[PLUG] External drive enclosures?

[Robert Citek]

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Tyrell Jentink <tyrell at jentink.net> wrote:
> On a related note, is there actually a difference between SATA and eSATA?

Yes, sort of. "eSATA (e standing for external) provides a variant of
SATA meant for external connectivity."[1]  Unless the drive is going
to be housed in and powered from the system case, you want eSata.

> Why do all eSATA cases insist on having USB too?

Versatility.  Some include FireWire (1394) in addition to USB and eSATA.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA#eSATA

Regards,
- Robert