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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
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 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](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")