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eSATA/USB to SATA HD Dock Adapter $31 at Buy.com
Buy.com has the Startech.com eSATA/USB to SATA HD Dock Adapter for $31 with free shipping. Supports both SATA 2.5 and SATA 3.5" hard drives without any adapters. Just plug in the drive and it is then accessible via external USB or eSATA. [Compare]
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#1
tman - Posted 7:29 pm PDT 09/19/09 (375 Posts)
Awesome that it supports both 2.5" & 3.5" drives!!!
#2
pcamature - Posted 7:38 pm PDT 09/19/09 (678 Posts)
You can get one for free:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.261074
If you don't care about the eSATA.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.261074
If you don't care about the eSATA.
#3
brooklynboy - Posted 7:57 pm PDT 09/19/09 (56 Posts)
The ESATA makes it able to be used in the future when it is
the standard,it is also about 4x faster then USB 2.0
#4
robbiedo - Posted 11:47 pm PDT 09/19/09 (16 Posts)
I bought two sets of the $80 combo hard drive + dock deal at New Egg. That is truly a bargain.
#5
Cpotato33 - Posted 5:40 am PDT 09/20/09 (633 Posts)
#3, I am not sure the eSATA will become the external connection interface standard in the near future, the USB 3.0 is much more likely, IMO. It certainly gets more support from the PC manufacturers. Most pc sold today still do not have an external eSATA connection standard.
#6
goodrain - Posted 5:46 am PDT 09/20/09 (14 Posts)
Got this for $35 about a year ago.Still works good.
#7
yungdotcom - Posted 9:56 am PDT 09/20/09 (10 Posts)
I need to get eSATA cards for my desktops and laptops now. Grrr.
#8
adg - Posted 4:45 pm PDT 09/20/09 (545 Posts)
Can I use this to see if my external drive failed or if it's just the housing?
#9
Cpotato33 - Posted 4:58 pm PDT 09/20/09 (633 Posts)
#8, you plug a bare hard drive into this and then connect a USB/eSATA cable between this dock and your pc.
#10
grumpydog - Posted 10:55 pm PDT 09/20/09 (1323 Posts)
#3 yeah with a name like startech, it even sounds futuristic! like "space 1999" lol. If you are comfortable messing with your computer one of the docks or externals I saw recently came with an esata kit which is a cable from the motherboard to a port on a blank so you could add esata to your computer(that had a spare sata plug)
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