Or mount it on an old record player. On 33 rpm, you'll get a chance every couple seconds! ;-)
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 10:53 PM, Tomas Kuchta <[email protected]> wrote: > I love your suggestion Dennis, priceless! > > > > On Feb 6, 2018 9:26 PM, "Denis Heidtmann" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My previous desktop did not have front USB, so I had a short extension >> cable bringing USB to the front. Now that was 2.0, so I do not know if >> something running at 10Gbps could tolerate such a solution, but I bet not. >> I believe the reason for SATA Express is that it can accommodate higher >> bandwidth. And that bandwidth may be the reason Gen 2 it is relegated to >> the back. >> >> Just turn your machine around. No need for those lights and buttons and >> drives. >> >> -Denis >> >> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 9:17 PM, John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > On Tue, 6 Feb 2018 20:40:15 -0800 >> > Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> dijo: >> > >> > >I did a brief search and found a prediction that the SATA Express "may >> > >never catch on." >> > >> > That may be a true prediction, but at the moment a SATA Express port >> > plus the device to mount in the front panel is the only way I can find >> > to get USB 3.1 Gen. 2 in the front of a desktop computer. I can find >> > plenty of motherboards that offer ports accessible in the back of the >> > computer, but I don't want to have to crawl around on the floor behind >> > the computer to plug in a portable drive. >> > >> > For the benefit of those who may be wondering what I'm yammering about, >> > let me clarify the current situation re USB. USB 1.1 is now so old that >> > it is safely forgotten, having been replaced by USB 2.0 (480Mbps). USB >> > 2.0 was then replaced by USB 3.0 (5Gbps). USB 3.0 was recently >> > superseded by USB 3.1 (10Gbps). However, for reasons I cannot grasp, it >> > has been decided to rename USB 3.0 as 'USB 3.1 Generation 1' and the >> > new 10Gbps version as USB 3.1 Generation 2.' The result is a mass of >> > confusion on vendors' web sites as most older copy has not been >> > updated. >> > >> > My computing makes moderately heavy use of disc I/O. At this time I >> > have no portable devices with USB 3.1 Gen 2, but the computer I'm >> > replacing is 7-8 years old, so I am building a new one that I hope will >> > serve my needs for just as long. It won't be very long before Gen 2 >> > becomes the norm, so it makes sense to be ready for it. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > PLUG mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
