What cable do a need to connect a SATA SSD to a computer with eSATA and USB plugs?

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I bought a SATA 22 pin to eSATA USB and it worked.

Here is the cable model:

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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A.L over 1 year

I have a laptop (Dell Precision M 6700) with an eSATA plug and some free USB ports. What type of cable do I need to plug the SATA SSD to the eSATA and power it? Is there a cable with eSATA on a side and data + power SATA plugs on the other side? I have looked on some seller websites but I don't know how this cable is named.

I already have an external USB hard drive enclosure, I can put in it a SATA drive in order to connect it through USB but I think it will be slower with USB interface instead of eSATA.

Edit: I found the SATA 22 Pin to eSATA Data + USB Power Cable cable @ NewEgg and SATA 22 pin to eSATA USB @ Amazon.fr. Is it the right type of cable? Will it deliver enough power to the SSD?
- вʀaᴎᴅᴏƞ вєнᴎєƞ over 9 years
  
  the newegg link should work if the drive is a 2.5" drive. the larger 3.5" drives require more power than USB can typically provide.
- Ramhound over 9 years
  
  What you need is what you already have Its not clear the reason you think it will be slower if you have an eSATA enclosure.
- A.L over 9 years
  
  @BrandonB: this is a SSD 2.5" drive.
- A.L over 9 years
  
  @Ramhound: this is a USB2 hard drive enclosure.
- вʀaᴎᴅᴏƞ вєнᴎєƞ over 9 years
  
  I presume you are looking at a cable in order to easily swap between multiple drives, however if this is for a single drive, I would recommend the following item because it was the only one I could find that supported USB3 and eSata for a 2.5" drive: newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3YB1JR5425
- A.L over 9 years
  
  @Ramhound I don't have any USB3 port, I only have USB2 ports. So I think ESATA will be faster than USB2. And I prefer a simple ESATA cable than a ESATA enclosure, it's cheaper. The ESATA is not an ESATAP port, it doesn't provide power, so I need to get power from an USB port.
- A.L over 9 years
  
  @BrandonB thanks but I don't need to swap drives. This enclosure is at least 5 times more expensive than a cable and the USB3 connection will be limited by the USB2 port.
- Ramhound over 9 years
  
  This is all information we needed to know. I shouldn't have to make statements then be told later the situation is different.