Vantec CB-ST00U3 NexStar USB 3.0 to SATA 6Gbps Optical/Storage Adapter, Black

This review is for the Vantec CB-ST00U3 NexStar USB 3.0 to SATA 6Gbps Optical/Storage Adapter After my music hard drive failed, and I lost all my FLAC CD rips, I needed something to hook up an old DVD optical drive so I could start ripping CDs again. I don't have an optical drive in my main PC (NZXT H440), and I wanted an external option I could use across multiple computers. This fits the bill nicely. Small and portable so I can throw it in a bag, and cheap enough to be soft on my wallet (external 5.25 enclosures are $50? What?). As a plus, I could use it with any hard drive or SSD as well. Also, USB 3.0 speeds rock. Plus, plus plus. Not all is perfect, though: The adapter block is small, but it has no support of its own. It's not heavy by any means, but the entire weight of it is supported by my DVD drive's SATA and SATA power ports. This may or may not be an issue if you plan to leave it plugged into a 5.25: drive for an extended period. This probably isn't an issue with a 3.5" hard drive, due to drive thickness. The cords are short, especially the USB cord. This seems to be an industry standard for USB 3.0 peripherals - super short USB cord. Overall, though this is a net positive. Windows 10 recognized my DVD drive right away, and I'm ripping CDs all day long with AcurateRip.

I bought this because I upgraded my PC and case (which didn't have a 5 1/4 bay) and needed to continue to utilize a 4k internal drive I have. I 3d printed my own enclosure for this and it works like a charm. I haven't clocked the transfer speed for backups, but it's not really a concern for me. There is no issue with connectivity as it worked out of the box no issued with Windows 11. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to keep their internal drive.

Had to retire my over 10 year old PC but wanted to keep the CD/DVD Read/Write drives. My solution was the Vantec SATA storage adapter with USB 3.0. I removed the CD/DVD drives from my PC and connected one of them to the SATA port on the Vantec adapter. Plugged the USB 3.0 cable into my Laptop (also connect to a Laptop docking station when using another Laptop). It just started working with no drivers, etc. Couldn't have been easier and now I am able to run applications, play music and create picture DVD's using any application that can see a CD or DVD in Windows 10 or 11. The performance appears to be better than it was in my old PC, which is probably due to the USB 3.0 connectivity. The adapter also supports SATA hard drives, but I have not utilized it for that purpose. However if I need it in the future, the specs says that Vantec SATA adapter supports any SATA drive. So for the $20 this is the best solution that I've found and highly recommend it to anyone.

Very handy adapter, given that more and more computer cases do not offer an optical drive bay. Since I only use my optical drive about once a month, I can understand why. This adapter gives me the ability to hook up my optical drive for use on those rare occasions. Works well. Hooked it up and my PC recognized the drive immediately. Love the rubber mat that comes with it. Great idea by Nexstar. Keeps from scratching any surface you place the drive on. Now on to the flaw. The power adapter cord is too short at only about 4' long. Given that your PC placement and wall outlet, combined with the fact that you most likely will be placing the optical drive on your desktop, the cord should be at least 6' long, preferably 7-8'. The cord would not reach my wall outlet, so I had to run a 6' extension cord to it. Just what I wanted, more wires (pure sarcasm). This is why I gave only 2 stars to the "easy to use" feature. The manufacturer was really short sighted on the cord length (or cheap).

I used this to hook up a 5. 25" internal Bluray drive to my Mac Mini. Works great and I can backup my 4K UHD physical discs to my media server.

Have used it with a Plextor DVD-RW drive, a Seagate 8TB HDD and a Samsung QVO 2TB SSD. All have performed well with no compatibility issues. The unit I got did have the power adapter failed after 4 power cycles. Not a big deal as I have lots of 12v 2A adapters. I did notify Vantec; the rep was very friendly and helpful. I explained there was no need to send a new supply, but the rep insisted and sad it is part of their service when our product is defective and in warranty. Long story short. Defective power supply, company backups their warranty.

Great product! Works as expected.

Nice interface to sata devices. The main piece has the sata and power connector in one small rectangular piece. The power and usb cable plugs into this so its easy to plug into any sata device with this one piece with both connectors on it. It has a on switch so its easy to test devices before it gets installed or to use your dvd burner or load hard disk before installing in a system. Overall 5 stars looks quality and was easy to use.

Não funciona com Bluray, dinheiro jogado fora ,não recomendo, propaganda enganosa !!!

My PC case has no provision for an optical drive, I bought this so I could use my Blue-Ray Writer and it works perfectly just as if it were connected internally.

Having previously tried various Chinese devices through Amazon that were unable to have my Windows 11 Pro (x64) operating system recognise my old Pioneer BDR-209EBK internal optical drive and therefore had to be returned, I finally found this device after a good deal of forum searching and it works perfectly. I have not tried it with formerly internal HDDs yet but I am wholly confident that it will work. I would therefore highly recommend this device to all who have old but working optical drives & hard disk drives from old computer builds but no bay or provision in their current computer rigs for the installation of an optical drive or not enough space for all the old HDDs they might have. I am absolutely delighted.

Muy buen adaptador, pude conectar sin ningún problema una unidad BluRay interna, y funcionó correctamente, como si fuera externa. Lo volvería a comprar sin duda!

bought this for my old blue ray player i had in my pc as i could not find a cheap sata external in closure for it arrived quiet quick but beware it does not came with uk plug only the American version 2 pin i had a spare power source here i could use and it works flawlessly if you do buy this either get adaptor in advance so you can use it out the box and remember it only works with sata hd/optical drives