenträger sehr leicht. Die Datenträger werden nach dem Einsetzen in das Dock ordnungsgemäß gemountet und erscheinen dann im Finder bzw. auf dem Desktop. Daten können wie gewohnt darauf gespeichert werden. Zudem lassen sich die Datenträger mit dem Festplattendienstprogramm beliebig formatieren. Die Handhabung ist sehr intuitiv, allerdings sollte man die internen HDDs sorgfältig in das Dock einsetzen, damit diese auch richtig einrasten. Zudem haben die eingesetzten HDDs ein wenig Bewegungsspielraum im Dock. Die Arbeitsfläche sollte daher keinen allzu großen Bewegungen ausgesetzt sein. In einer Mac-Umgebung ist es ohne Weiteres möglich, das System von Datenträgern, die mittels dieses Docks an den Mac angeschlossen sind, zu booten. Oben beschriebene Einsatzzwecke funktionieren nicht nur mit klassischen Festplatten, sondern auch mit SSDs. Ich habe mir das Dock für folgendes Szenario angeschafft: Es sollte eine Samsung SSD 840 Pro Series 512 GB in mein MacBook Pro 13" early 2011 verbaut werden. Hierzu sollte die ursprüngliche interne HDD zuvor auf die neue, im Dock befindliche und über Firewire angeschlossene SSD geklont werden und diese hiernach anstelle der ursprünglichen internen HDD im MacBook Pro verbaut werden. Das Klonen sollte anfangs über das Festplattendienstprogramm (dortige Kategorie "Wiederherstellen"), welches durch einen Neustart über die Recovery-Partition aufgerufen wurde, erfolgen. Der Klonvorgang ging hier anfangs problemlos vonstatten, nach einer Weile tat sich jedoch nichts mehr; die Fortschrittsanzeige des Klonvorgangs veränderte sich nicht mehr und auf die SSD wurden keine Daten mehr geschrieben, was auch daran zu erkennen war, dass die LED des Docks, welche den Datendurchsatz signalisiert, nicht mehr blinkte. Ein Wiederholen dieses Vorgangs führte zu gleichem Negativ-Ergebnis. Da es mit dem Festplattendienstprogramm nicht zu funktionieren schien, versuchte ich es über die Software eines Drittanbieters, hier dem Carbon Copy Cloner. Doch das Ergebnis war das selbe, der Klonprozess fror nach einer Weile ein. Anscheinend gab es irgendein Problem beim Klonen einer internen HDD auf eine via Firewire über das Dock angeschlossene SSD. Den Fehler konnte ich jedoch nicht ausmachen. Daraufhin entschied ich mich, von einem Klonen abzusehen, die neue SSD zu verbauen und das System über das Time Machine Backup wiederherzustellen, was anstandslos funktionierte und im Endeffekt vielleicht sogar schneller ging, als das System vorher zu klonen. Das Dock kam bei diesem Workaround nicht zum Einsatz. Ob der Fehler beim Klonen auf das hier zu bewertende Dock zurückzuführen ist, kann ich nicht sagen, daher erfolgt kein Abzug in der Bewertung. Für den ein oder anderen mag das hier Beschriebene aber sicherlich hilfreich sein. Zusammenfassend kann ich das Dock für den täglichen Gebrauch zur Verwendung eigentlich interner Datenträger als externe Datenträger empfehlen.
A**N
I can now extract data from old hard drives once the PC they are in dies...awesome. The only piece of false advertising is the lie of omission that this product is form the UK so it requires a UK electrical socket. If you are in North America beware you will need a transformer and plug adapter. I already have one from the UK so was able to use it.
S**6
Rien à redire tant sur le plan de la commande que du produit Montage rapide et simple Je le recommande
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