Now that SATA has started saturating the market, both for hard drives and optical drives, a way to take them on the road is becoming important.  R&B Mods has a review of a device that lets you do exactly that, the Eksitdata EasyCombo USB 2.0 to IDE and SATA converter.  It will handle 2.5" and 3.5" IDE as well as SATA, making it a very versatile device and it won't take up too much space in your laptop bag.

"Today we take a look at a somewhat different product. Have you ever wanted a product that will let you connect your SATA

and IDE devices from your PC to your laptop? Well if you have this device will make your day. Eksitdata sent us their

latest products which is a USB 2 IDE and SATA adapter, with this you can connect IDE and SATA devices to your USB 2 port.

What about performance on them since USB2 is slower? Well lets check it out."

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