StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable with UASP USB3S2SAT3CB

SATA to USB Adapter Cable | SATA III 6Gbps | 2.5" SSD or HDD | USB 3.0 | Portable

This SATA to USB cable is an external drive adapter that gives you quick and easy access to a SATA drive through the USB-A port on a laptop.

Upgrade the Drive on Your Laptop

This SATA solid-state (SSD) or hard drive (HDD) adapter lets you upgrade to an external 2.5" SATA SSD or HDD.

The cable lets you:

Add drive space

Perform backups

Create disk images

Implement data recovery

Transfer content between the drive and the laptop

Faster Transfer Speeds with UASP

The cable supports USB 3.0 data transfer speeds of 5Gbps. But, you can experience transfer speeds up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0, when connected to a computer that also supports UASP. With UASP you can utilize the full potential of a SATA III SSD or HDD. UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac OS X (10.8 or above), and Linux.

In testing, UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance.

At the same peak in testing, UASP also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources.

Connect from Anywhere

The SATA to USB cable is a portable solution that tucks away nicely in a laptop bag -- no external power is required. The cable lets you easily swap between drives with no need to install the drive inside an enclosure. It-s plug-and-play and doesn-t require drivers.

USB3S2SAT3CB is backed by a StarTech 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.

The StarTech Advantage

- Maximum portability with cable-style adapter, and no external power adapter required
- Time-saving file transfers, up to 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0 when used with a UASP-supported host

Specs




Performance


Data transfer rate

Rate at which data can be transferred. Usually expressed in units per second. May vary with network configurations.

6 Gbit/s


Product colour

The colour e.g. red, blue, green, black, white.

Black


Plug and Play

Indicates whether this product supports is "plug and play". Plug and play is hardware or software that, after being installed ("plugged in"), can immediately be used ("played with"), as opposed to hardware or software which requires configuration.




UASP support




Certification

CE, FCC


Operational conditions


Operating temperature (T-T)

The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely operated.

0 - 60 -C


Storage temperature (T-T)

The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely stored.

-10 - 70 -C


Weight & dimensions


Width

The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

49 mm


Depth

The distance from the front to the back of something.

500 mm


Height

The measurement of the product from head to foot or from base to top.

9 mm


Weight

Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.

42.5 g


Packaging data


Package width

The distance from one side of the packaging to the other.

220 mm



Packaging data


Package depth

The distance from the front to the back of the packaging.
8 mm


Package height

The distance from the top to the bottom of the packaging.
mm


Package weight

Weight of the packaged product.

61 g


Packaging content


Manual




Technical details


Compliance certificates

RoHS


Logistics data


Harmonized System (HS) code

84733020


Other features


Cable length

How long the cable is.

0.5 m


Interface

Interface ports to connect pieces of equipment. USB (Universal Serial Bus) has become the most popular wired interface to connect peripherals. USB 2.0 supports speeds up to 480 Mbit/s (USB 1: 12 Mbit/s). The interface FireWire is also known as the IEEE 1394 standard. Enhanced IDE (EIDE)is sometimes referred to as Fast ATA, Fast IDE or ATA-2.

USB 3.0


Compatible operating systems

List of desktop operating systems tested as compatible with this product.

Windows XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ 7 (32/64-bit)/ 8/8.1 (32/64-bit), Mac OS X, Linux


Chipset

Set of electronic components in an integrated circuit that manages the data flow between the processor, memory and peripherals. It is usually found in the motherboard of a computer. Chipsets are usually designed to work with a specific family of microprocessors. Because it controls communications between the processor and external devices, the chipset plays a crucial role in determining system performance.

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