Improve this question. Peter M. Peter M Peter M 1, 4 4 gold badges 14 14 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges. And you said performance isn't an issue. I bought a USB3. And that cuts off the eSATAp option cause you'd need an expansion card for that as well.
When you say USB 3. By going to eSata I was hoping to get away from that mess. Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer.
JW 5, 3 3 gold badges 21 21 silver badges 42 42 bronze badges. How do you explain USB3. EG newegg. The bulge in the cable second image is an active protocol adapter. It can speak to the computer over USB and then to a hard drive over Sata. I just want adoption in the other direction. Also, USB is a universal serial bus designed for use with any peripheral, often through active-adaptation. For example At which point Add a comment.
Performance-wise, let's say it's not optimal. LSerni LSerni 8, 1 1 gold badge 26 26 silver badges 45 45 bronze badges. In the past few years, most external hard drives were connected to the computer mainly via USB 2. Compared with the 2 conventional interfaces, eSATA cable for external hard drive has distinctive benefits. One of the biggest advantages is that eSATA external hard drive can hold and transfer large amount of data.
For example, if you want to store high bandwidth data such as video files, eSATA hard drive is a good choice. In addition, some flash memory can benefit from the eSATA ports on newer computers as well. In addition, you have to take the compatibility issue into consideration.
Since eSATA is a fairly new technology, it may not be available on many older computers. Despite these minor downsides, eSATA external hard drives have attracted a great many people who need additional storage capacity, higher performance or a fast and effective backup solution. Instead of a required function, it can be added to both controllers and devices. So, the 2 cable types cannot be used interchangeably sometimes. In this section, we mainly focus on the introduction of best eSATA external hard drives for At present marketplace, there are generally 4 recommended best eSATA external hard drives.
This external hard drive is designed with excellent disaster-proof. It can still prevent data loss even if the drive is in the Besides, the drive can work fine even if it is immersed in a depth of 10 feet for more than 3 days.
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PsyKhiqZero Splendid. Jun 1, 3, 0 21, I use mine when troubleshooting PC's. I set it's attached port as hot swappable. Then I use a standard sata cable and external power cable to attach hard drives I need to backup.
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