Cables To Go - 30500 - USB 2.0 To IDE Adapter

by Cables To Go

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001WN1D0
• Item model number: 30500
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 16, 2004

Product Description

Cables To Go GO!DATA USB 2.0 IDE ADAPTER 30500 Cable Adapters

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life saver, August 15, 2005

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James W. Havens (Rockland, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables To Go - 30500 - USB 2.0 To IDE Adapter (Personal Computers)

The adapter 30500 has allowed our IT department to salvage data, and repair hard drives saving us $1,200 in the first week alone. We would have had to use a forensic data recovery service if we had not been able to use the adapter. We are now using it as our standard data porting method for rebuilding hard drives and porting data to new computers. We purchased an additional plug that allows us to interface with laptop hard drives as well.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Windows or Mac, July 16, 2006

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Albert Mungin III - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables To Go - 30500 - USB 2.0 To IDE Adapter (Personal Computers)

Great product! I recently switched to a laptop and purchased this adapter to regain use of my desktop hard drive.

The adapter worked perfectly under Windows XP and Mac OSX with no installation needed. In both environments the hard drive appeared plug-and-play as just another HDD attached -- just as if I plugged in a USB memory stick.

I purchased this particular USB-IDE adapter because it has the USB hi-speed logo, CE, and FCC certifications.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars IDE Hard drive adaptor, February 12, 2007

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Frederick E. Hutchings - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cables To Go - 30500 - USB 2.0 To IDE Adapter (Personal Computers)

If you have hard drive to test or check contents of, this is the easiest way to do it. A single usb connection and connecting the external power adaptor (included) spins most drives right up and you can check contents, etc. through "My Computer - external devices. Works every time.. except of course when the drive being tested is defective - which is usually what you are trying to find out in the first place.