• Reviews around device (3.95 of 5)

    C2G 30504 Cables to Go USB 2.0 to IDE or Serial ATA Drive Adapter Cable, Black

    • It's a great little gadget; it works the way it's supposed to; and it's very reasonably priced considering how well it works, and how much other "forensic" devices that are similar to this one cost
    • I plugged everything in and each SSD appeared in turn as I connected them to this miraculous device.
    • The new device worked, which means that this one did not
    • This device has a drawback for a use case that requires reliability, e.g. NAS
    • This device is outstanding.
    • I'm no computer expert, so I can't offer any comments on the technical elements of the adapter, but as a modestly competent computer user, I have found the device easy to use.
    • This device works like a charm, but study the other reviews here to learn how to use it.
    • Outstanding device
    • Wonderful device
    • This adapter device is great
    • Very nice little device that's worked great with every drive I've connected it to.
    • I looked at some much cheaper devices available on Amazon that purport to do the same thing, but became skeptical after reading negative reviews about the cheaper devices not working with all drives, not having LED's etc
    • I decided to go with this more expensive device because the reviews were more convincing that it would probably work
    • The device just isn't reliable enough to use for anything but saving a few files off an old drive.
    • I don't recommend this device - instead I would look for a docking stationfor 3.5 inch drives similar to the "StarTech.com USB to SATA External Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5in SATA HDD"
    • The device works great with any type of disk.
    • thanks to this nifty little device
    • It's very easy to connect bare drives (such as those left over from other PCs or broken NAS devices) and use for quick external backups to be off-site stored
    • This device has worked with them all on my Windows machine.
    • This device worked as advertised.
    • so this device comes in very handy very often.
    • A blue LED on the interface blinked constantly during data transfers, letting me know that the device was working
    • What an absolutely wonderful device
    • It's almost as easy as a plug & play device
    • If there was a drive controller failure, a damaged head/platter or a motor failure - Your drive is DEAD and this device is not MAGIC! - my drives were all operational IDE drives
    • That device was DOA, but Amazon promptly refunded the cost of the device AND my rush shipping.
    • This device has worked flawlessly for me.
    • This device seemed to work about half the time, and it resulted in me stopping with the last attempt.
    • Very cool device.
    • I bought similar device from another company and it broke after one use
    • This device promised to allow me to connect any commonly used drive type to any computer supporting USB 2.0
    • I looked at some much cheaper devices available on Amazon that purport to do the same thing, but became skeptical after reading negative reviews about the cheaper devices not working with all drives, not having LED's etc
    • This device worked awesome
    • Very nice device to allow you to use or access an old drive, or update your computer with a newer drive drive by cloaning.
    • Amazing, simple, and inexpensive little device (I like all three adjectives)
    • This device was plug-and-play, working without any software installation
    • Awesome device, works just like they said and did the job for a very reasonable price
    • Great device for attaching and reading normally-internal drives
    • Really great device!
    • I loved this device
    • This device is great
    • This device ran hard for nearly two weeks straight and did not disappoint
    • Nice safety switch to protect devices
    • As long as your hard drive is still operating correctly, this device is perfect for transferring the data off it onto a new computer
    • Great device for the money
    • Stupid device and pretty worthless
    • This device will definitely be useful for my side repair jobs.
    • For the price, if you need to recover data from a crashed or clicking drive, this device is certainly worth a try.
    • so this device will make it easy to hook those up and see if there's anything valuable on them before pitching them.
    • This is a great little device
    • This Device was a real lifesaver
    • In the meantime, this has been a rock-solid little device that goes in my permanent bag of tricks.
    • Awesome device
    • Great device when you need something to transfer data
    • It turns out the drive is fine, the device didn't work.
    • I couldn't believe how easily it all worked - thank you for inventing such a useful device - and for under $30??
    • It seems like the process is different for each hard drive or device you hook up.
    • This device works simply and elegantly
    • What a great, handy, inexpensive device.
    • Unless you backup your data on a weekly basis, you may end up needing this simple device at some point as well.
    • Device is great.
    • This device worked like a champ!!!
    • As long as you're okay with the circuit boards of your internal hard drives exposed to static, this is a great device
    • This little device has been so helpful and reliable
    • This is a very useful device if you need to recover data or convert an old HD to portable storage.
    • Delivered super fast, the device works as advertized, and it works on both my SATA and my IDE drive (not at the same time)
    • This device is far superior and can handle a wide variety of HD's
    • This device worked very well a FEW times.
    • I chose this particular product because reviews of enclosures and cheaper devices of this style mentioned power problems, including drives being surged to death, so I wasn't taking a chance and bought this one
    • Excellent device to quickly and easily hook up a hard drive or DVD drive as needed
    • This device works great
    • Very useful device to have around.
    • Great device, I was able to pull lots of data off of a bunch of old hard drives, including some really old family photos.
    • Within minutes, I pulled the IDE drive from a recently dead E-machine, powered it up using the supplied power supply, and connected it to the laptop that replaced it
    • Amazing, simple, and inexpensive little device (I like all three adjectives)
    • Within minutes, I pulled the IDE drive from a recently dead E-machine, powered it up using the supplied power supply, and connected it to the laptop that replaced it