Review on 📀 StarTech.com IDE to Compact Flash SSD Adapter - 40/44 Pin IDE to CF Card Reader - CF to IDE Converter (IDE2CF), Black by Vanessa Szymanski

Name: 📀 StarTech.com IDE to Compact Flash SSD Adapter - 40/44 Pin IDE to CF Card Reader - CF to IDE Converter (IDE2CF), Black
Item: 📀 StarTech.com IDE to Compact Flash SSD Adapter - 40/44 Pin IDE to CF Card Reader - CF to IDE Converter (IDE2CF), Black
Rating: 5

October 20, 2022

Fast and easy - great adapter

I bought this to replace the hard drive in a PowerMac G4 with a splined motherboard. The machine has been running for about 1 week and without any problems. Installation was easy and so far the software has had no trouble recognizing the drive. I'm using a Sandisk Extreme CF card and it works fast. I don't have any benchmark software, but programs load and run 2-3 times faster than with a hard drive. I'm deducting a star because the back of the board is completely exposed. The hard drive tray for Mac is made entirely of metal. I would like a plastic shield to be glued to the underside of this board for added protection from possible short circuits. I had no problems, but if it wasn't installed and just sitting in the computer case, I believe the adapter could be shorting out. I would buy it again in the future.

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