External SATA hard drives are coming

Julio Franco · Jan 11, 2004

Models to outperform USB 2.0, FireWire units are expected this year.

External hard drives offer easy and practical storage, but they aren't as speedy as the internal models - yet. Vendors working on a new technical specification say that the first fast, new models of external drives could ship by midyear.
Several of those vendors are offering a peek at their plans at the Consumer Electronics Show here this week.

Read more: PC World.

Didou · Jan 11, 2004

I can allready see a few threads with people trying to install Windows on external drives.

Are there any plans to move burners to the SATA format ?

XtR-X · Jan 11, 2004

I don't understand the "concept" of having an external drive. It's less convenient, it's just hanging around, it can be knocked over.

I don't understand...

"Yoooo duddee!!!"
"What?"
"I got a tite hard drive on my computer!!!!!!!!! oooo shoot! oooshhhooot, my computer's got a hard drive!"
"All computers have a hard drive...."
"eh?"

:grinthumb

Didou · Jan 11, 2004

It's for moving large amounts of data from one PC to another. That was what HDD racks were for in the beginning. USB, Firewire or SATA allow you to do it without having to reboot the machine, that's all.

I don't think anyone in his right mind would use an external HDD as main drive ( I sure hope not ).

Rick · Jan 11, 2004

Originally posted by XtR-X
I don't understand the "concept" of having an external drive. It's less convenient, it's just hanging around, it can be knocked over.

I don't understand...

"Yoooo duddee!!!"
"What?"
"I got a tite hard drive on my computer!!!!!!!!! oooo shoot! oooshhhooot, my computer's got a hard drive!"
"All computers have a hard drive...."
"eh?"

:grinthumb

Backups, transferring data to another computer.... I use them on a daily basis. In fact, I sell them!

Federelli · Jan 11, 2004

It must be confortable moving your harddrive all over the place

and even better with an easy connectivity such as SATA

Rick · Jan 11, 2004

External SATA drive enclosures have been available for at least several months.

I'm not sure how this can be a new thing.

agissi · Jan 11, 2004

I see where your coming from XTR. External is a bit silly, but much better off when moving large sums of data around quick(er).

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