Product Review: Vantec CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter Supports 2.5-Inch, 3.5-Inch, 5.25-Inch Hard Disk Drives

 

This is an adapter that, when it works, allows you to get files off of old hard drives. It does give you connectors to hook up to a SATA or IDE connection, as well as a power supply to power SATA drives. This issue is that it works sporadically. I tried it on two older hard drives, one internal and one external. It initially worked on both of them, and then eventually just stopped working on the external drive. So, when it works it does what it is supposed to, and is easy to use. But, it is hit or miss, so when it works get everything off the drive at once because you may not be able to stop and resume transferring files later.