StarTech.com 18in 1 Port SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter - External SATA Plate - 6Gbps eSATA Port - Internal SATA to eSATA Adapter - 18 inch (ESATAPLT18IN)

I'm using this with an ASUS TUF GAMING Z590 PLUS Wi-Fi motherboard, and so far, it has worked exactly as expected. Having two eSATA ports is nice, especially if you need to use a SATA based optical drive on a PC which does not have any 5.25 inch bays. There are several other reasons one may want to use eSATA. USB to SATA adapters do NOT support S.M.A.R.T or TRIM, both of which will work via eSATA. Another instance where using eSATA might be useful, is if your PC only has a single USB controller (which is common for most Intel motherboards). USB power can be a bit finicky, and the more USB devices you attach to a single controller, the higher the likelyhood of running in to some random USB power issue that can take your entire controller offline.TL;DR If you find yourself needing to connect multiple SATA devices to your PC externally, this is an excellent approach if you are looking to have options that don't involve USB to SATA adapters.

Using in a home TrueNAS build with old LaCie ESATA HDD enclosures for offline/offsite backups of SSD and SAS storage. Works great to extend SATA for my needs, replicating nightly/ad-hoc for backups and offline storage. Yes, ESATA is old technology, but it is stable. And works. Particularly in my scenario for offline backups with legacy HDDs.

This is a Great Computer Accessory Product PCI Card for the Sata Extension or Replacement.It came very quickly and it fit my Computer PCI Slot, but haven't kept Installed. Because justPurchase it for My IT Consultant Services Business. As Spare Part for Servcing Client Desktop Computer.Yes I Would Recommend This Product For A Spare Desktop Computer Part/Replacement!!!

The functionality of this product is fine. I just want to let others to know that maybe at one time there was a low profile half height mounting bracket included but not as of this year (2020). I had to modify an existing bracket to accommodate my installation. I can not lay any blame on the Vendor because there was no mention of two brackets nor was it mentioned that it came with a half height bracket at all. Secondly, some one had commented that the cable was 12 inches long. It's actually 9.750. This is important when fitting this into a SFF (small form factor) machine. The less I need to cram into the machine the better. Hobbyist need this info when planning for any installation.

Easy way to make one of your unused sata ports available for esata. Choose the one with the 18" cable for simple installation.

This item is relatively inexpensive and works as advertised. It allows for an outside eSata connection on your case. I bought it because I wanted to use an eSata connection for my external hard drive enclosure. It works just fine, but there is a catch. Unfortunately my motherboard is not "hot swappable" capable. In other words, if I turn off my external hard drive and back on again, the computer will not pick up the external hard drive until I reboot with the hard drive enclosure left on. To prevent this from happening, I should have bought a more expensive PCI adapter card. That was my fault and not the item's. If I had to criticize this item, I would say that the sata cord could be a little longer. I did not measure it, but I would guess that it is a little less than a foot as advertised. Regardless, 2 or 3 more inches would be better. However, it did reach the sata connectors on my motherboard, but with little to spare.

High quality bracket and connectors. The SATA cables are a bit short and just barely made it to the SATA ports on an ASUS motherboard. On an ASUS board, the SATA ports are located farthest from the back of the desktop case which is worst case. Even with that, the cables were still long enough to just reach the port connectors, so this worked out well. I've attached a 6 foot ESATA cable to the computer and been able to run an external CD/DVD drive at top speed with no problems or hickups. Works great. BobM

The 1Ft Sata to Esata plate did work with my external Esata drive. But I didn't read carefully enough to note the "low profile" aspect of the plate. Yes, it is in CAPITAL LETTERS. Sigh. That meant it did not fit properly in my new desktop PC. So, I encourage buyers to be sure that "low profile" works for them--it means the plate is shorter than in any PC I have. I get the dumb bunny award for that--but I don't want you to be my company at the Darwin Awards ceremony!Secondly, 1 Ft of cable length would have been adequate (barely) for my application. But, measuring the product, it is 1 Ft from the tip of the cable to the outside of the plate. Since my cable had to do a u-turn (the internal sata connectors are pointed away from the back of the case), it was a "stretch" to install this plate. Stretching is not good for cables! I'd advise the potential buyer to consider that this is a 11" inch cable with connectors on the end for purposes of determining fit.In the end, I took this critter out, and bought the 2 FT Sata To Esata Transition Cable with Mounting Bracket from Tripp-Lite that Amazon also sells. The full height plate and the 2Ft cable turned out to be a better match for me.