If transferring to a spinning hard drive (rather than SSD solid state) you may need a power supply to the HD, as well as the cable

Purchased this drive for a backup drive to replace our old spinning hard drives.

Using a computer with SSD's in it isn't something I'm willing to ever downgrade from because using a computer with slow spinning hard disks makes me thing something is seriously wrong with those slow operating computers.

If you're coming from a spinning hard drive, however

If you're considering replacing an old spinning hard drive, this is a good choice

I have quite a few, including the 500gb 860 EVO, older 840’s and 850’s that seem to last forever, as well