Vantec CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter Supports 2.5-Inch, 3.5-Inch, 5.25-Inch Hard Disk Drives (Black)

I ran two TRANSFER TESTS using my five-year-old PC Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (I threw away the PC today finally). I "plugged in" the hard drive using this product to my Dell Inspiron 1545 running Win 7 Ultimate x64, Dual Core T4400 @ 2.2GHz, 3gb RAM. Test 1: 3gb from laptop to hard drive: 3mins. Speed: 20-22MB/s. 3gb from hard drive to laptop: 2:10mins. Speed: 22MB/s-26MB/s. Test 2: 3gb from laptop to hard drive: 2:38mins. speed: 21MB/s-24MB/s. 3gb from hard drive to laptop: 2:10mins. Speed 22Mb/s-26mb/S. Things to know about this awesome product: 1) The adapter comes with an ON/OFF switch. This is really nice because it allows you to leave the hard drive connected to your other computer but you can choose to leave it ON or OFF!! 2) Remember to always use the built-in feature of your OS to eject/unmount the hard drive before physically disconnecting it. This will prevent anything bad from happening. 3) In my case, it was "plug & play." Super easy. Took me 1-2 minutes. I didn't have to do anything whatsoever besides connecting the cables. My computer immediately detected it and I was able to immediately access my files. 4) This looks like a very SAFE device to use. I checked other products on Amazon and some people said their drives got fried. This product let me tell you it looks and feels very safe. The way everything is connected. Very happy with this! If your hard drive gets too hot then get a big fan and give it air or just stop using it for a few minutes. I highly recommend this product. UPDATE 6/21/12: I'm still extremely satisfied with this product. I use it a lot with my two super old SATA hdd and IDE hdd. Transfer speeds are great and I feel very safe with I connect my HDDs to this device. I still love the ON/OFF switch because after I eject an HDD (using windows) I can turn the hdd off and leave it plugged in, so if I want to use it again I just have to turn the switch ON and windows will recognize it again. Very neat!

After having had a horrible experience with one of the cheaper versions of this type of gizmo, I was hesitant about purchasing another. Fortunately, this produce had better reviews, but cost about $8 more than the previous one. I must say, the price difference was definitely worth it. I was in the process of scrapping an old computer that had a couple of 3.5" IDE drives in it (120 gb and 40 gb). I knew there were some old photos and whatnot on them, but wanted to make sure I could transfer everything possible. With the Vantec IDE to USB Adapter...everything was a breeze. Connection was easy with instructions for EXTERNAL DRIVE use (see pg. 7 of manual). Immediately upon connection, the drive showed up in my COMPUTER list, clicked on it, and everything I needed was there. Simple drag-and-drop of the items I wanted into a created folder on my new computer made the process seamless and easy. Transfer rate was far faster than I would have expected, and without a single glitch/hitch. Followed the same process for a couple of other drives. All went as planned and without issue. What's also nice is the ability to use the same system to format and wipe the drive (if desired). Since I plan on selling the used drives, I wanted to make sure they were cleaned thoroughly. Drive-wipe software recognized the drive(s), and wiped drive clean. Once again, simply flawless. I would definitely recommend this unit to anyone attempting to access an old IDE or SATA drive (3.5" or 2.5") in order to recover old files (documents, photos, etc.). Setup and connection is a breeze!

my computer motherboard smoked. burned out literally. i had backed up my data but there was some i didn't back up never thinking i would need to. big mistake! almost lost it all and it was important to my business and my personal life. long story said. this linked up my hard drive and i was able to access everything and transfer to a new computer easy as plug and play! just like it says. so very grateful i ran across this option...it saved me time, money and headaches. best thing i have bought from amazon. hands down! all the extra cables they provide were exactly what was needed for my older system...14 year old computer. and it linked right up. i couldn't believe how easy it was. going to buy a 2nd kit real soon!

Good alternative to Enclosures. The cable quality is a bit cheaper and simpler (either with that price). It is easy to assemble and use (but not result contains instructions as necessary). Cons: - Very sectioned, many parts. They were able to find something that connects two or three, but they are 6 parts to connect! - Quality of supply and cables. Pros: - Price - Overall Size (box packed). - Contains SATA cables - Connected can be Off or On If you have little money, and it takes something easy, I recommend it. In a couple of months (2 approx.) Have used it 3 times and all good. ------------------------------------------------ Buena alternativa a Enclosures. La calidad de los cables es un poco barata y simple (cualquiera, con ese precio). Resulta fácil de armar y utilizar (contiene instrucciones pero no resultarán tan necesarias). Cons: - Muy seccionado, muchas partes. Pudieron dar con algo que se conecte 2 o tres, ¡pero son 6 partes a conectar! - Calidad de fuente y Cables. Pros: - Precio - Tamaño total (caja, empacado). - Contiene cables SATA - Conectado se puede Apagar o Encender Si se cuenta con poco dinero, y se requiere algo fácil, lo recomiendo. En un par de meses (2 aprox.) lo he utilizado 3 veces y todo bien.

Works good. Very small. Tested on an IDE, 2 SATA.

Adquirí este producto realmente me ha funcionado muy bien sobre todo para realizar respaldos en discos duros IDE, llego antes de la fecha esperada, los materiales son de buena calidad, lo recomiendo.

I bought this product because I was not prepared to put out 100.00 to have a computer shop do it for me.I am not a real computer savvy person and I felt that it was cool to have some thing more than my hard drive info after all was done. Got what I was after plus some pictures I had forgot about.This product worked fine for me.I had a 2.5 inch IDE hard drive from a old Dell laptop that packed it in and I did not relize that there was a adapter over the pin bar on the hard drive.A fellow at Staples set me straight on it and all was good..Just pulled it off.And it fit right into the reader..Cheers

I bought this to use on my 3.5" drive, but I wasnt able to use it. One - the power output was too high for my 2TB WD Caviar Green drive and so smoke started appearing from the HDD while using it. I dont know if I damaged by HDD yet, but the lack of power control is a serious issue with this. MOdern HDD's are quite efficient, so utility of this is questionable without power control. The cables are also delicate to touch and need to be handled very carefully. Overall, not an easy experience and not what was expected.

Had to pick this unit up to transfer some old hard drive data to newer, modern drives. Even helped some people out in recovering data from laptop drives, where the drive was fine, but the laptops suffered various board/power failures. As others have mentioned, this thing works in a pinch. Does what it's meant to do, no fuss, no fluff. Did not experience issues with drive detection or interruptions in transfers. The whole power brick is a bit inconvenient, but it's nothing to raise a real complaint about. I didn't expect a fantastic price, but it was fair considering I had no headaches using the unit.

Llego en buen estado y super util, trae lo necesario para poder respaldar mis programas en discos duros IDE y DATA, hasta el momento ninguna falla