Swiss army knife of disk connectivity

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Swiss army knife of disk connectivity

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I think this is pretty cool and useful: UNIVERSAL DRIVE ADAPTER LINKY DINKY DOO

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Digital audio and photo files are growing in use and size to where upgrading to a larger hard drive is becoming a regularly performed procedure. The NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter makes it easy to transfer data between the old and new drives as well as give the old drive a second life as an external storage solution. It's a complete solution that allows any 2.5", 3.5", or 5.25" hard drive or optical drive* with any standard IDE/ATA/ATAPI 40 pin or SATA interface to be connected via USB to any USB equipped computer for file transfer, backing-up and storing file archives, and accessing date on stored backup drives with Plug & Play ease. The connection status LEDs provide easy confirmation of a proper connection between a USB 1.1/2.0 equipped computer and an IDE/ATA or SATA drive.

* Transfer files!
* Easily access data from internal and external hard drives!
* Give a second life to switched-out hard drives!
* Instantly turn any ATA or SATA drive into a convenient external drive!
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At first I thought "meh."
Then I saw the price, $27.50.
Now I'm thinking "Not bad."
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I have one or two of those (something just like it) but I'm pretty sure I didn't spend that much for them.
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I purchased three of these things for my office and they've been an absolute GODSEND!

If you have multiple hardware platforms, they are worth their weight in GOLD.
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There have been many times back in the day where I wished I had one. I ordered up two. :mrgreen:
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complacent wrote:they've been an absolute GODSEND!
AMEN brother! Especially when you're trying to troubleshoot HD connectivity problems or recover a user's data from a dead computer before they peel back the skin from their skull and start shooting fireballs at you from their now skinless cranium all the while screaming "WHERE'S MY EMAIL? I HAVE A MEETING IN 45 MINUTES! HURRY UP YOU STUPID I.T. GUY!".


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