Jason Dunn
02-11-2011, 05:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/newertech-adapter-turns-esata-into-usb-3-0-makes-legacy-externa/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/...legacy-externa/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Newer Technology, Inc. announced today the NewerTech eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter for using an eSATA interfaced equipped external hard drive with computers offering the 'SuperSpeed' USB 3.0 interface. The $29.95 MSRP adapter offers benchmark proven performance of up to 247MB/s reads and 206.4MB/s writes for the fastest data transfer rates available with external data storage/backup. NewerTech's exclusive distributor, Other World Computing (OWC)..</em>."</p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1297394567.usr1.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Ports, ports, port. Sometimes it seems like we never have enough of them, or if we do, they're of the wrong type - this $30 accessory solves the problem of having an eSATA device and a USB 3.0 port on your computer. The read/write speeds are impressive, so if you need this kind of solution, it should be a no-brainer.</p>