Re: Cheap and cheer full SATA controller

Volker Kuhlmann <[email protected]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:52:11 +1300
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.new-zealand.general
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On Mon 14 Nov 2011 10:02:31 NZDT +1300, Jaco wrote:

> Using a STLabs PCIe card from PBTech ATM - works fine.
> I've not used (external) eSATA much on my machines, and the few
> times I have I've had less-than-desirable experiences.

What were the problems? There shouldn't be any functional difference
between eSATA and SATA. If th ehotplug support works, plugging in a disk
behaves the same as plugging in a USB storage device (except that the
USB performance sucks, which is why I use disk swap caddies).

Volker

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