Firewire Esata
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US $103.23
What is eSATA?
eSATA or External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is an interface for technologies of SATA. It contends w/ USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 to give fast data upload speeds for storage devices.
SATA changed the legacy of ATA technology as the subsequent generation internal bus interface for hard disks. The interface of SATA is more updated than ATA and gives serial architecture for faster speed than the older similar technology. SATA wires are narrow and could be up to 3 feet or 1 meter in length, while parallel wires are much limited and wider to a length of eighteen inches or 45.7 cm. With External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, the SATA speed extends to encompass outer storage solutions.
While eSATA attains transfer rates thrice those of FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, it have 1 drawback. eSATA needs its power connector, not like the aforesaid interfaces. On the other hand, it is an excellent option for external storage. Not like FireWire and USB interfaces, eSATA doesn’t have to interpret data between the computer and the interface. This improves the speeds of data transfer, while saving PC processor resources and removing the need for an off-load chip.
For motherboards that do not have an eSATA cable, a PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect card could be bought and mounted in an available Peripheral Component Interconnect slot that will give an eSATA interface. Laptops can utilize an external eSATA device created for the PC Card, PCMCIA, or ExpressCard slot, depending on the notebook model. eSATA allows use of high-speed SATA drives for outer disk arrays, not only extending valuable storage estate, but enabling fast handy storage as well. eSATA's swappable feature makes getting disks from home to work, or from one PC to another. Administrators, marketing and advertising executives, IT techs, and gamers will find this so beneficial.
SATA has reverse standards, w/ older hardware helping the standard exclusively. With new SATA iteration, speed raises. Original SATA/150, or SATA, has a speed of data transfer of 150 MB/s or Megabytes per Second. SATA/3Gbs or SATA II doubled the speed of 300 MB/s to 3 GB/s. This is sometimes referred to as SATA/300 as well. Some resources report that SATA/600 will be out in the market by 2007.
When buying a bus card or an eSATA controller, make sure it assists the SATA standard needed by your hard disk(s). Hardware that assists newer standards is normally backwards compatible w/ older devices, but the reverse doesn’t hold. An eSATA controller created for SATA/150, for instance, will not be capable to bear the faster speeds of a SATA/300 hard disk.
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LaCie 7200RPM eSATA FireWire FireWire USB 301336U $313.07 LaCie 7200RPM eSATA FireWire FireWire USB 301336U |
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Micronet 3TB - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire DDQ3000 $404.41 Micronet 3TB - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire DDQ3000 |
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CRU FireWire, FireWire, eSATA, USB 3522025300000 $367.35 CRU FireWire, FireWire, eSATA, USB 3522025300000 |
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Data Robotics USB, FireWire, eSATA DRDR4A21 $793.24 Data Robotics USB, FireWire, eSATA DRDR4A21 |
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Lacie 8TB - USB, eSATA, FireWire 301435U $1149.24 Lacie 8TB - USB, eSATA, FireWire 301435U |
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Micronet FireWire/i.LINK, FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 2.0, eSATA GD2000Q $233.11 Micronet FireWire/i.LINK, FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 2.0, eSATA GD2000Q |
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StarTech.com 4 Drive eSATA USB FireWire SATA RAID Enclosure S354UFER $282.45 StarTech.com 4 Drive eSATA USB FireWire SATA RAID Enclosure S354UFER |
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Edge Memory 1.50 TB - 7200 rpm - eSATA, FireWire, FireWire, USB - 3.5" - External EDGDG223861PE $259.51 Edge Memory 1.50 TB - 7200 rpm - eSATA, FireWire, FireWire, USB - 3.5" - External EDGDG223861PE |
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Edge Memory 2 TB - 7200 rpm - eSATA, FireWire, FireWire, USB - 3.5" - External EDGDG223878PE $290.36 Edge Memory 2 TB - 7200 rpm - eSATA, FireWire, FireWire, USB - 3.5" - External EDGDG223878PE |
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Micronet USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 - 16 MB Buffer - 3.5" GD1000Q $199.79 Micronet USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 - 16 MB Buffer - 3.5" GD1000Q |
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CRU WiebeTech UltraDock v4 Port Replicator - 1 x USB, FireWire, FireWire, 1 x eSATA 3120524090000 $181.42 CRU WiebeTech UltraDock v4 Port Replicator - 1 x USB, FireWire, FireWire, 1 x eSATA 3120524090000 |
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RocStorage 8 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - eSATA, USB, FireWire, FireWire R340U201 $1102.7 RocStorage 8 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - eSATA, USB, FireWire, FireWire R340U201 |
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Micronet 2TB - 2 x 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire DDQ2000 $379.68 Micronet 2TB - 2 x 1TB Serial ATA Hard Drive - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire DDQ2000 |
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Micronet 5 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire RB55000 $1237.28 Micronet 5 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire RB55000 |
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Micronet 10 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire RB510000 $1428.35 Micronet 10 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - USB, eSATA, FireWire, FireWire RB510000 |
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DiskGO with Quad Interface - hard drive - 1 TB - FireWire 800 / FireWire / USB 2.0 / eSATA $226.99 EDGE DiskGO with Quad Interface - Hard drive - 1 TB - external ( desktop ) - 3.5" - FireWire 800 / FireWire / USB 2.0 / eSATA |
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DiskGO 2TB External 3.5 Hard Drive with Quad Interface - eSATA FireWire 800 FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 $265.99 The DiskGO3.5" Portable Hard Drive with Quad Interface is the ultimate portable hard drive solution compatible with all 4 leading interfaces: eSATA FireWire 800 FireWire 40 |
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CRU WiebeTech UltraDock v5 Drive Dock - External - USB 3.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 3125032090000 $245.27 CRU WiebeTech UltraDock v5 Drive Dock - External - USB 3.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 3125032090000 |
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Lacie d2 Quadra 1 TB External Hard Drive - eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 - 5400 rpm 9000196U $163.79 Lacie d2 Quadra 1 TB External Hard Drive - eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 - 5400 rpm 9000196U |
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CRU RTX RTX221-QR DAS Hard Drive Array - RAID Supported - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800, ... $486.69 CRU RTX RTX221-QR DAS Hard Drive Array - RAID Supported - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800, ... |
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RocStorage RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 R320Q201 $594.47 RocStorage RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 R320Q201 |
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RocStorage RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 R320S201 $438.54 RocStorage RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, USB 2.0, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 R320S201 |
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Lacie RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 800, FireWire/i.LINK 400, USB 2.0 301561U $621.42 Lacie RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 800, FireWire/i.LINK 400, USB 2.0 301561U |
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Western Digital RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400 Desktop WDH2Q60000N $495.75 Western Digital RAID Support - 2 x Total Bays - FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400 Desktop WDH2Q60000N |
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Lacie RAID Support - 4 x Total Bays - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 301562U $1471.78 Lacie RAID Support - 4 x Total Bays - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800 301562U |
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CRU RAX RAX211-QR DAS Hard Drive Array - RAID Supported - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800, ... $489.06 CRU RAX RAX211-QR DAS Hard Drive Array - RAID Supported - 2 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400, FireWire/i.LINK 800, ... |
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Micronet Fantom DataDock II DDQ-4000 Hard Drive Array 4 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - eSATA, USB, FireWire, FireWire DDQ4 $428.24 Micronet Fantom DataDock II DDQ-4000 Hard Drive Array 4 TB - Hard Drive Solid State Drive - eSATA, USB, FireWire, FireWire DDQ4 |
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3.5in 4 Drive eSATA USB FireWire SATA RAID Enclosure - hard drive array $274.99 StarTech.com 3.5in 4 Drive eSATA USB FireWire SATA RAID Enclosure - Hard drive array - 4 bays ( SATA-300 ) - 0 x HD - FireWire 800 Hi-Speed USB Serial ATA-300 FireWire 400 |
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Startech.com / StarTech AC 35BAYPANELBK 3.5inch Panel Front Drive Bay eSATA USB FireWire RTL / 35BAYPANELBK $41.24 Startech.com - StarTech AC 35BAYPANELBK 3.5inch Panel Front Drive Bay eSATA USB FireWire RTL - 35BAYPANELBK |
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Syba / SYBA Accessory SY-HUB50041 USB 3.0 Firewire eSATA Multi I O Front Panel Retail / SY-HUB50041 $53.68 Syba - SYBA Accessory SY-HUB50041 USB 3.0 Firewire eSATA Multi I O Front Panel Retail - SY-HUB50041 |
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4TB (2x2TB) SATA LaCie 2big Quadra USB 2.0 /eSATA FireWire 400 / 800 Hard Drive Array 301432U $398.16 4TB (2x2TB) SATA LaCie 2big Quadra USB 2.0 /eSATA FireWire 400 / 800 Hard Drive Array 301432U |
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Micronet Fantom G-Force 1.50 TB External Hard Drive - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400 GF1500T $183.18 Micronet Fantom G-Force 1.50 TB External Hard Drive - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400 GF1500T |
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Hitachi eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 2.0 - SATA/300 - 7200 rpm - 32 MB Buffer - Hot Swappable 0G01973 $313.24 Hitachi eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 2.0 - SATA/300 - 7200 rpm - 32 MB Buffer - Hot Swappable 0G01973 |
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Micronet Fantom G-Force 500 GB External Hard Drive - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400 GF500T $170.72 Micronet Fantom G-Force 500 GB External Hard Drive - USB 2.0, eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 400 GF500T |
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Data Robotics RAID Support - 5 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 3.0 DRDR4A24 $804.2 Data Robotics RAID Support - 5 x Total Bays - eSATA, FireWire/i.LINK 800, USB 3.0 DRDR4A24 |
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RocStorage Rocstor ARCTICROC 4T Hard Drive Array - 4TB - eSATA, USB, FireWire R340Q201 $809.07 RocStorage Rocstor ARCTICROC 4T Hard Drive Array - 4TB - eSATA, USB, FireWire R340Q201 |
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1.5TB IOMega Ultramax 7200RPM eSATA/FireWire 800/FireWire 400/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive 34495 $185.99 1.5TB IOMega Ultramax 7200RPM eSATA/FireWire 800/FireWire 400/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive 34495 |
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Edge Memory Edge DiskGo! 500GB 3.5" External Hard Drive FireWire USB 2.0 eSATA 7200RPM EDGDG207342PE $210.98 Edge Memory Edge DiskGo! 500GB 3.5" External Hard Drive FireWire USB 2.0 eSATA 7200RPM EDGDG207342PE |
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Micronet Fantom Drives GreenDrive - hard drive - 1 TB - FireWire / FireWire 800 / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA. Each $215.55 Manufacturer: Micronet. Each. Type: Hard drive - external Dimensions (WxDxH): 1.4 in x 7.8 in x 4.5 in Weight: 2.4 lbs Capacity: 1 TB Interface Type: IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA Data Transfer Rate: 800Mbps(FireW |
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WiebeTech™ UltraDock V4 - storage controller - IDE / SATA-150 - FireWire / FireWire 800 / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA. Each $199.05 Manufacturer: CRU. Each. Device Type: Storage controller - external Interface Type: IEEE 1394 (FireWire)/1394b (FireWire 800) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA Dimensions (WxDxH): 4.3 in x 3 in x 0.9 in Localization: United States Controller Interface Type: IDE / S |
