Sabrent USB DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5 /3.5 Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply
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Manufacturer: SABRENT
Model: USB-DSC5
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: SABRENT
Label: SABRENT
Features for Sabrent USB DSC5 Serial ATA or IDE 2.5 /3.5 Inch to USB 2.0 Cable Converter Adapter with Power Supply:
- Connects USB 2.0 port to SATA-based or IDE storage-device port
- Connect ANY IDE or SATA device
- 7 inches long
- Support Inquiries - Support@kinamax.com
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Customer Reviews
Excellent! 
2008-06-12
It was a very usefull adapter, thnks im very satisfied with the product.
I recomended.
Works as promised 2008-06-11
No, it's not pretty, but who cares. USB hard drive was immediately recognized. It works.
Supported by Linux 2008-06-11
I love this dohicky. It's got everything you need in the box. A little SATA jumper cable, power adapters, etc..
Works on Linux if you have the usb-storage module available(all modern desktop distros have kernels that support usb). Run `dmesg` to find the device then you can mount it like any other storage device.
No problems 
2008-06-09
I purchased this converter for use with my Macs and so far it has handled all the drives that I've thrown at it. We use another brand at work, but this one was less expensive and works just as well. The instruction manual could be a bit more detailed on how to use the various power cables, but that's a minor complaint.
Do whatever is made to. 2008-06-09
For users like me this is a must have one. I have a laptop and now I can use all my old hard disks as backup solution. Also the 2.5'' SATA Hard Disk are my portable storage.
Works like a charm. 2008-07-22
This required no installation, finagling, or bloodshed to use. I plugged it in and it worked beautifully.
For reference, I use Windows XP on a 2.8gHz dual-core pentium desktop. Nothing fancy.
works erratically and hard to connect 
2008-07-22
the price is right, but it juest doesnt work all the time. Same cabling on drive and different results. VERY sensitive about order in which cables are connected (usb, ide/sata, power to drive). I am in the business and this was still a PITA to test some drives on. Known good drives wouldnt attach at all. Would recommend for a cheap stationary solution. its not going to be reliable like a Mybook if you are swapping out different disks unfortunately. power cable adapters needed lots of maneuvering to get into connector. I would love to pay double and actually get one of these things that works reliably
Works Great 2008-07-06
I've owned laptop unpowered cases before but my computers always recognized them as mass storage devices and not hard drives, making it difficult to clone hard drives for upgrades using Acronis True Image. This however works great for that purpose. It was plug it in and no problems, very simple to use.
Works as advertised 2008-07-03
Seamless transfers...no problems with product use on Windows Vista with transfers from old XP and W2K hard drives.
Great 2008-06-25
Product works great. Don't use it much but I work on peoples computers so it is nice to pull information off of it for them.
