Newer Technology AdaptaDrive 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Converter Bracket.

by NewerTech

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B005PZDVF6
• Item model number: NWTADPTADRV
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #85 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Hard Drive Enclosures
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 27, 2011

Product Description

Install ANY size 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD in a 3.5" SATA drive bay Experience the Solid State Drive speed advantage or reuse an existing notebook hard drive in your 3.5" drive bay equipped desktop Mac, PC, or external enclosure with the Newertech AdaptaDrive 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Converter Bracket. With industry standard 3.5" drive screw mounting locations, the AdaptaDrive enables you to install ANY size 2.5" SATA hard drive or SSD in a 3.5" SATA drive bay. Works With All 2.5" Drives, Including Latest SATA 6Gb/s SSD The AdaptaDrive supports 1.5Gb/s and 3.0Gb/s drives, so existing notebook hard drives can be utilized for extra storage; or a high performance 3G SSD such as the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro can be added for an incredible system speed boost. Because the AdaptaDrive is built from aluminum and features an open design for maximum drive cooling air flow, power users and gamers seeking maximum drive speed can now easily add the latest high performance '6G' SSDs, like the OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G, and experience data transfer rates over 500MB/s from their SATA Revision 3.0 (6Gb/s) compatible home/office computer or external drive. Maintains Highest Performance While Offering Ultimate Convenience The NewerTech AdaptaDrive has been benchmark test proven to deliver the same data transfer rates as is experienced when a drive is connected directly to the SATA data bus. The AdaptaDrive doesn't create a bottleneck or any performance throttling...it delivers pure data pass-through performance and drive use convenience from any 2.5" SATA 1.5Gb/s, 3Gb/s, or 6Gb/s hard drive or SSD. Includes compatibility with backplane trays such as those found in Apple Mac Pro models Fully SATA 3.0 Revision (6Gb/s) compatible Backward compatible with SATA 2.0 Revision (3Gb/s) and 1.0 Revision (1.5Gb/s) drives Open design allows for full air flow for proper drive cooling Material: Black painted aluminum Measurements: 5.77" L (146.7mm) x 3.98" W (101.2mm) x .35" H (9mm) Weight: 3.5 ounces

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect 2.5" to 3.5" drive adapter for Mac Pro, November 13, 2011

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L. Nisenfeld (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newer Technology AdaptaDrive 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Converter Bracket. (Electronics)

The Mac Pro has a unique hard drive mounting system that makes installing drives very easy. Unfortunately, it's designed for 3.5" drives. I recently purchased the Seagate Momentus XT hybrid hard drive which only comes in 2.5" form. This bracket did the trick. The drive connects to the SATA connectors on the adapter very well. The fit is perfect. Then, the drive is fastened to the bracket with four screws, holding it firmly in place. The bracket is metal not plastic (shocking to find these days) and doesn't bend or flex - making it ideal for mounting in the Mac Pro's drive brackets. The other important thing about this adapter is that it is the only one I've found that allows mounting with screws into the top of the bracket. All other adapters I've found only allow mounting with screws in the sides. The design of the Mac Pro requires mounting from the top, thus this is the only bracket that works.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect in Mac Pro, even 2008 model, November 19, 2011

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Mitch Haile (San Jose, CA and Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newer Technology AdaptaDrive 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Converter Bracket. (Electronics)

I installed this in a 2008 Mac Pro with the bottom screws into the bracket and the included screws into the SSD. It's perfect and works as advertised! Great product and there's not a lot of sane options for Mac Pro owners, especially prior to 2009, for SSD brackets.