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Review on πŸ”Œ StarTech USB 3.0 to eSATA Adapter by Chris Crisler

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Breathing new life into an old drive

I had an unused 500GB hard drive on my desk because the enclosure it was in only had USB2 speeds. I've never used an eSATA connector on a case before, so I took a chance and bought this cable. At first I was disappointed because the cable does not provide power. Data bus only. BUT! After connecting it via the old USB2 port, I was able to transfer files to this drive incredibly fast compared to the old transfer speeds. I really wanted to dismiss the cable because it doesn't deliver power, but a little research shows that it doesn't.

Pros
  • Fingers crossed
Cons
  • Will work