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StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable - USB 3.0 to 2.5” SATA III Hard Drive Adapter - External SATA USB Converter for SSD/HDD Data Transfer - Black (USB3S2SAT3CB)

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Connector type SATA/USB
Cable type SATA
Compatible devices Any device with a USB port and 3.0 or higher support
Special feature Data Transfer

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  • QUICKLY ACCESS A SATA SSD OR HDD: Connect to a SATA 2.5" SATA SSD (solid state drive) or HDD (hard disk drive) to add storage, perform backups, create disk images, recover data, and transfer content to your laptop; For 3.5in drives please check USB312SAT3
  • FAST TRANSFER SPEEDS: The SATA to USB adapter supports USB 3.0 data transfer speeds of 5Gbps; Experience transfer speeds up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when connected to a computer that also supports UASP
  • PORTABLE & CONVENIENT SATA CABLES: The hard drive to USB adapter is a portable solution that fits nicely in a laptop bag with no external power needed; Easily bring your external hard drive adapter anywhere
  • PLUG & PLAY SIMPLICITY: Save time with the hard drive transfer cable; Swap between drives effortlessly without needing to install them inside an enclosure -- just plug and play with this USB hard drive adapter
  • RELIABILITY: our USB to SATA 2.5 adapter is backed for 2 years, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual technical assistance

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SATA to USB Adapter Cable | SATA III 6Gbps | 2.5" SSD or HDD | USB 3.0 | Portable

SATA to USB

Upgrade the Drive on Your Laptop

This SATA solid-state (SSD) or hard drive (HDD) adapter lets you upgrade to an external 2.5" SATA SSD or HDD.

The cable lets you:

  • Add drive space
  • Perform backups
  • Create disk images
  • Implement data recovery
  • Transfer content between the drive and the laptop

USAP

Faster Transfer Speeds with UASP

The cable supports USB 3.0 data transfer speeds of 5Gbps. But, you can experience transfer speeds up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0, when connected to a computer that also supports UASP.

With UASP you can utilize the full potential of a SATA III SSD or HDD. UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac OS X (10.8 or above), and Linux.

In testing, UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance.

SATA to USB

Connect from Anywhere

The SATA to USB cable is a portable solution that tucks away nicely in a laptop bag -- no external power is required.

The cable lets you easily swap be

tween drives with no need to install the drive inside an enclosure. It’s plug-and-play and doesn’t require drivers.

SATA/HDD adapter

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    Customers find the cable works well for booting Raspberry Pi 4 from an external SSD. They find it reasonably priced and good quality, with no reported issues or disk corruption. The cable is simple to use and plug-and-play. It provides fast data transfer speeds.

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    323 customers mention ‘Functionality’286 positive37 negative

    Customers like the functionality of the product. It works well with a Raspberry Pi 4 and external SSDs, with no issues so far. They find it useful for backing up laptops or gaming consoles to an external SSD. The USB 3 transfer speed is good for backing up a laptop or games console.

    "A good quality SATA adapter that works well with a Mac. Transfer speeds seem as fast as would be expected...." Read more

    "Just work and well know brand" Read more

    "...It allows the fast USB 3 transfer speed, so its good to back up a laptop or games console to an external drive...." Read more

    "...There are other SSD adapters that don't work with PI4... this one does the job well. Will buy again." Read more

    96 customers mention ‘Value for money’88 positive8 negative

    Customers appreciate the cable's value for money. They find it useful for copying data from old HDD to SSD and say it's much cheaper than the official dock. The cable is described as a great piece of kit that can make their ICT techie life easier.

    "...for connecting drives from an Atomos video recorder and much cheaper than the official dock...." Read more

    "...the now ever cheaper 2.5" variety this can be an often used, inexpensive and versatile bit of kit...." Read more

    "...Top recommendation. Great piece of kit...." Read more

    "This is great and good value for the price...." Read more

    80 customers mention ‘Quality’74 positive6 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the product's quality. They mention it works well, is sturdy, and has no disconnections or disk corruption so far.

    "...Decided to go with reputable brand this time. Quality item, no issues so far connecting a 6TB drive and using with RPI4 and open media..." Read more

    "...I have had no software or mechanical disconnections so far, nor any disk corruption...." Read more

    "This is a good quality, high speed tool for working with SSDs and HDDs...." Read more

    "It looks well made and absolutely easy to connect and use. I can't say anything about data transfer speed but it did a good job...." Read more

    78 customers mention ‘Ease of use’72 positive6 negative

    Customers find the product simple to use. They mention it's plug-and-play, does not require any attention, and works flawlessly. The cable comes with a useful instruction leaflet on how to prepare the drive. It doesn't need software and is well worth the time.

    "Just work and well know brand" Read more

    "...this little cable connector becomes even more useful for simple plug and play with many modern devices...." Read more

    "...sort out those old 3.5 drives you’ve got hanging around, quickly see their content without having to open your system...." Read more

    "...Dead easy with this simple component. Even for a goon like me." Read more

    77 customers mention ‘Speed’63 positive14 negative

    Customers appreciate the speed of the product. They mention it works as expected, provides proper USB 3.0 speeds, and boots their laptops quickly.

    "A good quality SATA adapter that works well with a Mac. Transfer speeds seem as fast as would be expected...." Read more

    "...It allows the fast USB 3 transfer speed, so its good to back up a laptop or games console to an external drive...." Read more

    "...allow me to connect SSD drives to the USB3.0 port and they are running at full speed...." Read more

    "...WOW... what a difference. The laptop boots in less than 5 seconds and works so quickly. No errors, no problems, perfect...." Read more

    59 customers mention ‘Cable length’52 positive7 negative

    Customers appreciate the cable length. They find it convenient for connecting drives from an Atomos video recorder and much cheaper than other cables. The cable works well with data transfer, and the connectors are decent and robust. The cable doesn't get warm and doesn't need extra cables.

    "...This is very convent for connecting drives from an Atomos video recorder and much cheaper than the official dock...." Read more

    "This is a very useful connector with a suitable cable length for using with an external 2.5inch HDD or SSD...." Read more

    "...Perfect for connecting SSDs to a PC for formatting, etc.,..." Read more

    "Really handy cable to have, easily sort out those old 3.5 drives you’ve got hanging around, quickly see their content without having to open your..." Read more

    56 customers mention ‘Data transfer’56 positive0 negative

    Customers like the data transfer performance of the product. They say it works well for copying data from a laptop HDD to SSD, cloning HDD to SSD, and transferring files from an old hard drive to new lap. It provides proper USB 3.0 speeds and works great with 2.5 inch SSDs and HDDs.

    "...not tried booting using this adapter, but I have successfully created a bootable hard drive with this using grub-install on Ubuntu...." Read more

    "...Actually a great feature when swapping drives or for people who are not technical and happen to have a spare drive that still works from maybe a..." Read more

    "...This device helped both those scenarios, it provided an interface to allow data transfers and also meant you could have a quick external storage..." Read more

    "Worked very well to get some files off an old hard drive I had lying around...." Read more

    40 customers mention ‘Connection quality’34 positive6 negative

    Customers appreciate the connection quality of the cable. They mention it has a firm connection to hard drives, with a good solid cable. The transfer is fast and reliable, with durable components. There are no drivers issues or disconnections so far, with a SATA adapter that works well with a Mac.

    "A good quality SATA adapter that works well with a Mac. Transfer speeds seem as fast as would be expected...." Read more

    "...These controllers allow me to connect SSD drives to the USB3.0 port and they are running at full speed...." Read more

    "...Quality item, no issues so far connecting a 6TB drive and using with RPI4 and open media vault." Read more

    "...This, plus a cheap SSD make the Pi an excellent and reliable tool -- I cannot rely on microSD cards for longevity, and USB flash drives, though an..." Read more

    Works great with raspberry pi and an SSD.
    5 out of 5 stars
    Works great with raspberry pi and an SSD.
    Using this on my Raspberry Pi 4 with a Samsung 850 EVO instead of an SD card. I bought a cheaper version from another site first and was only getting 30MB/s sequential write speed, after swapping it for this cable my sequential write speed has increased to 322 MB/s. Transferring files over the network via samba is reaching the limit of the Ethernet cable. If you've got a raspberry pi and you're looking to boot from an SSD this will work great.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 December 2023
      Size Name: USB C | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      A good quality SATA adapter that works well with a Mac. Transfer speeds seem as fast as would be expected.

      This is very convent for connecting drives from an Atomos video recorder and much cheaper than the official dock.

      The item was well packaged and the lead is a good length if you have your computer or dock placed on the desk. It would be too short for directly connecting to a desktop.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      Using this on my Raspberry Pi 4 with a Samsung 850 EVO instead of an SD card. I bought a cheaper version from another site first and was only getting 30MB/s sequential write speed, after swapping it for this cable my sequential write speed has increased to 322 MB/s. Transferring files over the network via samba is reaching the limit of the Ethernet cable. If you've got a raspberry pi and you're looking to boot from an SSD this will work great.
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      5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with raspberry pi and an SSD.
      Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2024
      Using this on my Raspberry Pi 4 with a Samsung 850 EVO instead of an SD card. I bought a cheaper version from another site first and was only getting 30MB/s sequential write speed, after swapping it for this cable my sequential write speed has increased to 322 MB/s. Transferring files over the network via samba is reaching the limit of the Ethernet cable. If you've got a raspberry pi and you're looking to boot from an SSD this will work great.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.1 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      Just work and well know brand
    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2015
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      This is a very useful connector with a suitable cable length for using with an external 2.5inch HDD or SSD.
      It allows the fast USB 3 transfer speed, so its good to back up a laptop or games console to an external drive.
      If you have a smart tv like some Samsung's which allow recording, you can attach an external drive to a usb 3 or 2 socket on the tv and record to it. With 2.5" drives now being up to 2 terrabytes, this little cable connector becomes even more useful for simple plug and play with many modern devices.
      You could for example store your entire music collection on 1 or more external drives, easily put one in your pocket and just plug it into any usb media player, tv, av amp or even car cd player with usb and you will always have your choice of entertainment with you wherever you are.
      Obviously it won't work with 3.5" drives as there is not enough juice to power them but for the now ever cheaper 2.5" variety this can be an often used, inexpensive and versatile bit of kit. Everyone who likes modern home entertainment or who backs up their pc's and laptops should have one of these.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      I have 4 PI4B running on a 1U blade on a rack. These controllers allow me to connect SSD drives to the USB3.0 port and they are running at full speed.

      There are other SSD adapters that don't work with PI4... this one does the job well. Will buy again.
    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.1 | 2.5"/3.5"Verified Purchase
      I’ve tried other cheaper manufacturers in the past which were unreliable, with drives disconnecting randomly over time.
      Decided to go with reputable brand this time.

      Quality item, no issues so far connecting a 6TB drive and using with RPI4 and open media vault.
    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2017
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      Update Nov 2018
      I've been using a couple of these at home, and found them very useful and versatile. Perfect for connecting SSDs to a PC for formatting, etc., and work extremely well in combination with cheap 32Gb SATA SSDs with Raspberry Pi 3B and 3B+ computers. They will also power 2.5 SATA hard drives, should you wish to use them.

      I'm a teacher, and recently acquired for my classroom a complete set of Raspberry Pi 3Bs. I use 20+ of these cables with 32Gb SSDs to provide the working environment for my pupils. These cables *just work*, and make the task of getting the pupils up and running at the start of each lesson really easy.

      Top recommendation. Great piece of kit. There may be cheaper alternatives on Amazon, but I'm sticking with these for the next classroom I fit out.
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      Purchased to allow the connection of a cheap 30Gb SSD to a Raspberry Pi 3B, to act as the OS drive for an experimental server. Worked flawlessly, and even can work with a 500Gb 2.5" SATA drive I had kicking around -- powered from the Pi, which in turn was powered by a USB to microUSB cable from a monitor!

      This, plus a cheap SSD make the Pi an excellent and reliable tool -- I cannot rely on microSD cards for longevity, and USB flash drives, though an acceptable substitute, are not as good as an SSD and one of these cables. Highly recommended.
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    • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 December 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      Didn't work - don't know if it's the hard drive or whether I've been given a faulty cable.

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    • StrongFront.tv
      5.0 out of 5 stars Works as it should, great build quality!
      Reviewed in Canada on 10 December 2024
      Size Name: USB C | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      Works as it should, great build quality!
    • Edoardo Toffoli
      5.0 out of 5 stars very usefull
      Reviewed in Canada on 10 November 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      simple and useful. I have a dock for 3.5 and 2.5 inch hdd that require a power cable, this is ONE cable for 2.5 hdd. It is something that I missed in my toolbox
    • Joshua
      5.0 out of 5 stars Narrow SATA connection fits drives that are inside caddies
      Reviewed in the United States on 19 May 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.1 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      I sometimes need to transfer data from laptop drives that are screwed into a metal caddy. Adapters with wider SATA connector blocks require the drive to be removed from the caddy first. Not a big deal, but this is more convenient.

      The cable is 16" long, which is a good length, allowing versatile positioning of the drive and easy coiling to fit into my toolbox.

      The adapter works great and seems well built. Unlike other adapters, this one shows up in Windows' "safe ejection" dialog as the model of the hard drive itself, rather than the model of the adapter's chipset, which is helpful.

      The only thing it lacks that would be good to have is an activity indicator LED so I know whether the drive is active or idle.
    • Walter Bonini
      5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo
      Reviewed in Brazil on 20 October 2024
      Size Name: USB 3.0 | 2.5"Verified Purchase
      Funciona perfeitamente
    • Nobody
      5.0 out of 5 stars Sata Anschluss
      Reviewed in Germany on 16 December 2024
      Size Name: USB C | 2.5"/3.5"Verified Purchase
      Funktioniert einwandfrei, mehr braucht man nicht sagen