If your computer is ready with USB 3.0 ports but you have a number of old hard drives or solid state drives that are not equipped with the USB 3.0 interface, you can simply make use of the NewerTech USB 3.0 universal drive adapter to hook up those drives to the USB 3.0 port of your computer.
The NewerTech USB 3.0 universal drive adapter allows you to connect any 2.5, 3.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD and even older 5.25-inch optical drive to the USB 3.0 ports of your computer. The NewerTech USB 3.0 adapter has IDE ribbon connectors which allow you to connect to those drives and even the 5.25-inch optical drives.
So, if you have a number of old hard drives, SSDs, or optical drives that are not ready for USB connectivity, the NewerTech adapter will come in handy for you to hook them up to your computer. And it allows for maximum transfer rates up to the 5Gbps of USB 3.0 technology. If you want one, you can get it from Newertech at a price of $40.
via slipperybrick
December 23rd, 2010 at 7:48 am
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