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Model | IO-UIC120 |
Changer Type | USB to IDE |
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Features | Enable you to connect your IDE devices to any PC, Mac, or laptop with USB 1.1 & USB 2.0 port Fast and easy installation Great for testing environment Supports both 3.5" (regular desktop HDDs) and 2.5" (laptop used HDDs) ATA drives Supports hard disk drive size at 300GB or higher Provides a safety power ON / OFF switch USB Specification v.1.1 / 2.0 compatible Supports transfer rate at 12Mbps (Full-Speed USB 1.1), and 480Mbps (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) Compliant with ATA/ATAPI-6 Specification Supports ATA-66 / 100 / 133 HDDs, and 5.25?IDE devices; such as CD / DVD-ROM drives, DVD writers, etc. Supports LBA 48, PIO Mode 0-4, DMA Mode 0-2, UDMA Mode 0-5 |
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Package Contents | USB2.0 to IDE Converter IDE Power Cable Power Adapter Driver Disk |
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Date First Available | March 30, 2005 |
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Pros: One of the best little gadgets I've ever purchased. I bought it so that I could use an old IDE optical drive with my netbook, but since then I keep finding more and more uses for it. I can now access hard drives without having to remove them from the computer case, for example. I can even play DVDs over this cable without any serious lag. Use it to breathe new life into old drives, or just as something in your toolkit--either way, you won't be sorry.
Cons: Construction feels a little cheap, and it's rather ugly. Not sure what I'm supposed to attach the ground lead to.
Overall Review: Works with Linux, too. There's a power switch on the device itself, which can come in handy.