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Universal HDD Adapter USB To 2.5IN & 3.5IN Sata & Pata Hdd

Universal HDD Adapter USB To 2.5IN & 3.5IN Sata & Pata Hdd

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Brand: APRICORN MASS STORAGE
Category: CE

List Price: $37.99
Buy New: $31.36
You Save: $6.63 (17%)



New (26) Used (1) from $31.36

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 15 reviews
Sales Rank: 956

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.9 x 2.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: ADW-USB-KIT
Model: ADW-USB-KIT
UPC: 708326911733
EAN: 0708326911733
ASIN: B000QY9KIS

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Box contents - Drivewire IDE/PATA/SATA to USB Adapter, USB 2.0 cable, AC power adapter and Apricorn's Upgrade Suite CD with EZ Gig II for Windows and ShirtPocket SuperDuper! for Mac
  • High Quality UL Listed Power Adapter - Guaranteed to safely provide all the power you need
  • Transfer everything in a few easy steps - Operating System, Data, E-mail, Settings and Applications
  • Up to 480 Mbps USB 2.0 to Backup data in less time
  • Interface - SATA or 2.5 IDE/PATA (40Pin) or 3.5 IDE/PATA (44Pin) to USB 2.0

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Drivewire is the ideal solution for transferring the data from a desktop or notebook PC to a new hard drive in a few easy steps. It makes what can otherwise be a daunting and tricky process, painless and easy. Drivewire is bundled with Apricorn's Upgrade Suite, which features Apricorn's EZ Gig II cloning software for Windows and ShirtPocket's SuperDuper! for Mac. When used together, Drivewire makes it easy to transfer your OS, data, applications, documents, address books, e-mail, settings and preferences from the old drive to a new drive. The Upgrade Suite bootable CD makes an exact clone of the old drive onto a new drive. This unique adapter provides a SATA connector for the new style drives as well as 44 pin connector for a 2.5" Notebook IDE/PATA Hard Drive and 40 pin connector for a standard 3.5" IDE/PATA hard drive, allowing you to connect a hard drive to any desktop or notebook computer with a USB 2.0 port. Drivewire is guaranteed to safely provide all the power you need and it's compatible with all of today's 2.5", 3.5" IDE/PATA or SATA hard drives. System Requirements - CD-ROM Drive, 128MB RAM, Pentium CPU II, available USB port, Windows Vista Home, Ultimate & Business, Windows XP Home and Professional SP2, Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Apple G3 or later, Mac OS 9.2 or later & Mac OS X 10.2 or later


Customer Reviews:   Read 10 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars It works!   December 14, 2008
R. Wyatt
The last universal HDD adapter I tried, a Sabrent, failed miserably. I liked the look of the Apricorn, so I decided to give it a try. And it worked! I was able to salvage a friend's hard drive from his old, dead iBook, as well as another friend's hard drive from a busted Dell. My only complaint is that, when connected, the adapter and hard drive won't lie flat on a surface together. There's a slight difference in height. Minor complaint. I haven't tried the cloning feature either, but kudos to Apricorn for offering BOTH Mac and PC software.


5 out of 5 stars Just Great   December 1, 2008
David A. Anderson (Green Bay, WI USA)
The adapter and the accompanying 'EZ-Gig' software,worked better than advertized. The HDD in my laptop crashed,so I cloned the HDD in my desktop. Took less than 2 hours,following enclosed instructions, for 105 gig. Installed new 120 gig HDD into laptop,updated the drivers and now my laptop is an exact clone of desk top. Simple and easy instructions to follow. The only problem you may encounter is if you can't clone the HDD you are replacing, in that case you may have some driver issues to work with


5 out of 5 stars Apricorn HDD USB Adapter is GREAT!   October 10, 2008
stephen fey (buffalo, ny usa)
1. Amazon's final price w/ shipping is darn competitive!
2. Product arrived sooner than the 5 - 7 days stated.
3. Fits all three HDD interfaces type -- very handy indeed.
4. Comes with cloning software, in case you do not have Ghost available.

Amazon & Apricorn each have my fullest confidence.



2 out of 5 stars Copied One Killed the Other   October 1, 2008
Ronald Lamb (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This product read a 3.5" HD that I'd had in an enclosure. But when I connected a smaller laptop HD, it was possible to get the pins on only one side and it fried my drive. There are cautions about ensuring that you connect the power correctly, which I did. Looking from above, it looked as if the connector was on correctly. It was in fact only on one set of pins, which meant the wrong holes on the wrong connectors. The HD is now dead. No need to say that that is extremely upsetting. I give it a two only because it can/ does read the 3.5 correctly.


2 out of 5 stars OK to try, but keep your expectations low   August 31, 2008
TommyT (California, USA)
Pros:
-Worked for my SATA HDD.
-The bundled software looks promising...offers a seemingly simple HDD imaging program and HDD utility.
-Company (and product?) from USA (if you care about that sort of thing).

Cons:
-Did not work for my IDEs. Tried two different IDE HDDs on three different PCs. No Luck.
-Tech Support only open 8-5 M-F which is inconvenient for me.

Summary:
This product did not work for me. Would recommend you buy it if you live close to a store that carries it and will allow you to return if it doesn't work.



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