Alxum SATA/IDE to USB C Hard Drive Adapter Cable, External Hard Disk Reader Converter for 2.5/3.5 inch HDD/SSD, with 12V/2A Power Supply and USB C Cable

This adapter is perfect for reading old hard drives or connecting SSDs externally. Simple plug-and-play, comes with power supply for larger drives, and the USB-C connection is fast. Worked flawlessly with both 2.5” and 3.5” drives. Very handy for data transfer.

It comes with every lead required and works perfectly, however, the computer usc is a C connector and as the computer I wished to use it on has a non working usb C connector I had to purchase a standard usb converter, a minimal cost to test the device out. Works perfectly.

Arrived quickly and after connecting to my Mac via an old hard drive I still could not retrieve the data I wanted but that was probably down to me

I bought this to access the files on an old IDE drive: something I had been meaning to do for years. I was slightly concerned at the lack of instructions (just a booklet on how to set up the backup software, which I didn't need). I just attached the IDE drive to the relevant 20-pin connector, together with the power lead provided, connected the USB-C lead to my PC, the 12V power adapter to the mains, and hit the 'on' switch. Hey presto, my PC registered a new drive, and it appear in the file explorer, with all the files accessible. I wondered if I would have to fiddle around with the master/slave jumper on the drive, but it worked (with jumper set to 'CS' on the drive). First thing I did was run the virus check on the drive, then I proceeded to copy the files I needed. All-in-all a pretty painless process. If I had any criticisms it would be around the cabling. The USB-C cable is very short and so you need to locate the adapter very close to the PC, which can be tricky since you also have to support the weight of the attached hard drive. For the sake of a few pennies, why not make the cable longer? Also the connector for the power for the drive is quite flimsy: I'll likely plug the lead in once and just leave it. All-in-all, I'm pretty happy with the device on its first use.

I had to buy a usb-c female to usb adaptor to enable me to plug it in. Once I had that it worked perfectly.

Works perfectly.

Have just received this and attempted to download the software as instructed. Can't use QR code message comes up "this item may have been deleted " Can't even visit the website.

I had an old 120GB SSD card which connected and read without issue. Great. I also had an old 300GB Sata Serial ATA drive which connected and read without issue. Great. I also had an old WD1600 Serial ATA drive which has a seperate power source. A power lead has been sent with the adapter, however it is so short there is no way it will reach from the Drive to the socket on the adapter. So until I source a longer power lead I can use the adapter. Shame as this is the only issue I can see otherwise I'd have given this 5 stars, but the short lead is a big inconvenience. The manufacturers would have realised this if they had tested the product with an older drive.