Works better and faster at downloading over a 2.0 or 3.0 USB, as well as the convenience of use over bulky connectors. Run in series helps with formatting hard drive are required spec of 4-5 to me safe that corrupted or damaged sectors can be identified. ca
I needed this particular cable to clone my primary hard disk drive to a new Solid State Drive. It worked perfectly and the process went quickly. The laptop is now much faster with the SSD installed., and I couldn't have done it without this cable.