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Tera Grand - USB 3.0 to SATA II and IDE Hard Drive Adapter, Universal 2.5/3.5/5.25 Drives with Power Adapter
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Connector Type | Serial Adapter |
Color | USB 3.0 to SATA II & IDE |
Item dimensions L x W x H | 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches |
Brand | Tera Grand |
Item Weight | 12 ounces |
About this item
- Compliant with USB 3.0 Specifications, Compatible with USB 2.0 / 1.1 Spec
- Supports Data transfer rate: Super-speed (5Gbps) High-speed (480Mbps)/Full-speed(12Mbps)/Low-speed(1.5Mbps)
- Compliant with Serial ATA 2.6
- Supports SATA 1.5Gbps/3.0Gbps speed negotiation
- Supports 2.5"/3.5" IDE Hard Drives and 2.5"/3.5" Serial ATA Hard Drives Hot Swappable, Plug and Play
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Product Dimensions | 3.8 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches |
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Item Weight | 12 ounces |
ASIN | B00757H8VU |
Item model number | USB3-VE633 |
Customer Reviews |
3.2 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Connectivity technologies | USB, SATA |
Other display features | Personal Computer |
Form Factor | 3.5 inches, 2.5 inches |
Color | USB 3.0 to SATA II & IDE |
Manufacturer | Tera Grand |
Date First Available | February 3, 2012 |
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Compliant with USB3.0 Specification, down compatible with USB2.0/ 1.1 Specification Support data transfer rate: Super-speed(5Gbps)/High-speed(480Mbps)/Full-speed(12Mbps)/Low-speed(1.5Mbps) Compliant to Serial ATA 2.6 Supports SATA 1.5Gbps/3.0Gbps speed negotiation Supports 2.5"/3.5" IDE Hard Drive Supports 2.5"/3.5" Serial ATA Hard Drive Supports USB Mass Storage Class Bulk-Only Transport specification Hot swappable, plug and play Power Supply: Input AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz; Output DC 12V 2A
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Customers like the ease of use, compactness, and transfer rate of the electronic adapter. For example, they mention it's very portable, saves them a lot of time, and the USB 3.0 speed is fantastic. That said, opinions are mixed on performance.
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Customers find the electronic adapter easy to use. They mention it does the trick, is easy to connect, and saves them a lot of time.
"...The replacement is working great. Easy to connect and great transfer rate. Nice product and great customer support from Tera Grand...." Read more
"...The USB 3.0 speed is fantastic. This device saves me a lot of time that would otherwise be spent waiting on huge file transfers over slower..." Read more
"This saved a lot of potentially lost family pictures and documents! So easy to use, but no price can be put on its use!!!" Read more
"...It's compact, easy to use and very reliable." Read more
Customers like the compactness of the adapter. They say it's very portable, easy to use, and reliable. Some mention it'll fit in their carry-on when they travel.
"...It is also very portable, so I can easily pack it when I travel (I often get snookered into fixing computers when I visit family.)..." Read more
"...It's compact, easy to use and very reliable." Read more
"good portable USB drive adapter..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the transfer rate of the adapter. They mention that the data transfer speeds are impressive and the USB 3.0 speed is fantastic.
"...The replacement is working great. Easy to connect and great transfer rate. Nice product and great customer support from Tera Grand...." Read more
"...This product gives me a fast, easy way to do that. The USB 3.0 speed is fantastic...." Read more
"...The data transfer speeds are also very impressive...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the adapter. Some mention it works great, while others say it only works about half the time.
"...I contacted support adn it was promptly replaced. The replacement is working great. Easy to connect and great transfer rate...." Read more
"...This device does not work with this drive at all." Read more
"Adapter worked well for a few hours, then I noticed the power cable's wire inside the on/off switch was loose...." Read more
"...I have used it a few times with excellent results. I have another similar item that is usb 2.0 and it is much slower...." Read more
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If you are new to this, it is a small box with 3 connectors to fit large 3.5" desktop-computer drives or small 2.5" portable-computer drives of either the old "IDE" or "PATA" type or the newer "SATA" type. It connects to the computer through a USB 3.0 cable that fits the standard computer connector, either the old USB 1.1/2.0 type or the new "Superspeed" 3.0 type (Blue bar inside.)
Your bare drive now becomes available as if it were installed inside the computer. You can test it, format it, wipe it clean for disposal, store or read data from it, install programs or a complete operating system on it. You can transfer huge amounts of data to another computer. Newer computers can even boot from it. Even an old IDE drive becomes "Hot-swappable", meaning you can plug or unplug its USB connection without shutting down your computer.
CAUTION: To avoid losing data that have not been fully transferred, always use the "Safely remove hardware and eject media" feature of Windows to be sure all data transfers are completed before you unplug or shut off any external storage device.
If your computer has a USB 3.0 connector, you can transfer data as fast as your SATA I or II disk can handle it. Unfortunately, this device can't reach the full speed of the latest SATA III (SATA 6) drives, but the speed increase over the USB connection gives me MUCH faster transfers than the other adapters I have, saving hours of time.
They provide a 2A 120/240V wall-wart power supply which connects to the adapter box. Old 2.5" IDE drives and SATA drives get power and data from a single connection on the box. Older 3.5" drives which have a traditional 4-pin Molex power connector get data from the largest connector on the box, and power via a short removable adapter cable going from the box to the drive. The USB 3.0 cable is easily removable and replaceable. It has a standard USB 3.0 "B" connector on the adapter (that's the reason for the big bump atop the box), and a USB 3.0 "A" connector (USB 2.0 compatible) going to the computer.
This kind of gadget can be a lifesaver in finding a suddenly-important file in a pile of old drives, or recovering data from a crashed drive. More mundanely, you can back up huge amounts of valuable data onto very cheap compact bare drives to tuck away in your safe-deposit box (wrapped in aluminum foil and carefully labeled, of course.)
If you have read this far, you probably should have one!
UPDATE 2013-10-04: Despite the issues described above I have replaced the NewerTech SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Universal Drive Adapter I kept in my tool bag with this one. Here is why: I had a Toshiba SATA drive that had a corrupted partition table. The NewerTech adapter could not handle the drive and would cyclically mount and dismount the drive endlessly, while the Tera Grand had no problem mounting the drive. I also suspect the NewerTech helped destroy the partition information due to cached writebacks.