JohnSwenson wrote:
>
> There is no way an eSATA connector is going to fit on the back panel, it
> is already completely maxed out. The only way it could fit is to get rid
> of connectors that are already there. There are a few jacks that are big
> enough that a eSATA would fit in their place:
> ethernet jack
> full size USB jacks
> XLR jacks
>
> I don't think you want to get rid of the ethernet jack, a network player
> without the ethernet jack is not a good solution. If people are willing
> to use adapters for all their USB devices we could get rid of the full
> size jacks, but again I think that would cause more trouble than its
> worth. If I take off the XLRs I'll get shot. So it doesn't look good for
> an eSATA jack.
>
> What advantages do you get for using a SATA drive instead of a USB
> drive? Do people really need the speed difference? Or is it cost?
>
Sorry, I got so focus on SATA that I forgot about USB, a stackable drive
connected with USB should of course be fine.
The speed difference shouldn't be an issue in this case, IMHO.
Personally, I suspect having the internal SATA connection is going to
cause you more support issues than benefits, I would instead suggest
focusing on making it attractive to use an external USB drive. If you
want to keep the internal SATA connection that's fine, but I would be a
bit careful to announce its existence too much, people are are just
going to try to connect drives it isn't suitable for. It's better to
make it attractive for them to use an external drive, for example by
supporting some kind of stackable drive solution.
One issue that needs to be handled somehow if we start recommend people
that they can connect a drive is also that it really needs a soft power
off button, else people are going to turn it off by disconnecting the
power and that can easily trash a file system or cause data loss with a
local drive, at least if it's formatted with a file system without
journal. This is probably not related to SSD/HDD choice, I'm just
mentioning it because it's important to handle if we start announcing
that people can connect a local media drive directly to the box
(indpendendent which connection type we offer them).
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