01.10.2007—Here's one for the technician on the move. Chances are that the computers on your campus use at least two different types of hard drives—probably more. You have, of course, SATA and PATA ...

Almost exactly a year ago, I told you about Newer Technology’s USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter, a clever product that lets you quickly and easily access data on bare hard drives—specifically, 2.5-inch ...

Most computer enthusiasts and people who work on numerous computers, whether for fun or professionally, often accumulate a collection of HDDs, SSDs, and optical drives. These drives may be too old to ...

Newer Technology is now offering a carrying case for its Universal Drive Adapter. The case costs $4.95. The Universal Drive Adapter is billed as a “tech Swiss Army knife” that enables you to connect ...

NewerTech is launching a rather useful new product named the USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter. The unit allows any drive (optical, like a DVD burner, or a hard drive) in any size (2.5'', 3.5'' or 5.25' ...

The DriveWire universal hard-drive adapter provides a USB connection to 2.5- or 3.5-in. IDE (integrated-drive-electronics) or SATA (serial-advanced-technology-attachment) drives. The adapter comes ...

Don't buy a USB flash drive in 2026 without this feature ...

Sure, we've seen similar adapters in the past, but NewerTech's latest is quite a few rungs higher on the attractive scale than its most formidable rivals. The inelegantly named USB 2.0 Universal Drive ...

So, if you can't tell from the pictures, this is one of those nifty gadgets that allows you to connect your old hard drives, optical drives, or anything else that uses an IDE, Laptop IDE, or SATA ...

There's a certain degree of joy associated with unwrapping a brand new computer. Breaking free from the shackles of an aging and decrepit computer is much like finally shaking off a clingy lover.