WEme USB 3.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter with Universal 2.5/3.5 Hard Drive Disk Converter for HDD/SSD & IDE HDD Support 6TB and One-Touch Backup Include 12V 2A Power Adapter + USB 3.0 Cable for Laptop

My old notebook died abruptly and I need to copy its drive to my new notebook. This device made that easy. I pulled the 2.5" SATA drive out of the old notebook, plugged it in to this adapter, plugged the cable into my new notebook, and I was able to copy all my old data to the new notebook. No fuss, no muss. It just worked quickly and easily.

I didn't buy this usb adapter for hard drive connectivity issues but for optical drive. However I have a use for several SSD and physical hard drives I have whenever there's a need for them. The major motivation behind buying this adapter is coming from what I recently experienced after I finished making my new desktop. My desktop doesn't have any internal optical drive and I did it on purpose because I wanted to use all available reserved bays inside the case for new and used SSD and physical hard drives I had and I new in advance that the use of an optical drive like DVD drive is not that critical nowadays and I can simply buy an external optical drive to connect with any available USB 3 or even 2, but I ended up being so wrong about that. What I experienced in reality that what is available in the market as external optical drive doesn't work with my operating system (Windows 10 64 bit) or I have to pay for a very well known brand which is simply over 100 dollars so I decided to find a practical way which is also cheaper and i did my research and I found this adapter. I wasn't quite sure until I made connections with what I have already had which is two internal optical drive that I used to use in my older computers and there we go. It worked !! And it worked without a bit of any issue. It's important to mention out for those who doesn't know that it takes higher power for an optical drive to be able to recognize by your computer as a functional device and this little adapter made it possible. Very well designed, quiet affordable and hundred percent functional. I highly recommend it to anyone specially those who are experiencing what I did.

My harddrive was dying and wouldn't get detected by the OS. So I purchased a new harddrive and it came with a copy of Acronis. However, it failed to mention that I would also need a USB to SATA connector if I wanted to try a transfer. I wasn't sure it was even going to work so I just went to local stores including the most well-known department stores and electronics stores and despite touting all the latest crApple products and every adapter known to man they didn't have a single USB to SATA cable in stock. Turns out they are only sold online. Thanks. ANYWAY so Amazon comes through again, I look online and sure enough they have a bountiful selection and I wasn't even going to order one because I wasn't sure it would even work but Prime said 1-day shipping. So you can't beat that. If it would get here tomorrow, I could live one day without a desktop. So, I waited, it arrived, and I connect everything and nothing. The drive boots up and starts whirring but nothing on-screen. Oh well, the harddrive fails to connect. However, the IT guy in me says oh wait, I know the front USB ports are sometimes wonky so let me try one in the back. I do so and boom miraculously with this cable Acronis picks up my old harddrive and I was able to transfer everything out within about 30 minutes I had done a complete clone of a 2tb drive. Well, the story's not completely over, so then I open up partition manager and try to remove one of the partitions that I don't need and accidentally end up erasing part of what I just cloned. However, since the drive was now added as a normal external drive like any USB drive was, I was able to go to My Computer, and just copy over the files and folders that I wanted to keep using the data cable. It took about 4 hours total, and that includes my time of navigating file structures and choosing just what I wanted. I call that a huge win for this product which worked great!

This would have been a five star review, were it not for the pesky e-mail I received requesting I leave feedback. Bad move on the seller's part. Products require some testing time prior to leaving feedback, and these individuals should keep that in mind. Done ranting. On to product review. The product is a brilliant take on the older and much clunkier SATA USB adapter. This one is much more visually pleasing and much simpler in construction and design. There is a blue LED which will immediately light up once everything is connected correctly. The LED will blink when data is transferred, up or down - that thing is bright enough where you may choose to put a piece of masking tape over it, at least I did. Transfer rates are up to par with USB 3.0, dramatically decreasing the time required for downloads and up transfers in general. Looks well built and I expect it to last quite a while, especially since I don't plan to use it daily. I own a Win 10 laptop and my 8TB drive was immediately recognized and read. I tried this on a Win 7 desktop and had no issues whatsoever, but please note that I had already installed the ASRock 3TB+ software which enables the mobo to recognize drives in excess of 2TB. Also, please note that if you own a 2.5 SSD, there may be better alternatives for connectivity, so this adapter is especially helpful connecting large size spinner drives. Overall, this adapter would be a solid five star product, had I not been heckled by the seller to leave untimely reviews.

Great tool. Fast & works with large drives (I tried up to 18TB)

Connects great, works perfectly. Was able to access the entire contents of an internal HDD, on my laptop. One drawback is the cables are a little inflexible and short, making it awkward to find a comfortable placement for the HDD right next to the laptop.

Me sirvió para mi disco duro

I bought it for smaller internal HD that arent worth permanent. But I got the idea and was willing to take risk to try and use it for my old internal DVD-RW ROM too and it works beautifully! I have been playing old games on CD or DVD-ROM all weekend thanks to this valuable device! Worth!

I upgraded to a refurbished windows 11 laptop from my desktop that maxed out at windows 10, but I didn't want to buy a new Bluray Burner, so I kept the one from my desktop, but needed a way to connect it via USB to my laptop. This device made it all possible, and it worked out of the box. I just connected the power, then connected the cable to my Bluray burner, plugged in the USB to the laptop and it worked! No drivers to install or anything extra. I'd recommend it.

lo usé para conectar un disco duro de una Mac vieja que se dañó pero pude extraer el disco duro y recuperar cerca de 25,000 fotos que no tenía respaldo una Mac mini M1 conectándolo via cable USB... al 1er intento no lo reconoció, pero al segundo intento (reiniciando la máquina) se conectó sin problema y la rapidez de transferencia fue aceptable, no cronometré el tiempo pero estimo que descargó las fotos en alrededor de 1 hora