|
Easy hard drive access
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 ins...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
|
|
Review Date:
|
02/26/2008
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
100%
(12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
Works well overall
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Inexpensive, all connectors needed for 3.5" and 2.5" IDE and SATA drives. No drivers required. Worked with any drive I tried - about 10 so far, from an old 20GB Quantum ATA66 to 500GB SATAII. I tried two different brands before and they were picky about hard drives.
Cons: Flaky power connector, doesn't maintain contact if even sligh...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by Adam can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
Adam
|
|
Review Date:
|
02/05/2007
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
98%
(79 of 80) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
Good device for techies
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 reaso...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
|
|
Review Date:
|
12/05/2006
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
96%
(30 of 31) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
Great, but be CAREFUL!
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: This is a fabulous product. I own an IT consulting company and we've been looking for something that will allow us to connect any ide, sata, (desktop and laptop) hard drives quickly and reliably. This is it. Especially for the price I would not hesitate in purchasing this wonderful time saver.
Cons: Very bad design relating to the connectors of the laptop power cable adapter ...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by Chadwillbe can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
Chadwillbe
|
|
Review Date:
|
12/22/2006
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
96%
(232 of 241) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
Maybe OK for casual use, not for large files
I bought this product to copy drive images from older systems to some new 500GB internal drives that I purchased for this purpose. I had some serious problems with copying the images to the drives (through the dongle), with it typically bombing out around 40MB on USB 1.1 systems and around 500MB on USB 2.0 systems. After messing around with it for a few hours (and discovering that smaller files worked just fine), I began to get the feeling that it was a faulty product. After trying another Va...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review can be read at Amazon.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
|
|
Review Date:
|
08/03/2007
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
92%
(13 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
Great...for magically making FAT32 partitions
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: SATA/IDE to USB, what could be more convenient? I know! A thingamajigy that randomly formats your HD to FAT32!
Cons: twice now I have had one of these mess up my partition tables on me. First time it took a FAT32 32GB partition and messed it up, I didn't try to recover files, I had all my files backed up elsewhere.
Second time it was a full NTFS 160GB drive with...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by Jaguar4192 can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
Jaguar4192
|
|
Review Date:
|
07/23/2007
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
40%
(6 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
It's called a zip lock bag
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
Pros: For those who want a case, try quart zip lock freezer bags. Fill, zip till almost closed, the suck the air out and close the zip. Works great for extra cables, keeps them neat in the drawer or in your computer bag. A little residual air acts as a cushion for delicate stuff. I carry six different cable hookups and each has their own baggie and it is fast to find what you want and no tangles.
Con...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by Bob can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
Bob
|
|
Review Date:
|
05/09/2007
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
30%
(3 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
They need to include a standard IDE hard disk power connector.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Connects 2.5" IDE hard disks using only USB power.
Connects 2.5" / 3.5" SATA drives using included A/C Adapter.
Tested ok under Fedora 10 Linux, and Windows XP SP3.
** DOES NOT come with old style IDE power connector.
YOU CAN NOT CONNECT A 3.5" IDE HARD DISK WITH THIS DEVICE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX -- UNLESS YOUR DRIVE...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
N/A
|
|
Review Date:
|
02/12/2009
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
15%
(2 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
.
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: very versatile. Instantly converts the following list of storage devices :
1. 3.5 inch Desktop HDD
2. 3.5 inch SATA HDD
3. 5.25 inch CD/DVD drives
4. 2.5 inch laptop HDD
that you may have lying around into an external hard drive. No need to buy different size enclosures for each of these spare drives. Save the cash.
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by Jay Krishnan can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
Jay Krishnan
|
|
Review Date:
|
08/16/2007
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
100%
(8 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful
|
|
|
|
fragile but effective
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I was worried at first because of how flimsy and light it felt. It's not "super" fragile, but a strong person could probably break it with one hand if they wanted to, so I'd be real careful not to accidentaly step on it. However, it seems to work perfectly. I'm running XP, Nero 6 and a Philips DVD+RW which reads and writes to CDs fin...
[Vantec CB-ISATAU2 USB to SATA/IDE Adapter review by ok satisfied can be read at Newegg.com]
|
|
Reviewed by:
|
ok satisfied
|
|
Review Date:
|
04/29/2007
|
|
User Location:
|
|
|
Review From:
|
User Review
|
|
|
|
100%
(5 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful
|