Kingwin KF-25 Data Dock

Pushing the eject buttons allows access to either or both of the smaller stainless steel trays.  Each tray has a USB port on the rear which allows the tray to mate up to the device.  You may mount the four port USB port tray or the 2.5" hard drive tray in either of the rack's bays depending on your preference.

     

Here is a shot of the rack itself with the cover removed.  You can see the two USB connectors I mentioned as well as the simple ejection arm for each.

The 2.5" drive tray is opened by depressing each side and pulling the tray's top off.  Inside is a small piece of PCB with the IDE to USB 2.0 adapter.  The adapter piece can be removed from the tray if you like but why risk damage to it unnecessarily?

As we already mentioned the rack is designed to be mounted in an open floppy drive bay or either of the individual trays may be used independent of the rack, using the USB extension cable.  To confirm my thinking that heat wouldn't be an issue with a drive mounted in the tray, we thrashed the drive for a while then using a laser thermometer measuring the hottest point of the tray.  77 degrees Fahrenheit isn't going to upset anyone.

  

Conclusion

Kingwin doesn't forget the practical items that none of us really appreciate until we need them.  Their KF-25 is a very nice two in one device.  The four port USB hub tray only augments the drive rack's already high utility value.  The only real complaint we had with the Kingwin KF-25 is that its mirror like stainless steel trays showed fingerprints with the slightest touch.  All things considered the KF-25 is a remarkable little device that gets down to basics for just under $35.   

Pros

• 2.5" IDE to USB drive rack is plug and play

• Four port USB 2.0 hub

• Compact

• May be used internally or externally

• Inexpensive

Cons

• Stainless steel shows fingerprints

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