Cable Matters 2-Pack 6Gbps SATA to eSATA Cable - 3ft, eSATA to SATA Cable

This is not one of those items people use or need every day, but when you need it, there’s no replacement for it. I had a problem with one of my SSD drives disappearing, not literally of course, but not showing on Windows File Explorer. I had changed out cables and changed the SATA port on the motherboard with spotty results; sometimes it would show up and sometimes it wouldn’t. So, in the course of troubleshooting, I figured I would rule out the SATA port on the SSD by ordering and using this SATA to eSATA cable to run the cable from my internal hard drive to an eSATA port on the outside of my computer sitting on a multi-function panel. To my surprise, nothing blew up or got destroyed (note, I did not hot swap). Also, to my surprise, it worked. I can now access my second SSD. I’m enclosing a picture. Sure, it’s jerry-rigged, but it actually works, so until I’m able to come to a more permanent solution, I’m happy with the results. I’m happy to report that the cable works great with no malfunctions. It’s an appropriate length to reach where I need it too.

Pros: Works as designed and as expected. Quality of build and materials used are both, top notch. Cons: None Would buy again if needed.

I've acquired several external HDD enclosures which have both USB 2 and eSATA connectors. What's not commonly known is that eSATA is a 6Gbs transfer media vs USB 3.2's 5Gbs transfer. In this age of speedy data, these cables are a low cost advantage.

Good Quality and rapid data transfer speeds. Good value. Just the right length. 5/5.

I have a dual bay sata enclosure that the internal sata port multiplier won’t work with my Synology NAS (DS1522). Was able to use these to bypass the enclosure’s sata ports and connect them directly to the synology NAS esata port. Everything works great and haven’t had any issues.

Used it to connect a hard drive dock directly to the motherboard of a SFF machine. I was told by a few people that using dual boot between Windows and Debian is a bad idea, but rather to "switch between hard drives." That sounded a little too ramshackle, but then I considered this solution. Thanks to the cable, my frankenstein setup is nice and simple.

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These cables claim to be shielded, and they are, but apparently only as well as a normal internal SATA - SATA cable. This is basically an internal cable with an eSATA connector on it (that is shielded). I see no evidence of the extra layer of shielding that the SATA-IO states is required. On the plus side, the cable isn't as stiff as some non-round eSATA cables I've had. Stiffness can be a problem with SATA-eSATA cables as eSATA doesn't have the clip/locking mechanism that revised SATA cables have, and while manipulating a cable to attach it to a SATA device the whole cable moves which can cause the eSATA end to wiggle out of its connector. I've used one to copy ~6TB of data and haven't seen an issue yet on a single system. It'll be interesting to see how it behaves on other systems. I think the reason this cable is working so far is that the internal SATA specification is for 1m applications, which this cable is. I'd be wary of their 2m version as from the photos the cable appears to be the same thickness as this 1m, and I've had problems in the past with poorly shielded cables.