Hybrid USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA hard drive enclosure lets you turn almost any 3.5" hard drive into a portable storage device. Compatible with both IDE (66/100/133) or SATA (SATA, SATA II, SATA III) hard drives, the enclosure offers a cost-effective and convenient choice for a variety of uses including data backups, digital image storage, multimedia storage, or simply putting an "outdated" drive to good use. Large capacity drives (tested with up to 4TB) can be used to greatly enhance your computer's storage/backup capabilities.
- Accepts either SATA or IDE (PATA) drives
- High speed USB 2.0 compliant host interface, with support for transfer rates up to 480Mbps
- Compatible with SATA 1.5/3.0/6.0Gbps or IDE 66/100/133 Mbps hard drives
- Supports 3.5" form factor hard drives
- Plug-and-play and hot-swap compatible
- Compact, lightweight design
- Applications
- Turn an unused IDE (PATA) or SATA hard drive into additional external storage
- Technicians who work with and need to access a variety of different drives
- Create a fast, portable external storage solution for desktops, laptops or netbooks
- Add-on storage to any USB enabled computer system
- Backup data to an external storage device for archiving or freeing up space
