Best inexpensive SATA/IDE internal to USB adapter device?

green elephant

green elephant

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...to allow me to view internal hard drives on my laptop

I bought awhile back a sata/ide to USB adapter. It seems to be a pain to get drives to show up in explorer a lot of the time, it doesn't simply show up right away, so I start replugging things trying to get the particular drive to show up. Is there some item out there (inexpensive) that will allow me to connect 3.5 and 2.5 inch internal drives via USB to my laptop that isn't as bad as the adapter I use?
 

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What adapter do you use?
 

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1920x1080
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Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe
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windows 7 home premium6gb
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
lenovo v570
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windows 7 home premium
Memory
6gb
Hard Drives
552gb
2tb (external
500gb (external
Antivirus
microsoft security
Browser
google chrome
Brand? Model?
 

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Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Wind...INTEL i9-7920X LGA 206664 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 ...EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
CPU
INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066
Motherboard
Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3
Memory
64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Sound Card
Realtek Onboard ALC1220
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung S27E310
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe
1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
1 x 6TB WD 60EFRX SATA
12 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
PSU
Seasonic X-1050
Case
Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 2S
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200 Mb/s
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ESET NOD32 13.1
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EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome
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ASUS RT-AC68U router
Malwarebytes 4.0.4

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PC/Desktop
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Home-built, two systems (1) and (2)
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Windows 7 Pro x64 (1), Win7 Pro X64 (2)
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i5-3350p 3.1Ghz/6MB-cache (1); E8400 3.0Ghz/6MB-cache (2)
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ASUS P8Z77-V Pro (1); ASUS P5Q3 (2)
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8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (1); 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (2)
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ATI HD7750 (1), (see TV cards); ATI R7 250 (2)
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Realtek ALC892 HD Audio (1); Realtek ALC1200 HD Audio (2)
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Eizo HD2441W LCD, Eizo S2433W (1); Eizo 24" S2433W (2)
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1920x1200, 1920x1200 (1); 1920x1200 (2)
Hard Drives
(1) 1TB SATA-II (7200RPM), 2x2TB SATA-III (7200RPM), 250GB SATA-III (10000RPM) for OS; 2x2TB external USB 3.0

(2) 320GB SATA-II (7200RPM), 750GB SATA-II (7200RPM), 150GB SATA-II (10000RPM) for OS; 2TB external USB 3.0
PSU
Nesteq ECS-6001 600W (1); Nesteq ECS-5001 500W (2)
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Acousti-Case 360 (1) and (2)
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 for CPU, 2x120mm case fans (1) and (2)
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IBM PS/2 (1) and (2)
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Logitech MX Revolution wireless (1); Microsoft wired (2)
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100mbps down / 10mbps up
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Microsoft Security Essentials; Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Pro
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Firefox
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windows 7 home premium6gb
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
lenovo v570
OS
windows 7 home premium
Memory
6gb
Hard Drives
552gb
2tb (external
500gb (external
Antivirus
microsoft security
Browser
google chrome
I have had good luck with a Bytecc BT-300. Have used and abused it over several years, keeps on "tickin"
 

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AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.20GHz
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Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
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8G
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GX550 Ti
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On board
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Asus VW246H & Syncmaster 2243swx
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1920x1080 & 1920x1080
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M4-CT128 SSD2, Samsung 840 256GB, 1 WDC 1TB
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Corsair TX750W-V2
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Antec
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2 120mm fan
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Microsoft Wireless 3050
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless 5000
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72/6Mbs (Cable)
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Asus AC1900 router, 8 port Trendnet Switch - Logitech Webcam Pro 9000

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Wind...INTEL i9-7920X LGA 206664 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 ...EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
CPU
INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066
Motherboard
Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3
Memory
64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Sound Card
Realtek Onboard ALC1220
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung S27E310
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe
1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
1 x 6TB WD 60EFRX SATA
12 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
PSU
Seasonic X-1050
Case
Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 2S
Internet Speed
200 Mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 13.1
Browser
EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome
Other Info
ASUS RT-AC68U router
Malwarebytes 4.0.4
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