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    Can you add eSata or USB 3.0 to Asus g73jh-rbbx05 instead of optical drive or USB 2.0 port?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by sobi6111, Nov 3, 2010.

  1. sobi6111

    sobi6111 Newbie

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    Can you add eSata or USB 3.0 to Asus g73jh-rbbx05 instead of optical drive or USB 2.0 port?

    Anyone has tried it?

    USB 2.0 is way too slow !!! :mad:
     
    sobi6111, Nov 3, 2010
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    You might be able to hang a cable out of the optical drive bay and use esata that way, but it won't be pretty. There might be some kind of custom bracket for this, but I haven't ever seen one. Adding USB 3 is not possible.. look at the G73Jw instead, since it has USB 3.
     
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  3. citizencoyote

    citizencoyote Notebook Consultant

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    If you're looking for an ASUS laptop with the 5870m and USB 3.0, you're out of luck. You'll have to go with a different brand, like Sager. Any means of adding eSata, as Groceries said, would likely be a DIY hardware hack as opposed to factory/reseller.
     
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