USB 3.0 Hard Drive Reader

I was able to retrieve data from old hard drive saved from crashed computer. I had pulled hard drive out years ago in hopes that some day to access data. Worked like a charm. Was able to retrieve family pics and files that were long gone.

The USB 3.0 to SATA IDE Hard Drive Reader works as expected! It makes recovering data from old hard drives quick and simple. Setup was straightforward, and the USB 3.0 connection is fast and reliable. While it wasn’t able to read my PS3 hard drive, that doesn’t take away from its overall performance. A must-have tool for anyone needing to access or transfer data from SATA or IDE drives...highly recommend!

I bought this unit to upgrade a new hard drive. Worked very well jut as i mentioned it is s a little slow. Took almost 20 hours to transfer 4g of images. Fyi, i tried multiple usb ports on my pc and no change on speed. It got the iob done!

Fantastic product! I had previously ordered a different unit and it literally blew out the minute I plugged it in - sparked and popped. I decided to give this one a try after seeing a guy on youtube who used it for the same purpose I needed it for; to see what was on a bunch of old hard drives that I had sitting around the house from old computers. I got this one all hooked up and it worked without any other effort and I was able to review the contents of both old SATA drives as well as an old SSD drive. There is a reason this one cost $5 more than the other one - because it works!

From Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. Product works. I will recommend this product

I purchased this converter to transfer some date off old drives form pc s that were working but outdated. All of the drives were IDE and I have never been able to get the drives recognized. I have tried six drives so far. With some , the blue power light doesn't come on even though the drive spins up with some clicking, but no connectivity and in other cases the blue light comes on and the drives spins but still no connectivity. Have not been able to get a single one to work.

Had several types of hard drives containing files I needed. Old laptop drives, old desktop drives, and a Mac drive in a FireWire external enclosure. I connected three types of drives to a Windows 11 machine using this device - 3.5”IDE, 2.5”IDE, 2.5”SATA. All three worked flawlessly. It took about 5-10 seconds for each drive to show up on the Win11 box. Note that I only read files from each HD. Did not write any files. The adapter was plugged into a USB 3.0 port in my windows box and that yielded pretty fast transfer rates. Regarding the Mac FireWire drive, this was just a 3.5”IDE drive inside a FireWire enclosure. I removed the drive from the enclosure, connected it to this adapter, loaded HFSExplorer on my windows box, and was able to recover all the files from the Mac formatted HD. As others have mentioned, connecting a 3.5”IDE drive is a bit tight with the power cable. I found it easier to connect the power cable first between the adapter and the drive, then connect the IDE connector on the drive to the adapter. I thought it’s a nice touch that the adapter has three lights, each corresponding to one of the three connectors, giving you a positive indication the drive is powered. I connected it to 5 different HDs in a single day and had no issues. Cannot comment on longer term durability. Note that this is not a HD enclosure - only an adapter. If you are looking to turn an internal HD into a permanent external hard drive, this is not the product for you.

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