I need an external SSD to connect with my eSata port

USB 2.0 is slow for a back up drive and moving data.
My Studio 17 has a dedicated eSata port which moves data at 3.0GB/sec. Now I would like an SSD drive, with an eSata enclosure. So I can rapidly hookup, back up and go.

Any ideas of what I need or how to go about this.?

 

I bought one of these

http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3743052&CatId=2777

I had a SSD in mines and it worked great. I ended up using the SSD in a M1330 I rescued from the trash pile.

 

Thats pretty much perfect. LordaRasta. Basically pop in my 80GB SSD in there, and use a eSata cable to connect and I will be transfering data at 3.0GB/sec. Right???

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167023

got one for like $60 bucks price mistake locally. Now I will pop it into the external enclosure. And Done???

am I missing anything???

I was using it internally but 80GB is too small. Good for back up thats it.

Really want an internal one. But 80GB Intel SSD would be a good secure back up.

The prices are dropping so fast on these. and they use like a fraction of the wattage a standard HDD uses. Plus no heat no moving parts.

 

Yeah it should work fine for you. It's a very nicely made enclosure and comes with a tiny screwdriver and all the cables.

 

you'll never see 3gb/s for file transfer in realworld usage

it'll still be plenty fast, but don't be disappointed when it probably wont even reach a third of that

 

But it will definitely be much faster than say a 7200rpm HDD. Because sometimes SSD's are critcized for slower than HDD sequential transfer rates or something like that.

For example standard HDD are still prefered for massive external storage because of the low cost per MB.

In my case I happen to have a SSD for external backup. And with eSata I will only reach a fraction of its 3.0GB/sec transfer rate.

But since I have and SSD could I end up being slower than a standard 7200rpm HDD?

For example my Intel's 80GB SSD Read/Write speed is 250MB/sec 70MB/sec

whats the Read/Write speed on a good 7200rpm HDD?? I am assuming slower which is why SSD's are so coveted.

 

It'll only go as fast as your internal HDD can read. Unless you've got SSD in there too?

 

Bingo.

You see, until you have a replacement SSD internally, there is almost zero benefit to what you are trying to do. You say you will be using it as a backup, but you are still restricted by the speed your internal HDD can read the data.

The only benefit is that it's a more secure method of storage - i.e. no moving parts means less to go wrong.

I would suggest that if you do not need it any more and you intend to buy another, that you sell the one you have. Using it as a backup is crazy, because quite honestly the price of standard HDDs are peanuts - it'd be far more sensible to use those for backups.

But hey, it's your money. It's entirely your choice as to how it gets spent.