Top-rated products in the Converters category
Here's a ranking of the top rated products in this category. To give you a quick overview, we've also added some key information about the products.
1. Digitus USB 3.0 to IDE + SATA
USB 3.0 adapter cable for fast and easy HDD connections - no external enclosure needed. Use any 2.5 / 3.5 IDE hard drive or SATA hard disk as an additional external hard drive. Ideal for service, maintenance, hassle-free temporary HDD access, e.g. for data backups and restore purposes.
2. Sandberg 133-87
The USB 3.0 port allows you to achieve impressive data transfer speeds of up to 5 GB/sec. This is ideal, especially if you need to move large amounts of data and perform frequent backups.
3. Digitus DA-70156
The Digitus USB2.0 Serial Adapter provides a convenient solution for providing serial connectivity. The Digitus USB2.0 serial adapter enables data exchange between a USB2.0 port on the computer and peripheral devices with a serial interface (COM port, RS232), such as weather stations, sensors, machine controls, set-top boxes, game consoles, PDAs, scanners, modems, ISDN adapters and many other peripheral devices. The USB2.0 serial adapter is backward compatible to USB1.1 and allows adjustable baud rates between 75 bits and 128,000 bits per second. The individually configurable FTDI chipset offers compatibility with all common operating systems, as well as power management and remote wake-up. Power is supplied via the USB port, a separate power supply is not required.
4. Aplic USB 3.0 hard disk adapter for SATA / IDE hard disks & CD / DVD
Secure and reliable external connection of drives via USB interfaces!
In order to be able to operate removed hard drives on a computer, hard drives have to be laboriously installed internally in the PC. The Aplic USB 3.0 to SATA/ IDE converter, on the other hand, makes it easy and uncomplicated to connect external drives to the USB 3.0 port of the PC or notebook - without having to first install the drive in a housing. The converter converts any IDE, SATA or SATA SSD hard drive into an external USB drive.
The Aplic USB 3.0 to SATA/ IDE converter is ideal for backing up data (videos, pictures, music, documents, etc.) or for testing hard disks and drives. For example, create a backup, copy or archive your most important data on your PC. This can be particularly advantageous if you want to read out data from an old internal hard drive on a new PC system or perform a data recovery from a defective external hard drive. Likewise, you can also use the versatile USB 3.0 to SATA/ IDE converter to test or operate hard drive and burner types on a USB 3.0 port.
With the adapter it is also possible to operate a SATA drive as well as an IDE drive on the computer at the same time. Thanks to the USB 3.0 specification, high data transfer rates of up to 5 Gb/s can be achieved. Compared to USB 2.0, this is 10x faster and particularly advantageous when transferring large amounts of data. The built-in on/off switch on the power supply protects your connected hard drives when they are not needed, which is particularly good for the energy efficiency of the device.
5. StarTech USB 3.0 to SATA IDE Adapter
Type = USB to SATA adapter
Supported form factor = 2.5 inch, 3.5 inch
Dimensions = 70 x 43 x 18mm
USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE hard disk adapter/converter from StarTech.
6. Exsys USB 1.1 to RS232
It has been developed to extend an additional serial output for PC, small workstation or server via the USB 1.1 or 2.0 bus.
7. Exsys EX-1301-2F - USB to 1 x RS232 with female connector 9 Pin
The USB to RS232 cable provides a serial RS-232 High Performance UART 16C550 output. It has been developed to expand a further serial output for PC, small workstation or server via USB 1.1 or 2.0 bus. Due to the simple installation, the computer does not need to be opened and the EX-1301-2F can be installed during operation. The EX-1301-2F is equipped with a 9-pin female connector (DCE) and can therefore be connected directly to the terminal. No more serial cable is needed.
8. Roline USB 2.0 to PS/2
The converter offers two additional PS/2 interfaces, e. g. for connecting the keyboard and mouse.
9. Renkforce USB 2.0 to IDE+SATA Converter
This USB converter is ideal for operating a hard drive/ SDD or an optical drive (either IDE or SATA) via a USB port without without having to mount in an external drive enclosure or open the computer case for conventional drive installation.
10. Delock USB 3.0 to
This converter by Delock enables the connection of 2.5″ or 3.5″ IDE and SATA drives to a USB port of the PC or laptop. Thus it can be connected the drive, without an external enclosure, directly to the USB port. The included power supply provides power for the converter and the connected drives. The backup function allows backups from PC or laptop to a connected hard drive or SSD.
