3 thoughts on “Syba USB 3.0 to SATA Device Adapter Cable with AC Adapter (SY-ADA20079)”

1. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

   
   Works Great!, January 6, 2012

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   Aero “GO GATORS!!!” (Ocala, FL USA) –

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   I upgraded from a HP DV3T to a HP Envy 15. I replaced the stock HDD with a SDD and used the HDD as an external. The DV3T has a eSATAp port, while the Envy 15 has only USB 3.0. This adapter fit my needs. The speeds between eSATA and USB 3.0 are very similar. 2.5″ drives do not require the power adapter and 3.5″ drives do. I tested this adapter with a WD2500BEKT and WD30EZRX. The LED blinks when the drive is being accessed. The only con is that the cable is a tad short.

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2. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

   
   I believe it was dead on arrival, January 5, 2012

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   nik10 –

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   I tried to plug this device into various different hdd and ssd, and into two different computers, with both usb 2.0 and usb 3.0.

   In none of those scenarios did the product work, or computer recognize the drive. It could have been lack of power, but I used the power supply that was provided in the box.

   It seemed like a good idea, but it did not work as advertised.

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3. 
   Did the job, but short cable, July 18, 2012

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   Douglas Lorenz (Sacramento, California) –
   
     

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   This device did exactly what I purchased it for, which was to allow me to access an internal blu-ray device with a USB connection. I was subsequently able to burn a 50G DL blu-ray disk without any problems.

   I had it connected to a USB 2.0 port, so I can’t make any statements about the speed of the device when connected via the proper USB 3.0 connection that it is capable of. However, as expected, data speeds at USB 2.0 seemed a little slow.

   When connecting to an optical drive like a blu-ray device, you need to use the included power supply, which worked fine for me. However, when connecting to lower power devices such as a laptop hard drive, this device is able to draw power from the USB port and functions perfectly well without the power adapter.

   The form factor was good and easy to work with, even allowing me to connect it to a drive that was in another computer’s case. The only problem was the very short cable. You won’t have much in the way of reach from your computer’s USB port, but it may be worth sacrificing some cable length for the increased portability of this device. I do think that I would rather have at least a two-foot cable rather than the one foot cable that is part of the device.

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