StarTech.com 3 ft USB 3.0 to eSATA Adapter - 6 Gbps USB to HDD/SSD/ODD Converter - Hard Drive to USB Cable (USB3S2ESATA3)

Obviously a bit expensive but seems well made and works fine.

Sometimes I find cable adapters drop the connection to the connected device or just perform poorly data transfer wise. Happy to report though that this doesn't do either. It's a bit on the pricey side but StarTech are a good brand on the whole and so its a safe option. Recommended.

It is quite expensive for such a small adapter, but it is working great. I think with StarTech products, you pay for the quality.I was lucky to get a "used" customer return item from Amazon itself for a reduced price of £14.97. It came in the original package (StarTech plastic bag) and if it hadn't had a label on the package, I probably wouldn't have noticed at all that it is a customer return.I have a 2TB external harddrive with eSATA and USB2 ports. I used to use this harddrive with eSATA on my previous laptop, but my new laptop does not have eSATA but USB3 instead. I've tried using the 2TB external drive via USB2, but this was really really slow.With this StarTech adapter USB3 to eSATA (SATA III) adapter, I can once again use the full speed of my external hard drive!I like the fact that the cable is integrated, as this reduces the number of contacts (connectors) between PC and hard drive.

Purchased this adapter to mainly connect my 6 yrs. old eSata external HDD enclosure to QNAP as USB3 external storage and worked like a charm. Also tried this on my MacBook and it recognized the drive instantly. I haven't done any read/write speed test yet but just wanted to say it works as expected. Hope that helps!

Arrived on time. I plugged my old Lacie hard drive with this cable and used an apple usb adapter into a new Mac. perfect. Thank you. Great cable, it does what I needed.

This was a great purchase! No fuss and no bother with configuring anything. You simply take the cable out of the bag and plug everything in. It's that simple.A bit of background, I was working with a 2tb MyBook Studio drive, which has 2 Firewire 800 ports, an eSata port and USB 2.0. The USB 2.0 was always a bit of an issue I could never find a cable which stayed put in the port. I stopped using Macs and so Firewire 800 was no longer required. I was not going to ditch the drive because of that. In comes an eSata cable.I took my time looking for one. I know it's not the biggest purchase, but if you just keep buying them and they turn out to be rubbish you end up spending a lot.WELCOME TO STARTECH! This cable has been fantastic. I am getting great read and write speeds. It's well constructed, about 6mm thick, which is quite large for a USB cable, the ends seem sturdy enough. I have been using it now for a month, and there is no sign of play once plugged it. This cable should last until the hard drive stops working (which I really hope does not happen).Conclusion - Great cable for a great price, a bit much, but it is 1m long. Which means I do not need to have the drive right next to the laptop like some of my other external hard drives. Well worth every penny!

Allowed me to use the eSATA port on an xternal HDD after its USB port died.

Didn’t work the way I thought it should work. My issue.