SATA to USB Adapter Cable | SATA III 6Gbps | 2.5″ SSD or HDD | USB 3.0 | Portable
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 laptop.
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
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.
At the same peak in testing, UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources.
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 between drives with no need to install the drive inside an enclosure. It’s plug-and-play and doesn’t require drivers.
USB3S2SAT3CB is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
– Maximum portability with cable-style adapter, and no external power adapter required
– Time-saving file transfers, up to 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0 when used with a UASP-supported host
Specifications
| Product colour | Black |
| Certification | CE, FCC |
| Chipset | ASMedia - ASM1153E |
| UASP support | Y |
| Plug and Play | Y |
| USB powered | Y |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 60 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -10 - 70 °C |
| Sustainability certificates | RoHS |
| Width | 49 mm |
| Depth | 500 mm |
| Height | 9 mm |
| Weight | 42.5 g |
| Manual | Y |
| Package width | 220 mm |
| Package depth | 198 mm |
| Package height | 10 mm |
| Package weight | 61 g |
| Data transfer rate | 6 Gbit/s |
| Cable length | 0.5 m |
| Compatible operating systems | Windows XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ 7 (32/64-bit)/ 8/8.1 (32/64-bit), Mac OS X, Linux |
| Relative humidity | 40 - 85% |
| Interface | USB 3.0 |
