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 ...

With SATA III’s real world transfer limits in mind, you’d probably be able to opt for the cheaper USB 3.0 adapter and still achieve close to maximum transfer speeds for SATA III drives.

On some Mac models, upgrading the hard drive is easy. ... 2.5-inch 9.5mm SATA: Mac mini Model A1283: 2.5-inch 9.5mm SATA: MacBook Pros. The early MacBook Pros can be complicated to take apart: ...

With a SATA III mechanical hard drive, you can expect up to 180MB/second speeds; a SATA III SSD will come closest to pushing Drive Dock’s capabilities. As Mac peripherals go, Drive Dock is quite ...

IDE hard drives might require a 4-pin Molex power connector, ... The Sabrent USB-C to SATA/IDE 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" Drive Adapter ... Apple will now automatically put a stop to any nudity on FaceTime; ...

We reported earlier that it looks like the new MacBook Pros have had their hard drive controllers downgraded. Now, Apple has released a new firmware update to jack those speeds back up. https ...

Talk about clever. StarTech’s 35SAT225S3R (available for $60 on Amazon) looks just like a 3.5-inch hard drive, but is actually a two-bay RAID enclosure for 2.5-inch drives. Those drives can be ...

In a support document published last month, Apple said certain SATA hard drives might unexpectedly disconnect from the 2023 Mac Pro after the computer wakes from sleep. Apple said it was aware of ...

If you need a power adapter for your new hard drive, you will specifically need a "IDE to SATA Serial ATA Hard Drive Power Adapter Cable," which you can purchase at most computer supply stores.