ALL AKITIO PRODUCTS CARRY A TWO YEAR WARRANTY. Akitio Thunder Dock The ThunderboltTM dock links past, present and future technology to your computer with just one ThunderboltTM cable. The Thunder Dock allows you to access your data on both legacy and future storage drives by providing multiple host ports for USB 3.0, eSATA and FireWire 800. It also has two Thunderbolt ports for daisy chaining additional Thunderbolt devices and storage. USB 3.0 supporting UASP FireWire with bus-power (7W) eSATA storage (6Gbps) ThunderboltTM I/O ThunderboltTM is a revolutionary connection technology that simultaneously supports high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices through a single, compact port. ThunderboltTM I/O technology gives you two channels on the same connector with 10 Gbps of throughput in both directions. That makes ThunderboltTM extremely fast and flexible. In comparison, it is up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0 and up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800. Thunder Dock One ThunderboltTM cable to connect them all. Simply connect the dock to your computer with just one cable and get instant access to all the additional storage drives that are hooked up to the dock. The lighting fast ThunderboltTM interface guarantees that you can achieve the best possible data transfer rates. ThunderboltTM Daisy Chain Storage & Display The second ThunderboltTM port allows you to connect up to 5 additional ThunderboltTM devices (storage or display) in a daisy chain. Bus-Powered USB Ports (10W). Independent eSATA controllers. Two independent eSATA controllers guarantee that the performance doesn"t drop, when a second eSATA storage device is connected at the same time. Note: The maximum transfer rate of the eSATA interface is about 370MB/s. NOTE : Due to proprietary software used in DROBO products, they often do not work properly with our Thunder Dock . For more information http://www.akitio.com/accessories/thunder-dock