On 3/21/2010 6:32 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-10002863-7.html
I might have to get one of these things.
Mark, we have a number of such devices in our company. They work, but my
impression (potentially wrong) that they are not extremely reliable.
That of course,
From: Rob Studdert
Brendan MacRae...wrote:
I think you meant to say doesn't support an eSATA connection.
But I don't see why this is a factor since USB 3.0 is supposed to
be faster than eSATA anyway.
Theoretically, but there's little to be gained using an interface
that's faster than the
From: Doug Franklin
On 2010-03-21 17:07, John Sessoms wrote:
No, I meant eSATA drives.
I may be wrong, but I did write what I meant. ;-D
I think you're mistaken on this, John. The drives themselves are SATA.
If you install them inside the computer case, they connect using the
SATA
From: Ken Waller
Questioning the need for this at all ?
Do you have internal HDs laying around that you're using as external HDs?
Seems better to outright buy an external HD from the start - no need for
this device.
What am I missing?
Seems to be for hot swapping multiple hard drives.
I
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From: steve harley p...@paper-ape.com
Subject: Re: Interesting device for those looking into external HD storage
On 2010-03-21 11:57 , John Francis wrote:
How often would you plan on using it?
For under $10 you can get a cable which does the same thing
(and even, in some cases, one which
On 2010-03-22 09:14 , Ken Waller wrote:
Questioning the need for this at all ?
Do you have internal HDs laying around that you're using as external HDs?
not exactly; i do have a few extra bare hard drives, but when i use them
it isn't for permanent storage
Seems better to outright buy an
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
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I might have to get one of these things.
I have a two-slot version of this device. It's useful when I need to
swap stuff to and from a number of bare drives that I don't
Thanks Steve.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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On 2010-03-22 09:14 , Ken Waller wrote:
Questioning the need for this at all ?
Do you
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I might have to get one of these things.
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On Mar 21, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
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I might have to get one of these things.
I have three of them. Various companies make similar docking stations. They
work well and are quite handy.
Paul
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Mark,
There are similar units from other manufacturers as well.
You can choose by type of connectivity.
Also, what is important is how well the HDD is cooled. Some of
such toaster type devices are reported to heat up considerably.
I heard good recommendations about Voyager from NewerTech:
This
From: Mark Roberts
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I might have to get one of these things.
Shop around. That one doesn't support eSATA drives, and I know there are
others on the market that do.
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On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:32:17PM -0400, Mark Roberts wrote:
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-10002863-7.html
I might have to get one of these things.
How often would you plan on using it?
For under $10 you can get a cable which does the same thing
(and even, in some cases, one which will
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I might have to get one of these things.
Shop around. That one doesn't
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On 22/03/2010, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote:
I think you meant to say doesn't support an eSATA connection. But I don't
see why this is a factor since USB 3.0 is supposed to be faster than eSATA
anyway.
Theoretically, but there's little to be gained using an interface
On 2010-03-21 17:07, John Sessoms wrote:
No, I meant eSATA drives.
I may be wrong, but I did write what I meant. ;-D
I think you're mistaken on this, John. The drives themselves are SATA.
If you install them inside the computer case, they connect using the
SATA interface. If you put a
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On 22/03/2010, Brendan MacRae ymailto=mailto:brendanmacrae1
On 22/03/2010, Brendan MacRae brendanmacrae1...@yahoo.com wrote:
That's a good point, Rob. Of course, the solid state drives are supposed to
be much faster that traditional HD's which is where things seemed to be
headed.
Indeed, but currently the best drives generally don't come close to
On 2010-03-21 11:57 , John Francis wrote:
How often would you plan on using it?
For under $10 you can get a cable which does the same thing
(and even, in some cases, one which will also support SATA).
i have such a cable and i also have a dock -- the dock is so much more
convenient than the
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