SATA / CF / IDE to USB 2.0 Bridge Adapter is way handy
By Darren Murph 
posted Jun 17th 2008 10:29PM
posted Jun 17th 2008 10:29PM
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I must get one of these.
My helpdesk needs these!
Oh hai! I herd u liek mudkipz.
I herd I like mudkipz too!
...oh and teh product is good too...
When I saw this, I got that kind of geek impulse-buy thing going going on. Then I remembered I have a Mac, so it probably won't work.
Good news though, it uses the standard mass-storage drivers, so it works on everything (should have mentioned that, e!). Will buy.
Oh, and you should mention that this only works with 2.5" drives (i.e. laptop drives). It doesn't work with the conventional desktop 3.5" drives.
This one does: http://www.usbgeek.com/prod_detail.php?prod_id=0773, although it's $3 more expensive, and requires an external power adapter (spinning hard drives need way more power than USB provides).
Smaller drives don't spin? :D
Spinning *large* hard drives
Better now?
USB Mass Storage is compatible with Mac.
sorry to hear about your mac's limitations. i'll take it off your hands.
why wouldn't it work? I have yet to have a card reader not work on my mac.
this is a great deal! looks like it doesnt require an AC cable too!
Yeah! great write up numb nuts:
Who's it made by?
Who's gonna stock/sell it?
What's the timeline until it's available for order?
Will it still require an external power source?
Damn fool tempt me with gadgety tidbits only to tell a fraction of the story. :-0
Click the pic.
Lazy much?
When did we start up with the synchronized banner shit again? See, this is what happens when you disable adblock...
So don't disable Adblock?
only supports 2.5" sata and sports a near useless cf adapter - seriously, CF? Why not toss on some LEDS, a coffee warmer and a usb hub while you are at it?
Seriously, call me when its 10$ and supports a full size sata drive.
Coffee warmer would be cool! Of course, that would only add to the price. :(
Most professional SLR cameras use CompactFlash. The RED camera uses CompactFlash. CompactFlash is far from useless.
Compact Flash, useless?
So are you just holding out for the MultiMedia card version? :D
Screw that, I'm not buying it until it has a teleporter and mows the lawn. Incompetent bastards adding useless features to an otherwise great device at a decent price- the nerve!
price is about right for this type of device, but no 3.5" pata is a bummer. hell, many 2.5" drives need more power than USB can provide anyway, unless this has a 2nd usb port for power leeching.
would go nice with the sd/mmc/sm/ms to cf adapter I have
oh, and it's PATA, not IDE. SATA and SCSI are IDE too, stands for Integrated Drive Electronics, which all have.
And you're probably the only person on this whole board who's pedantic enough to even make that distinction or associate IDE with anything other than PATA.
For f**k's sake....
persnickety
IDS *does not* mean a generic "Integrated Drive Electronics"; it is a synonym for ATA *only*: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Drive_Electronics.
SCSI *is not* IDE, nor is SATA.
Check your facts before spreading false information in idiotic I-know-all comments. Idiot.
My facts are plenty strait, how about you link to reputable
professionals instead of a page that for all I know you create
yourself just to dupe me.
"In fact, the term "IDE" is probably more widely used than the correct
name for the interface! " -
http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ref/hdd/if/ide/unstdIDE.html
"Essentially, an IDE interface is a standard way for a storage device
to connect to a computer. IDE is actually not the true technical name
for the interface standard." - http://www.howstuffworks.com/ide.htm
"Integrated Drive Electronics: A generic term term that can be applied
to any drive with an integrated controller." -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262969
Just because it's on wikipedia doesn't make it authoritative, in fact
most teachers won't accept wikipedia as a reference because of it's
tendency to have inaccurate information.
And just because something is common doens't make it correct. A
photocopy is not a "Xerox", a facial tissue is not a "Kleenex", even
though many people call them that.
Shipping kills the deal.
$3 shipping kills the deal?
you should have thought of that before you moved to the North Pole.
I think us Engadgeteers are kind of owning their web server because that page has been loading for about 10 minutes and I have 1MB/s down..
they're prolly using Bridge Adapters on their servers
LOL@phanbouy :D
Hmmm...Doesn't exactly make all those old drives I have laying around ultra-portable. Seriously, who carries around a bulky 2.5 or 3.5 inch HDD just "bare-bones kicking it" inside their coat pocket.
I guess it cuts down on useless excessive paperweight on your desk.
If only it supported 3.5`hard drives I would be sold.
Well $15.99 for a similar product at Geeks
$7.99 for just SATA at Microbarn
Yea, but even then, 22$ still isn't worth bitching over with this functionality.
really engadget....you listened to your autoblog buddies and bought gas-guzzling v8's where you can't even afford a 22$ essential utility? pshaw
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0263627
Look only $5.00 more and it supports 2.5" and 3.5" drives. Plus it comes with a power supply.
And I no longer have a need for a CF reader. The only device I have that uses CF is my digital camera... But I got a special adapter that let's me use SD cards in a device that supports CF.
So it is a cute little device, but hardly worthy of an Engadget post.
or, you know, you could just get a 2.5" eSATA/USB enclosure for like $12 on teh intarwebz
@KarlW Thanks! Thats a goooood tip. I ordered one. I have a contico filled with 3.5" IDE drives.
Ok, cool, but why is this thing so huge? The 2.5" limitation is only physical! Why not just make a black box with SATA wire and power cords sticking out ?
Support for IDE / SATA 2.5" / 3.5" with a PSU for $16 shipped?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.474
Thank me later :p
It supports and IDE drive and a SATA drive at the same time too \o/
I'll thank you now.
So, um...
Thanks!
Wow! You totally pwned Engadget with that one.
Jesus christ,
some of you guys are a bunch of Cheap skates...
How much does it cost for a drive enclosure?
At least 30 bucks in most places...
For something that seems EXTREMELY handy, I'd say it's the right price.
I have something similar by another company, but it doesn't support the flash drives, though it'll support all Sata and IDE type drives, including DVD drives and the like.
It's been beyond useful and convenient and well worth the $20+ I spent on it.
IM IN FOR ONE!!! sorry I thought this was Woot!!! .......but i really did buy one. best Ive seen actually.