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    using esata without a esata port?? is it possible?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by fullycharged, Jan 6, 2008.

  1. fullycharged

    fullycharged Notebook Guru

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    My notebook doesn't have a esata port (External SATA) and I'd like to hook it up to a big external hard drive when my notebooks at home.

    Is it possible to somehow make use of esata even without a port? I've seen sata to usb2 adapters but i doubt this preserves the data transmission rate of esata since the maximum usb data transfer rate is << esata. Any ideas??
     
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  2. frazell

    frazell Notebook Deity

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    Just get an external enclosure that supports USB 2.0... Problem solved...

    Also, if you want eSATA speeds and etc then you'll need to get a laptop with eSATA ;)
     
    frazell, Jan 6, 2008
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  3. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    You can get eSATA adaptor cards for the PCMCIA / ExpressCard slot.

    These should give the full SATA speed (certainly ExpressCard does since I have one). USB 2 is slow in comparison.

    John
     
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