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title: Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5″ Cable
date: 2018-04-04 09:00:28
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2018/04/04/cable-matters-usb-c-to-sata-2-5-cable/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "The Cable Matters USB-C to SATA III 2.5-inch Cable retails for US$11.99 on Amazon. This 25cm cable connects 2.5-inch SATA hard drives to your computer over USB-C, supporting USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds to 5Gbps."
categories:
  - Cable
tags:
  - "2.5"
  - Amazon
  - Cable Matters
  - HopShopGo
  - SATA
  - USB-C
---

[Cable Matters USB-C to SATA III 2.5″ Cable](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZPKNQYW/) 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 25cm 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 5Gbps.

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](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/898/41198286371_0f688d68a5_c.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/898/41198286371_88135415a0_o.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging")

[![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 - Packaging Contents")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/902/41153016302_d9d5e86dbd_o.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Packaging Contents")

[![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")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/807/26324667867_be11f71786_o.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable")

[![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 - SATA End")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/794/40302104905_1bbf67b668_o.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - SATA 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 - USB-C End")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/889/41152974742_dbc0c89dbe_o.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - USB-C End")

[![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 "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Plugged To 2.5-inch SSD")](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/902/40302096195_13302affc8_o.jpg "Cable Matters USB-C to SATA 2.5-inch Cable - Plugged To 2.5-inch SSD")