The Adapter to Link Them All And Under USB Bind Them

The amount of data we've got to work with almost on a daily basis has reached GB levels, and this is the reason why most computer users go for increasingly larger HDDs. However, transferring data from an old storage unit to a new one can prove to be a rather tricky process sometimes, and this is exactly the reason why the people over at NewerTech have come up with the USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter, a device that enables consumers to transfer data between drives and gives the old drive a second life as an external storage solution.

Although this adapter has been initially launched back in 2007, the company has announced a new version for this year's Macworld Expo 2008, which features connection status LEDs for easy confirmation when connecting to a USB 1.1/2.0 equipped computer and an IDE/ATA or SATA drive.

Thus, the NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter is a complete solution that allows any 2.5, 3.5 or 5.25-inch hard drive or optical drive (standard IDE/ATA/ATAPI 40 pin or Serial-ATA) to be connected via USB to any computer. The device could really come in handy for file transfers after the upgrade of an internal hard drive, for backing-up and storing file archives and for data access from stored backup drives.

Furthermore, according to the manufacturers, the adapter is extremely versatile, as it works with just about every brand of drive out there, including HDDs from Maxtor, Seagate, IBM, Hitachi, Samsung, Western Digital, and Fujitsu, optical drive brands from LG, Lite-On, Panasonic, Pioneer, Plextor, Sony, Teac, and Toshiba as well as removable media drives, such as Iomega Zip.

The device from NewerTech is priced at only $29.95, which makes it a pretty good deal, especially since the NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter comes with everything needed for immediate operation, including here USB 2.0 to IDE adapter cable, 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch adapter, power adapter and LED connection indicators.

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