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Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - mattkime - 10-03-2008
http://www.meritline.com/1x-e-sata2-port-pcmcia-expresscard.html
bought it, used it to copy data over before swapping drives, it worked perfectly. install and remove without restarting.
definitely a good deal for $20.
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - nwyaker - 10-03-2008
Are you on a MBP ?
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - john-o - 10-03-2008
So no drivers needed, and hot-swappable as well? That's better than the add-on for my Mac Pro that OWC sells! For that baby, the drive has to be attached and powered up at bootup to be recognized...
Very cool idea. For $20, one can't go too wrong!
Thanks,
John
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - mattkime - 10-03-2008
yup - MBP. hot swappable without drivers. exactly the way the great one wanted it to work.
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - john-o - 10-03-2008
mattkime wrote: ...exactly the way the great one wanted it to work.
Huh??? Man, the in-jokes around here are endless!
:tongue:
John
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - OWC Larry - 10-03-2008
Um - this Express card provides power to the SATA drive too? That would be a new one - please advise...
And Mac compatible? Very interested!
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - mattkime - 10-03-2008
no it doesn't supply power - i used the power supply from a universal usb drive adapter. i used an eSATA -> SATA cable to connect it to the 2.5" SATA drive that is now inside my MBP.
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - dotman - 10-03-2008
do they sell the or provide the power cable with it? I'm still looking for a power adapter for those firelite deals from a while back.
dot.
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - mattkime - 10-03-2008
dotman - i'd look at the specs for the firelite power adapter and then buy a universal one at radioshack or see if you can mind a match at http://www.allelectronics.com/
Re: Meritline eSATA ExpressCard - Thumbs up! - nwyaker - 10-04-2008
In for one. Now waiting for a good deal on a 500GB or 1 TB drive to put in a FW / eSATA enclosure.