Supercharge your old HDDs with Brando’s USB 3.0 to SATA adapter
Did you ever have spare hard drives lying around, too small in capacity to actually waste a slot in the PC and too much of a trouble to put in a USB casing as the transfer speeds are so slow. Well, with the arrival of USB 3.0 compatible board early next year, a few innovative applications are coming out which makes use of the awesome bandwidth offered by the port.Brando, manufacturer of assorted gadgets and accessories has introduced a new USB3.0 to SATA adapter to make use of the new port.
With the speeds offered by USB 3.0 ( of around 4.8 Gbps), you no longer need eSATA interfaces to make use of the full speed offered by your SATA harddrive. This adapter is in the form of a simple dongle which you can connect to your HDD to convert it into an external drive. While you will definitely have to invest in a USB 3.0 capable motherboard or expansion card to take advantage of this, at $48, its definitely worth it.
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