SATA Docking Stations such as New Technology Voyager Q: Drive Wear?

I am updating a couple G4s to SATA and want to add a external SATA dock. As a starting point I am looking at the Voyager Q:
http://www.newertech.com/products/voyagerq.php
The manual says how to connect the unit and how to mount the drive icon on the desktop (i.e., make sure its off, insert drive, and turn on), but it does not say what to do to un-mount the drive.
Do you simply drag the drive icon from the desktop into the trash and it then it safely spins the drive to a stop (after which you manual eject it with the button on the unit)? Or is this, and similar units, sudddenly cutting power to the drive - the equivalent of losing power on your Mac?
I am intending to archive material to SATA drives which will be duplicated and replaced every so often so I am concerned about premature wear from these docks that would cause data loss.

"I have 3 of those they're great, like japamac says, just eject or drag them to the trash before powering down or swapping HDs. "
Have you had any issues with FireWire 800 "pass through". There are several feedbacks on Amazon saying these units will allow you to use either FireWire port by themselves, but when you attempt to connect another FireWire device into this unit the device will not be recognized / work. Not sure if this problem is related to hardware and/or firmware (OWC mentions a future firmware download to allow 3TB drives to be used in it).
The first feedback; for example, states:
{quote}However am disappointed that attaching other FW800 devices doesn't seem to work using the second FW800 port when connected to a Mac.{quote}
I am adding 800 ports to my Macs via a pci card, but I guess I could always use the native 400 ports.

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