Thursday, February 10, 2011
Convert USB 3.0 Ports to Accept eSATA Devices
Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 09:00 PM
"Newer Technology, Inc. announced today the NewerTech eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter for using an eSATA interfaced equipped external hard drive with computers offering the 'SuperSpeed' USB 3.0 interface. The $29.95 MSRP adapter offers benchmark proven performance of up to 247MB/s reads and 206.4MB/s writes for the fastest data transfer rates available with external data storage/backup. NewerTech's exclusive distributor, Other World Computing (OWC)..."
Ports, ports, port. Sometimes it seems like we never have enough of them, or if we do, they're of the wrong type - this $30 accessory solves the problem of having an eSATA device and a USB 3.0 port on your computer. The read/write speeds are impressive, so if you need this kind of solution, it should be a no-brainer.
