3 ft 1m USB C to eSATA Cable - HDD / SSD / ODD - USB 3.0 5Gbps

Introducing our high-performance 3 ft (1m) USB C to eSATA Cable, designed for seamless connectivity between your modern devices and external hard drives (HDD), solid-state drives (SSD), or optical disk drives (ODD). This versatile cable is an essential tool for anyone needing quick access to data stored on eSATA devices through a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port. With USB 3.0 technology, enjoy lightning-fast data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps, ensuring efficient file management and rapid backups or data recovery processes.

Whether you're an IT professional, a tech enthusiast, or simply need a reliable solution for connecting external storage, this USB C to eSATA Cable excels in functionality. Easily connect to standard SATA HDDs and SSDs or even optical drives like CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives, regardless of whether your laptop is equipped with eSATA ports.

This cable supports eSATA commands and functions such as SMART self-monitoring, making it ideal for drive management tasks. Use it for data recovery, repairing failing drives, or repurposing old storage. It also facilitates disk imaging and backing up critical data to prevent loss, giving you peace of mind with your files.

At a convenient 1 meter length, this cable is perfect for lab environments, desks, or fieldwork, allowing you to set up easily and perform various drive management tasks. Its plug-and-play capabilities mean no additional software is required, making it compatible across all operating systems. Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support, this is the reliable USB C to eSATA Cable you've been looking for.

This USB-C„˘ to eSATA cable is an external drive adapter that gives you quick and easy access to an eSATA storage device through the USB-C or Thunderbolt„˘ 3 port on your laptop. 

Connect an Optical Disk Drive to Your Laptop

Even if your laptop doesn€™t have eSATA ports, the USB 3.0 to eSATA cable makes it easy to connect it to an external storage device. The cable supports connections to standard SATA hard drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD).

The cable also supports connections to optical drives (ODD), enabling you to connect a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive to your laptop.

Efficiently Perform Drive-Management Tasks

The cable supports eSATA commands and functions such as SMART self-monitoring. It€™s also compatible with eSATA drive management hardware and software, such as backup utility software.

When connected to a storage device housing HDD or SSD drives, the USB-C to eSATA cable lets IT professionals connect to drives for:


Data recovery
Repairing failing drives
Re-using or re-purposing old drives
Running drive diagnostics
Disk imaging
Backing up and archiving drives to prevent data loss
Transferring content between the drive and the laptop


The 1-meter cable lets you set up anywhere, enabling you to perform any one of these tasks in a lab, at someone€™s desk or out in the field. With plug-and-play installation, it€™s easy to connect on any operating system, without any extra software to install.

USB3C2ESAT3 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.