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| | Features | Easily Add Storage to Any System with USBSupports HDD Capacity Up to 1.5TBTransfer Rates Up to 480 Mbps with USB 2.0Hot-Swappable: Plug and Play without RebootingCompatible Windows PC or Mac with Available USB 2.0 Port
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| | Description | The SATA/IDE-USB Adapter gives you the flexibility of connecting almost any type of drive to your computer via USB. SATA, 3.5-inch IDE, 5.25-inch IDE, and 2.5-inch IDE drives are all supported and can be easily hot-swapped to your system. The included external power adapter will allow you to power your drives outside your system giving you the ability to quickly add or swap between drives without opening your case. The SATA/IDE-USB adapter incorporates 3 interfaces to one USB adapters. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 0.0 inches | | Product Width: | 0.0 inches | | Product Height: | 0.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.15 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.1 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 1.8 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 253 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 253 customer reviews )
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91 of 93 found the following review helpful:
 Easy hard drive access Feb 27, 2008
By H. Lam
This is a very useful device for anyone with a bit of experience tinkering under the hood of a computer. The package includes:
- the actual adapter itself, which provides an USB connection to 3 different types of hard drive connectors -- 5.25" / 3.5" IDE, 2.5" IDE, and SATA.
- an IDE (4-pin MOLEX) power adapter.
- one SATA-to-SATA data cable.
- one IDE (4-pin MOLEX) power to SATA power adapter.
- a mini-CD containing a manual and drivers. It is not necessary to install drivers in Windows ME / 2000/ XP and above systems.
Both the SATA/IDE-to-USB and power adapter cables are reasonably lengthy; 3' for the former, maybe 5.5' for the latter.
Vantec's SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter provides an easy way to access a hard drive without needing to install it into a computer. It also works great for extracting data from old computers without having to figure out how to turn them on -- all you have to do is take out the hard drive.
79 of 86 found the following review helpful:
 Good device for techies Dec 06, 2006
By DrZ
I bought two devices of this kind, one is this Vantec USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE adapter and the other one is Bytecc, which is a little less cumbersome to use.
A device like this is a must-have for techies and pros who work with multiple hard disk drives and frequently need to quickly connect an external drive to a PC, regardless whether it's 2.5 or 3.5", SATA or IDE.
When I was buying the first one, I chose the box which weighted less, and apparently that was not a relevant reason, but coincidentaly I made a good choice.
Disadvantages of this device compared to Bytecc's one:
- More parts to carry with, more complex connection
- Needs a manual, which is, although mostly decent technical writing, printed in four pages per one printout without any collating or order
- The power connector (provides the same connection as the standard IDE drive type of power connector usually found inside of PCs) is connected to the power supply with a very do-it-yourself style cable which works but it's rugged with cables sticking out of it and it doesn't have the finish or an appeal of a good quality product.
- It needs several different power cables/adapters and it's easy to lose some
Advantages:
- Unlike the power connectors, the data part/connector looks a bit more sturdy/compact compared to Bytecc
- The SATA drive data connection is done via a regular SATA data cable, so it would work with any SATA drives with non-standard distance between the power and data connector (I haven't seen any like that yet and I've worked with both 2.5" and 3.5" SATA drives).
The USB and AC power supply cables on both devices are too short and could be at least 3' longer.
You may want to read my review of bytecc adapter like this which gives more details how this concept works.
Bottomline: Good product, mostly for techies, my experience with Bytecc one is better
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Worked As Advertised Dec 12, 2008
By PDK
"PDK"
I recently had a WinXP machine die, and needed to transfer the hard drives to my new Vista computer. I also had a couple of hard drives left over from a Win98 machine from another computer that died 5 years ago. I was able to transfer all four drives with no problems whatsoever. I'd seen in another review, that someone was having problems with large files. I had a couple files as big as 20GB, and had no problems. Best $28 I've spent in a while (the place where I bought my computer wanted to charge $85 per drive to do the transfer).
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Saved me hundreds on hard drive recovery Dec 25, 2009
By S. Kim
My old laptop crashed not too long ago, but I knew that the files insides the hard drive were intact. To recover the files from a professional (like Geek Squad) would've cost me a couple hundred dollars. So I decided to try this product before I resorted to that. To put it simply, it worked exactly as it should've. I just plugged up my old 2.5" hard drive into it, then connected the USB plug into my desktop and transferred my files. There was no need to take apart my computer like with other hard drive adapters, nor was there any annoying drivers to install. Just plug and play. This product was awesome and saved me not just money, but more importantly, irreplaceable documents, videos and pictures.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
This one works great! Dec 23, 2008
By Ivan A. Gamboa Fuentes
I needed to make a backup from a laptop ibm hard drive, an IDE desktop hardrive and a sata desktop hard drive.
All three worked as it should.
word of caution: when conecting the desktop drives to the reader, first conect the drive (sata or ide) to reader and to the provided power supply, after the drive is powered on, then you can conect to the USB port, that way you will not have problems to recognize the drive.
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