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eSATA expresscard - Is it worth it, and whats the best one?

Discussion in 'Accessories' started by EffZee, Sep 3, 2008.

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I plan on getting a eSATA external hard drive. Now my Vaio SR laptop doesnt have eSATA, is it worth it to buy a expresscard eSATA port? How big of a performance difference wil there be between that setup and USB/firewire, which I have natively? i ask because I imagine theres a bottleneck with expresscard. also, whats the best one to buy?

EffZee, Sep 3, 2008

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stewie What the deuce?

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The ExpressCard slot has a maximum throughput of 2.5 - 3.0 Gbps when using the PCI Express bus.

http://www.expresscard.org/web/site/standardsummary.jsp

SIIG is a very good and reliable brand, they're also listed on expresscard.org:

SIIG SC-SAE512-S1 SATA II ExpressCard 54 - $49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16839150001

SIIG SC-SAE612-S1 SATA II ExpressCard 54 with RAID-0 and RAID-1 - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16839150002

SIIG SC-SAEE22-S1 SATAII ExpressCard 34 - $69.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16839150022

stewie, Sep 3, 2008

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John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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See this thread for an example of the performance difference between USB 2.0 and eSATA.

John

John Ratsey, Sep 3, 2008

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