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    ESATA + USB3 expresscard?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ickibar123, Sep 4, 2010.

  1. ickibar123

    ickibar123 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello everyone,

    My Asus G50VT comes with a single ESATA port and I am wanting to buy an expresscard that has both USB 3.0 and ESATA (300MB/s) ports. I have been looking on newegg but I seem to only be able to find the combo of ESATA with USB 2.0 not 3.0.

    Does anybody know of a Expresscard that has at least 1 USB 3.0 port AND 1 ESATA 300MB/s port?

    Thanks!
     
    ickibar123, Sep 4, 2010
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  2. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    i don't know of one.. didn't even know that there was a combo of e-SATA and USB2.0... i would wait a while since there isn't any i think.
     
    sean473, Sep 4, 2010
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  3. FXi

    FXi Notebook Deity

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    Not yet but the cards are coming out new all the time. USB 3 is growing quickly and there is bound to be such a card sooner or later.
     
    FXi, Sep 4, 2010
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    ickibar123 Notebook Consultant

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    alright, thanks guys. I think I will wait until it comes out.
     
    ickibar123, Sep 7, 2010
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    it seems all we seem to be doing is waiting.. just like i'm keeping on waiting for my G73.. its been 20 days since i ordered.. brb..
     
    sean473, Sep 8, 2010
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    Any news on this?
     
    chx1975, Feb 26, 2011
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    I don't think it's likely to happen due to bottleneck issues; USB 3.0 is already bottlenecked by Expresscard (2.5 Gbps maximum on the Expresscard), so they're unliekly to want to cut it down even further by having it share bandwidth with eSATA.
     
    Judicator, Feb 27, 2011
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