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    ExpressCard/54 to eSata

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by silverjim, Aug 12, 2008.

  1. silverjim

    silverjim Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. I have a Sager NP5793, which has an ExpressCard/54 slot. I was idly looking at new notebooks, and some of them have an eSata interface for an exterior drive. My question is a two-parter...
    (1). Are there cards that I can plug into the ExpressCard/54 slot that would enable me to plug in an external eSATA drive?
    (2). If it's possible, would it gain me any significant speed over my existing USB 2.0 external drives?

    Thanks in advance
     
    silverjim, Aug 12, 2008
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    aespinalc Notebook Evangelist

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    aespinalc, Aug 12, 2008
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