Pros: Kit comes with everything you need. I used it to connect a SATA DVD drive to an IDE port on the MOBO.

Cons: I purchased at the higher price. If you can wait for a sale. Under $7

Other Thoughts: I did not test this product going from an IDE product to a SATA port on the MOBO.
I used one of the old "A" drive plugs from the power supply instead of the supplied adapter.

Pros: I'm using this product to transfer IDE drives to a new computer (i.e., no IDE ports) .

Works great. Just make sure the adapter has power (the small connector provided). A handy little addition to my computer parts tool chest.

Cons: Don't think I could get the back enclosure panel on if the product was intended to be used continually.

Other Thoughts: Would recommend!

Pros: worked right out of the clamshell packaging
does as expected

Cons: the product is too big and bulky to fit in the case properly. The design could have benefitted from a short extension cable on the 40-pin connector in order to make it flexible, rather than building it directly into the plastic casing. I can't put my tower side panel back on until I swap this drive out for a sata drive and no longer need the adapter. This is why it only gets 3 eggs, even though it functions pretty flawlessly in Windows 10.

Pros: Very easy to install. Function perfectly. Computer knows no difference. Instructions are basic, however this is a very basic adapter device that does not need much instruction. Only thing you really need to know is what setting to put the dip switches (SW1-SW2) at for your particular configuration.

Cons: A bit pricey compared to the other similar products. Particularly when you have to start adding power adapters and splitters to feed it. Each one of these requires a power feed via floppy power connector. If setting up multiple drives, you will need more power splitters/adaptors, one for each and every one of these. If these were 6$ to 8$ cheaper, it would be much more in line to support more conversions in machines that have multiple drives.

Other Thoughts: I recently upgraded two computers and each having 4 drives in them. The new motherboards do not have IDE interfaces. In the computers I upgraded, I have multiple IDE drives and devices (hard drives, DVDRW drives, CDRW drives) already installed. These adapters take up a little space at the back of the drives but that is easily accommodated in mid to full size cases and the space savings of SATA cables versus the Udma cables. Depending on what you are doing, these adaptors are definitely the ticket. If you have good condition drives (or data) you do not want to needlessly throw away to the recycle, use these to convert them. The new SATA drives are internally and functionally the same and in reality no better than the latest UIDE in everyday use. The only difference is the cable. Do the math, these will save you money. Just keep an eye on what you will need for power supply cords/adapters to feed them. If you are basically at scratch start or have a really old IDE, then you may want to just buy a new SATA drive.

Pros: It just works.
Plug it in right out of the box to connect older (pata) IDE drive or IDE dvd burner to a SATA port.

Cons: none

Pros: Works great with IDE drives

Cons: Will not work with SATA drives. Any SATA drive connected comes up in Windows XP explorer as LOCAL DRIVE rather than the name I know is there. When I try to open the drive in Windows Explorer I get the message DRIVE IS NOT FORMATTED. DO YOU WANT TO FORMAT IT NOW?. Of course I click on NO. I can then take that drive and put it in a removable drive bay and everything looks fine just as I expect. I took the Adapter across the street to a buddy who tried it on two computers, one running Windows XP Pro and the other running Windows 7 Pro. Same results on both computers. In fact sometimes the SATA drive would not even show up on his Windows XP machine at all. I also tried a new SATA cable. Same results. So works great with IDE drives and with SATA drives it is an ugly paperweight. I am disappointed.

Other Thoughts: I would not recommend this adapter to other people because it does not work as advertised. I will keep it only because it works with IDE drives.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

We apologize for the issues you've experienced with this IDE/SATA adapter.

You might have to set the BIOS settings to IDE mode if you want the SATA ports to work on a IDE port.
Other customers have mentioned that a format is required in order for the driver to work properly. Unfortunately it doesn't look like there is a workaround for this.

Please contact our support team to assist you by emailing support@sybausa.com.

Our technical support team is available to help 9am-5pm M-F. Feel free to contact us during those business hours.

Thank you for purchasing one of our products, and for leaving us your valuable feedback.
- Regards, SYBA CST 20160307

Pros: Reads IDE drives just like it's supposed to

Cons: It's hard to disconnect the four pin from the adapter. Very hard.

Pros: It does what its suppose to do and thats that

Cons: it looks simple but this thing doesnt come with enough instructions, hooking the cables up is the easy part but you will need to move the jumpers to master on harddrive, and also under sata port on converter ur going to have to set those to master it took me about 3 hrs to figure that out if you dont do that comp will not recognize drive

Pros: It took me some time, but it finally worked. Low cost, otherwise my IDE drives are useless. Free shipping always a Pro.

Cons: The instructions only shows you how to connect the hardware together, but it does not show you how to configure it to make it work. After connecting this adapter to my computer, it seems to take longer to boot up. It also takes longer to move data from SATA to IDE drive.

Other Thoughts: I got my device to work by going to the Administrative tools and use the disk management utility. I had to delete the disk volume first and add it back, format, and bingo. Also, I put my drive and the adapter to cable select.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

We're glad you got the device to work. This information can help other customer who run into the same problem as well.

If anything else comes up, please contact our support team to assist you by emailing support@sybausa.com.

Thank you for purchasing one of our products, and for leaving us your valuable feedback.
- Regards, SYBA CST 20160303

Pros: good interface functionality

Cons: Adapter makes for a tight squeeze in some installations.
Didn't come with power cable adapter to allow older drive to function with newer power supply.- action figure sold separately!

Other Thoughts: Would have been an acceptable price - if it had been complete and worked right out of the box.
Additional power cable was available at additional cost and wait time!