This SATA to USB cable is an external drive adapter that gives you quick and easy access to a SATA drive through the USB-A port on a USB 3.1 (10Gbps) PC or laptop. The SATA to USB adapter lets you swap between drives so that you can copy or retrieve data from an external 2.5" or 3.5" SATA solid-state drive (SSD) or hard drive (HDD). It s the perfect solution for: data migrations, adding drive space, cloning drives, creating disk images, and performing backups and data recoveries. The USB 3.1 to SATA adapter gives you greater bandwidth and speed with rates of up to 10Gbps. That s twice the speed of USB 3.0 and 20x faster than USB 2.0. You can leverage the high performance of the latest SSDs and HDDs, while alleviating bottlenecks in your data transfers. Experience transfer speeds up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.1, when connected to a computer that supports UASP. The SATA to USB adapter is a portable solution that includes an integrated cable. You can easily connect to a 2.5" SSD or HDD using USB power. A universal power adapter is also included for connecting to a 3.5" drive, or for connecting to any 2.5" drive that requires additional power. The adapter is plug-and-play and does not require drivers. USB312SAT3 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year Manufacturer's warranty and free lifetime Manufacturer technical support.
- Connect a 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive to your laptop or desktop for quick access to your external data
- Integrated 3' cable, for convenient use
- Fast data transfer rates through USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- Tool-free design, for easy drive installation
- Supports SATA I, II, III (up to 6 Gbps)
- UASP support
- Hot-swap and plug-and-play support
- Power/Activity LED indicator
- Backward compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 computers
