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    eSata card for external hard disk?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by S123, Jun 28, 2008.

  1. S123

    S123 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an HEL80 since August 2006. I recently bought an external hard drive w/ triple interface (UBS 2.0 / FireWire 400 / eSata 3 GB/s) because I already use all my USB ports. Since then, I have been using the FireWire interface.

    Questions:
    1) Can I use the eSata with my laptop with either PCMCIA 2 or ExpressCard?

    2) Generally speaking, which is faster: PCMCIA 2 or ExpressCard?

    3) Will eSata through PCMCIA 2 or ExpressCard be faster than FireWire 400?

    4) Which card should I buy?

    Thanks
    S123
     
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