07-13-2011, 07:55 PM
For some reason this conjures to mind the good old days of Connectix.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/drive_bra...tadoubler/
This seems pretty cool although I think I've seen compatible items from Lenovo and the like that might do the trick (although no doubt with a MacBook/Pro the FIT and FINISH might be less than optimal without getting out a dremel.)
Still, I think this is great. I'd only like to see one additional feature... a stub cable with a switch that can be fed through the optical slot; the switch would let you deactivate the internal drive and instead activate the eSATA port that would be at the end of this stub cable!
That I would pay $100 for. Can it be done?
Even better but no doubt more expensive - put a port multiplier in this enclosure's logic so that you could use BOTH the internal and one or more eSATA devices. Yes, I know, fitting the cable through the optical bay slot would be the really tricky part... but I think it's doable.
I've though about crafting my own custom parts to do this but I just don't have the time or the soldering knowhow. Seems like if there's a market for the Doubler then the Data Doubler + should be able to capture some of it.
Whaddaya all think?
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http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/drive_bra...tadoubler/
This seems pretty cool although I think I've seen compatible items from Lenovo and the like that might do the trick (although no doubt with a MacBook/Pro the FIT and FINISH might be less than optimal without getting out a dremel.)
Still, I think this is great. I'd only like to see one additional feature... a stub cable with a switch that can be fed through the optical slot; the switch would let you deactivate the internal drive and instead activate the eSATA port that would be at the end of this stub cable!
That I would pay $100 for. Can it be done?
Even better but no doubt more expensive - put a port multiplier in this enclosure's logic so that you could use BOTH the internal and one or more eSATA devices. Yes, I know, fitting the cable through the optical bay slot would be the really tricky part... but I think it's doable.
I've though about crafting my own custom parts to do this but I just don't have the time or the soldering knowhow. Seems like if there's a market for the Doubler then the Data Doubler + should be able to capture some of it.
Whaddaya all think?
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