Editorial Review:Product Description:USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Cable Adapter The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5' and 3.5' Drive Adapter creates a bridge between one USB 1.1/2.0 port and one Serial ATA or SATA-based mass storage device port. The USB 2.0 to SATA and IDE 2.5'/3.5' Drive Adapter turns any SATA or IDE hard drive into a convenient external drive. Easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface provides for easy installation with its Plug and Play design. The adapter supports all existing Serial ATA SATA and IDE drives 2.5' or 3.5'
Amazon.com Product Description:The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 to Serial ATA (SATA) or IDE 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drive adapter creates a bridge between one USB 1.1/2.0 port and one SATA-based mass storage device port. This adapter turns any SATA or IDE hard drive into a convenient external drive.
Now you can easily transfer files from computer or notebook, back up files, or store large file archives on hard drives. The high-speed USB 2.0 interface has a plug-and-play design for easy installation. Plus, the power adapter uses 2A AC power supply to ensure enough power for the most power-consuming drives. This adapter is compatible with any SATA or IDE drives of any brand or any size. It requires a PC running Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP; or a Mac running OSX. (A driver is necessary for Windows 98SE only.)
What's in the Box DE/SATA to USB 2.0 converter cable, 2A power supply and AC cord, driver's CD for Windows 98 only, and user's guide.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
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Spoils easily
I bought this product after reviewing it on Amazon. I had high expectations from the customer reviews. It worked properly when I had tested it, however it stopped working the next day I was really ready to use it, it had stopped working. I definitely don't recommend this product, try another product. This product is cheap and will eventually spoil!
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extremly useful
So far I have used this will an IDE laptop hard drive, 3.5 SATA drive, an IDE DVD drive and and IDE 3.5 hard drive. It works flawlessly! It's a lot of cables, but very flexlible!
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Sabrent USB SATA/IDE/2.5 Adapter: A+++
This converter works great. I use it to retrieve user files from PCs that have crashed, and also for off-site backup of my own systems. Easy, quick, and a real bargain!
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Worked as advertised
I purchased this product to get some files off of my old computer's hard drive. The power supply failed for the third time and I didn't feel like buying a new one. I guess I could have swapped out my power supply from my working computer or installed the hard drive in my other PC, but I was too lazy so I bought this adapter. Setup was painless. I just took the old hard drive out, plugged it into the adapter, and the USB from adapter to my laptop. A separate power supply cable is provided to power up the hard drive. No need to install drivers. I was able to pull off all of the files I needed through My Computer. The drive was listed as a removable disk. The download speed was not that fast, but I got my files so that's all that matters to me.
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Sabrent USB-DSC5
Sabrent USB-DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5-/3.5-Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply
This is a great product if you fully understand what you need it for. It is not a great product for a novice looking for a "plug and play" no-brainer answer to an imagined outcome.
If you have a decent knowledge of computers in general and are comfortable working within hard drives and other drives, I fully recommend this product. I found the hardware and cables no less fragile than the ones in almost all other computer cases.
The USB cable is only 2 feet long, and I wish it were longer than that to give me more room to spread out some, but all-in-all I highly recommend this product to anyone interested in "benching" a hard drive and working with it. For the paltry sum of $19.95, it's a great deal, and if you know what you're expecting from it, you won't be disappointed. GOOD PRODUCT.
