SABRENT USB 3.1 (Type-A) to SSD / 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive Adapter [Optimized for SSD, Support UASP SATA III] (EC-SS31)

As far as I've tested it, it's worked just fine so far, and it has also worked well on Linux Mint. Although I purchased this to use with some SSD drives I have lying around, it turns out this adapter uses the ASMT1351 (ASM1351) chipset, which you can google and quickly discover that it doesn't support TRIM commands. If you only have the SSD plugged in for a few hours/days, then this probably won't be a major issue however, if used long term, this adapter would prevent the SSD from doing proper wear leveling, resulting in the SSD dying prematurely.

Elle Oneill

| Nov 08, 2020

If you pair it with a Samsung SSD through its USB port, it's very fast and of top build quality. I have a connector, but as soon as I connect the USB-adapter I get an error message As the connection slows significantly, there is a loss of speed. It has been tested across multiple computers, over USB Based on a speed test, the Read/Write speed is in the 475s The speed range is 510MHz. The USB cable needs to be added If you use a C adapter, your speed drops to 35 MB/s. The inconvenience isn't too much since the USB-cable can be accessed with any other adapter or USB hub It's probably the only USB-C that offers higher speeds, but it was advertised as both USB-1 and USB-2 It would be nice if the adapter they included would not interfere with the performance of the cables A and C.

Heaven Clay

| Jan 06, 2021

This is not a 1 star product because it seemed fine for awhile after a reboot, but suddenly all the data was gone after a reboot. I'm not really sure if this is the cause but the SSD worked fine on a normal sata connection. There had been hundreds of reboots of the SSD before this on a SATA connection, and it didn't seem to have any problems. It still does not seem to have any The problem that occurred after switching to this cable might not be related to this cable. However, it seems like a strange coincidence that the problem happened soon after swapping cables. In my opinion, the design of the cable is great. Small and compact, it can fit nicely on an SSD for example, but there is no power port on the back for a 3. 0 or higher power supply. The magnetic HD has a 5" size. If it had less power, it might also have worked fine. It is something I have not tried yet. Even though this one issue with data corruption affects the whole cable, I would still recommend this one. As for the corrupted partition, it is saying the failed partition cannot be recovered, so I do not have the shortcut to recovering my 2-days' work back A total of 3TB of files are now available.

Ricardo Stanton

| Aug 04, 2020

In addition to the Sabrent EC-, I also bought the following items In SS31 1, you must provide your name and address. An SATA hard drive/SSD connected to USB 3 can be used with 5" hard drives. There is one adapter at work for cloning the internal 128GB SATA SSDs on three Dell 9020M Optiplexes to the new Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSDs. A USB cable was included with the cable There was also a USB C adapter, but I did not use it. We have a lot on our plate at the end of the year. Our first day we see if we can buy new toys, how much we can spend, and how we can get them in before the new school year begins. Taxes are due at the end of the year. In this year, we have been forced to upgrade to Windows 10, but they weren't announcing new systems. In place of my orders, I would like to "make the best and extend the life of what I have. " The person "lived". This is amazing. December 2012 was the date when we placed these boxes in service. They were supposed to be replaced in 2017, but they have worked flawlessly so far. As of the end of 2018, the RAM onboard the device reached its maximum capacity. Now, to get all of this to work, I needed more storage space unfortunately, my experience with cloning drives was nil. I'm glad that you like it. Having researched extensively, I finally decided to go with the Samsung 860 EVO 1 In place of the strained 128GB SSD drives in the boxes, we are installing TB drives. There are many reviews, spec tests, etc. that prove the 860 EVO superior in all manners regardless of size or number of integrated graphics. There is enough room left in the budget for the next five years with the TB As far as actual data storage is concerned, a NAS is sufficient. This is the user bench mark. It was of utmost importance that we used the . com site. When that was done, the next step was to figure out how to connect the drive. The reviews I read here and elsewhere (including the site above) all indicated there were many cable manufacturers, but when I scrolled down the list Sabrent kept appearing. Over and over again, Sabrent has proven to be a reliable manufacturer no matter what the price point may be. The only other brand that consistently performed well was Sabrent, regardless of the price point. That's why I chose Sabrent even though it was not the cheapest. All had horror stories and things they would do to fix it - usually by hobbyists or gamers - but it was a real challenge to choose. The Accronis program was of high quality and was offered by Also, Samsung makes software that is aimed specifically at this purpose and is free to use with its The number of reviews for Samsung's software is limited, but the ones that did exist were very good. My budget for the drives, the cable, software and project time for three days was set once the plan was done. I expected a downtime of anywhere between 3 to 5 days on each of the machines once the plan was completed. My mistake was that I thought the whole thing would take eight hours. Dell computers came with Samsung SATA SSDs with a capacity of 128GB. Connecting the Sabrent cable was a breeze. Free Samsung software was easy to use, intuitive, flawless, seamless, smooth, and fast. I mean really fast. The first box that I expected to take four hours was done in just four minutes It took 30 minutes to do the transfer, not including the down time unattended It took about 30 minutes, including the time to physically swap the drives at the end. It took about ten minutes to complete the transfer A minute. Because the Sabrent cable performed flawlessly, it was possible for the connection to work.

Ansley Newton

| May 07, 2021

We just wanted to provide an unbiased and/or non-biased review Here is our coached review of one of the best USB external devices we have In the course of backing up client's hard drives for work, I have used several cables over the years and have recently found the best cable of all time. This Sabrent USB 3 device is a useful addition to any computer. In 1 to 2, the emphasis is on. A 5. 25-inch (laptop hard drive) cable is the fastest transfer cable in history. In addition to it, I also use it The computer also has a 5" hard drive and a SSD. image that I'll post along with this receive comes from a hard drive miner. They are the most reliable cables you've ever used! Sabrent, you made and/or designed one of the best transfer cables. Thank you once again. My favorite product from you guys is now my go-to cable. I've used your other products over the years, but this one got my attention. Please accept my thanks once Please note that I was not given this product for free. In the past year, I've purchased more than 30 of these, both new and used, from here and from eBay. There are no issues with any of them. Once again, thank you so much.

Ayla Shields

| Aug 01, 2020

0 adapter I have and I have high expectations, but I really hope it lived up to them. Only gen 2 adapter I can find I use it with a PS5 and an SSD to play backwards compatible games and it works flawlessly things load fast and without any problems I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a cheap but reliable hard drive adapter.

Jayson Little

| Jul 11, 2021