Utter garbage. Exactly what you would expect from something so cheap. Tried using this on a MacBook Pro to clone the internal SSD to an external SSD using CCC. The process kept failing, because the external SSD connected via this KingWin device kept disappearing. After which, I would receive a notification that the drive had not been properly disconnected. I tried an alternative USB 3.0 cable with the same results. I then placed the same external drive into an alternative manufacturer USB 3.0 drive enclosure, and the clone completed without error. This KingWin adapter did not even work one single time. It looks cheap, it feels cheap, ...bottom line, it is cheap! Cheap garbage! Save yourself the hassle, and stear clear of this disaster. This review is for the USB 3.0 version currently priced at $12.95 here on Amazon. I just wanted to clarify that, since multiple variations are listed under this single page.

Great Product! Great Price! Amazon Rocks!!! Incredible device! Just cloned a completely full and aging 2TB TiVo hard drive, and then cloned my 1TB laptop hard drive (traded up to a 1TB SeaGate FireCuda drive, ASIN: B01LWRTRZU). Both cloned flawlessly and quickly, Just popped the fresh (clone) drives into my TiVo and laptop, and they fired right up, without a single hick-up. Kingwin where have you been all my life???

Bought for Seagate Goflex. Recognized for about a minute then quit. Tried different usb 3.0 cable, still no joy. Tried different computer - nothing.
Not worth trouble to return - so, trash in the trash bin. Live and Learn.

This adapter is all you need to transfer data or clone any old IDE hard drive or Sata drive to new Sata drive. I purchased this to clone old drive ide drive to bigger space sata drive. The clone function works great and I can save all data. Not only that but also it can read any ide or sata drive from Mac. Great item for recover any hard drive.

I read nearly all the reviews on this little tool and decided that more than enough folks had found it functional to take a chance on it. Not much of a chance really as it costs next to nothing. If it didn't work, no great loss. If it did, then a great buy... Work? Oh yeah! Right out of the box this minuscule unit hooked up to 11 different old hard drives that have been sitting in a box for as much as 18 years in one case. Worked with every single one of them! Set up and connection is child's play for a lobotomized sea slug. Someone in one review complained that the instructions weren't adequate. Apparently that reviewer is the type of person who has issues with 'Insert tab A into slot B'. It's that simple. All you need to be aware of with older drives is the jumper position ( remember jumpers? ). With Western Digital brand drives, remove the jumper entirely for 'Single'. On the other brands I had ( Seagate, Maxtor, Quantum), I found that setting the jumper to 'Master' was correct.

It takes a minute or two for your PC to recognize the USB connection just like any USB device. When it does, a drive letter is assigned to the now active drive and you can read the Directories, Files and other data just as if it was a standard internal or external drive. That data can be transferred to other drives in your system just as with any drive to drive data transfers.

The unit comes with a variety of power connectors for the various power connections on different types of drives.

Simply put, this inexpensive little tool is a big, powerful piece of hardware. No techno geek, computer nerd or long time power user with boxes full of long silent hard drives should be without this little gem. As for any IT guys who never know what they will run into on the job, it could be a lifesaver. The whole unit and all cables fit in a 4"x8"x2" box and weighs less than a Quarter Pounder with cheese. No excuse not to have one in your emergency computer repair kit.