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    Need help choosing USB to Esata & external sound card that is cheap

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by coffeefiend23, Aug 11, 2012.

  1. coffeefiend23

    coffeefiend23 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's my acer laptop ill be using,usb 2.0 w7x64.The external HDD is Western Digital WD5000AADS Caviar Green Hard Drive - 500GB, SATA-3G, 32MB, Intellipower.Rocketfish box.I got a esata cable.Just need adapter for laptop.
    I use a L,R,C & sub for speakers.I been using a dual headphone jack,my laptop's jack has a short now.2 M jacks to rca jacks running to my SS(L.R.C.W).Then for output,L&R-F jack to rcs & center hooked in the SS directly.Its a cheap emerson with amp mounted in the sub.Just getting stereo sound of course.

    I'd like to get both in a single online store.But if I can get them cheaper from 2 different stores,ill do that
     
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    Why would you want USB to e-SATA. I'm not even sure such a thing exists and you will gain no benefits at all. If you have an expresscard slot, then an expresscard to e-SATA adapter is a possibility. From what i could see on rocketfish enclosures, they all have at least one USB connector.

    If you want an external USB soundcard, turtlebeach has some for ~25$.

    I checked and USB to eSATA adapters do exist, but again i don't really see the point to them unless you have a device that is eSATA only.
     
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    It will help transfers a bit.My acer doesn't have one,just 3 usbs a hdmi & a SD card slot.My external has 4in 1 card reader,esata port,& firewall port for firewal to usb connection(what I been using).
    Their is usb to esata adapters,guess not many use them.
     
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    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    Unlikely.

    I didn't quite understand what you meant by 'firewall port' either. Do you mean Firewire? Firewire to USB = again, kinda pointless.
     
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    If you mean that you will get faster transfers with a usb to eSATA adapter, forget it, data transfer will always be limited by the speed of the slowest interface, namely USB2.0 in your case.

    Anyways: Amazon.com: Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Amigo II USB Sound Card & Headset Adapter: Electronics
    Amazon.com: Vantec NexStar eSATA to USB 3.0 Adapter (CB-ESATAU3): Computers & Accessories
    Amazon.com: Ultra ULT40396 USB to eSATA Adapter: Electronics

    EDIT: As for the soundcard, what do you want from it, just an audio out or something more?
     
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    It started with just wanting a simple out.But now i'd like more.The sound blaster I posted is ideal for me.Has L/R rca outs.But the other confuse me.Their is a black jack out that isn't labeled.Then another thats orange marked C/Sub.What cables are needed & what is the black jack for?
    Newegg.com - Creative 70SB109500000 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz USB Interface X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro
     
    coffeefiend23, Aug 11, 2012
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