Comments on: Comparing eSATA To USB For External Drives http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives Aaron Parker's IT infrastructure blog Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jan Ivar Beddari http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13412 Jan Ivar Beddari Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:42:18 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13412 Agree with Aron, eSATA should be faster and easier, having read about the new WD VelociRaptor it would be interesting to try that connected to an eSATA expresscard :-) Only thing that worries me abit is the fact that you need the extra usb cable for power? Anyone know if this is true for all, it may be the expresscard slot simply does not have enough juice? Agree with Aron, eSATA should be faster and easier, having read about the new WD VelociRaptor it would be interesting to try that connected to an eSATA expresscard :-)

Only thing that worries me abit is the fact that you need the extra usb cable for power? Anyone know if this is true for all, it may be the expresscard slot simply does not have enough juice?

]]> By: Aaron Parker http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13410 Aaron Parker Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:46:32 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13410 At some point that data has to move through a SATA connection, so unless I'm completely wrong, I don't see how a network connection will make it faster. At some point that data has to move through a SATA connection, so unless I’m completely wrong, I don’t see how a network connection will make it faster.

]]> By: andy http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13409 andy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:42:27 +0000 http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/hardware/comparing-esata-to-usb-for-external-drives#comment-13409 I'm looking for a similar product. I think that using my LAN cable will be faster than eSATA. If so I would like a portable NAS device that's usb powered. Any takers? I’m looking for a similar product. I think that using my LAN cable will be faster than eSATA. If so I would like a portable NAS device that’s usb powered.

Any takers?

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