A Simple USB 3.0 to SATA External SSD / HDD Adapter with Cable

2016-08-20


If we have an extra SSD or HDD and want to use it as an external portable storage device, we normally buy an SSD / HDD case, or called enclosure, so that we can put the SSD or HDD into the enclosure, and use attached cable to connect with computer.

We bought an enclosure like this one which is best seller on Amazon.

However, we have also another choice: we can use a simple USB to SATA adapter with converter cable, like the following one:

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Why we can select a simple USB to SATA adapter for portable storage device ?

1: It lets us connect computer and a SSD / HDD quickly, and more convenient compare with an enclosure;

Sometimes we want to check multiple SSD / HDD drives, for example, check files on them, we can use the simple adapter to switch connecting with all those drives faster than an enclosure;

2: the SSD or HDD could have different thicknesses, some of them can not match an enclosure’s thickness, they might not been put into the enclosure, so an adapter without an enclosure is more flexible, it does not have the limitation of thickness for a SSD / HDD;

A real item of a USB to SATA external SSD/HDD adapter with Cable:

We bought a USB to SATA external SSD / HDD adapter from Amazon website, which is cheap and work well, a reason why we bought it was it was a top selling item on Amazon, normally, this kind of items only need around $15 CAD or around $10 USD, check the selling information on bottom of this article.

(Note: this Adapter support 2.5” devices, which includes 2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD, BLU-RAY DVD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW and DVD+RW combo devices, also supports SATA I, II, III, USB 3.0 / 2.0)

1: Here is the original item with box, the Brand name is Anker, which is a good brand on Amazon:

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2: The major content includes an adapter and a USB 3.0 cable:

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image 3: How the adapter connects to SSD or HHD (2.5”): image 4: The following is the final connection sample: image

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