Access internal 2.5" drives from a USB-enabled computer with the StarTech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA III Drive Adapter Cable (50cm). This adapter sports a SATA interface that is compatible with SATA I, II, and III-based hard drives and SSDs. On the other end, it has a typical USB type-A connector that utilises USB 3.0 technology, which delivers speeds of up to 5 Gbps. It draws power from a USB bus-powered port. In addition, UASP enhances the transfer speeds when the adapter is connected to a UASP-enabled host controller.
Key Features:
USB Attached SCSI Protocol
UASP is supported in Windows 8, Mac OS X (10.8 or above), and Linux. In testing, UASP performs with a 70% faster read speed and 40% faster write speed over traditional USB 3.0 at peak performance. It also shows an 80% reduction in required processor resources.