Product Description

Need to read/write to the small 1.8" Toshiba hard drive that is inside you Apple iPOD and small Notebook computers? The new Toshiba 1.8" to 2.5" IDE connector from Addonics will enable you to attach this small 1.8" hard drive to any computers just like a 2.5" hard drive. It can also be connected to the standard 40 pins IDE cable commonly found on any desktop, server and most industrial PCs by adding the Addonics 2.5" to 3.5" converter kit. You now can easily read or write onto this little hard drive with ease using your Notebook or Desktop PC, or use this 1.8" hard drive in various 3.5" IDE hard drive applications such as Data Backup, a Boot drive, Forensic examination and others.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4559 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Addonics
• Model: AAT18IDE25
• Dimensions: .10 pounds

Features

• Sold Individually

Customer Reviews

Nice device to have around your IT shop.
I work in a University IT department troubleshooting hardware and software. A professor's Sony Vaio laptop failed, and some of the data hadn't been backed up before it happened. This adapter, made by Addonics worked fine. It allowed us to retrieve the data, no muss, no fuss.
The connection went like this:
First, we removed the hard drive from the Sony Vaio ( model PCG-4A1L)
We hooked up the hard drive (a Toshiba HDD1524) to the 1.8" interface of the converter. Though there are more holes than pins, the adapter only goes on one way. It slips right on, so if its not going, don't push, just flip the drive over.
We connected the 2.5" interface of the converter to USB 2 adapter (a bytecc BT-200 IDE to USB adapter).
So, two adapters were needed to complete this task.
Then we hooked the adapters and hard drive up to the USB port on a Dell Optiplex 745. Please note, USB 1 won't give the adapter enough electrical power to function; on an older computer, say a Dell Optiplex GX 240, the additional drive would not be detected as a new device by the computer's operating system. There are other USB adapters that will get around this problem, but you'll still need the 1.8 2.5 converter.
In the end, all the data was retrieved and the professor was very pleased.
Considering that a hard drive recovery service would charge $700 to $2500 for data retrieval, this was a bargain at under $25. And people sure are grateful when you get their information back for them. The only hard part of this operation was getting the Sony laptop apart. If you work in an IT environment, this adapter is a handy little device. Though its pretty specialized, I've used it twice already in a 3 month period.
Our professor in this case was good about backing up his data, but even still, things happen. This adapter was our solution.

Great tool to have around, but fragile
I bought several of these, unfortunately under repeated use, they become easily damaged as their somewhat fragile and obviously not intended to be used as a converter to rescue data.

It works flawlessly and is a great product, compact and well made. However due to its small size and multi-layer PC board, its very easy to damage if its handled frequently.

If you intend to convert a 1.8 disk to use the 44 pin 2.5" connector, and its for a compact permanent installation, I definitely would give it 5 stars.

I would recommend a similar product that has a carrier board instead as it makes handling and plugging/unplugging cables or the drive much less likely to get damaged.

Satisfied...
I received the product and it is what was promised. Its a converter to use Toshiba 1.8in (iPod) HDD in 2.5in external casing or a laptop. It is a must for a data recovery from an iPod as well.