Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5″ Cable
Cable Matters USB-C to SATA III 2.5″ Cable is retailing for US$11.99 (S$16) on Amazon. It ships to Singapore directly for an additional US$4.64 (S$7).
This is a 25 cm cable that connects your 2.5″ SATA I/II/III hard drives via USB-C to your computer.
It supports USB 3.1 Gen 1 standards which will give you transfer speeds of up to 5 Gbps.
Despite SATA connectors are the same for 2.5″ and 3.5″ hard drives, this cable will not work with 3.5″ hard drives as it doesn’t deliver enough power.
I can’t seem to find any cable that goes from USB-C to SATA for 3.5″ hard drives.
A 2.5″ hard drive normally draws about 5V of power and can be powered by USB while a 3.5″ hard drive draws about 12V and requires an external power source.
![Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/898/41198286371_0f688d68a5_c.jpg)
![Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging Contents Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging Contents](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/902/41153016302_7390a5f816_c.jpg)
![Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/807/26324667867_1d12ac8aff_c.jpg)
![Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - SATA End Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - SATA End](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/794/40302104905_6d5dfe7797_c.jpg)
![Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - USB-C End Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - USB-C End](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/889/41152974742_2bdb62a6ab_c.jpg)
![Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Plugged To 2.5-inch SSD Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Plugged To 2.5-inch SSD](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/902/40302096195_9926a1cc9e_c.jpg)