eSATA???

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could someone explain this to me? someone once said its a faster than usb or something? and secondly well i geuss firstly...is this a transfer type thing n then secondly are there like cards which u can buy that have eSATA slots? cuz i remember once i bought a usb slot card cuz i needed em... thx

 

[chupacabra]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esata

 

[INTELCRAZY]

The only good thing about eSATA is that can "daisy-chain" them or link them together. I built some external HDDs for my biz and used an enclosure that allowed me to link them together with eSATA. I really can't tell a performance increase over my USB Western Digital My Book 500Gb. Yeah, my desktop PC has about three of those HD's linked off the back of it.

 

[elitehacker]

eSATA is really convenient not to mention FAST!!!

 

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eSATA is really convenient not to mention FAST!!!

but how does it work? does ur computer have to come with a eSATA connector or can u buy a drive for it? if it comes with comp...is it on the mobo? thanks

 

[heyman421]

usually a pci express controller card.....

as said above, it's best useage is sort of a replacement for SCSI, you can build an external tower with, say, 20 dvd-rw drives, and write a disc onto all of them at the same time.

 

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http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14940PG1334 would this b one of them?

secondly im trying to get this linking thing understanded....wht your saying is u can have one input into your computer but you can buy cords that will connect hd to hd to hd to computer sort of thing? thank you!!!