I recently bought a lacie quadra 2TB drive to use for video editing. When I first connected it as eSATA it wouldn't recognize the drive, so I connected as firewire and realized I needed to run a ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

A number of vendors have released flash drives that combine eSATA and USB connectivity to offer high-speed data transfer and portability in one small device. Kanguru announced its eFlash eSATA drive ...

If I have my external drive connected with eSata powered on when I start my computer, it will always show up in Windows. If however I power it up <I>after</I> Windows is running then it isn't ...

Other World Computing (OWC) on Thursday introduced the Mercury On-the-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive. The drive is available for $117.99 to $229.99 depending on capacity and specs. Mercury On-the-Go ...

Last month, Kanguru Solutions announced the first USB flash drive that also offers External Serial ATA (eSATA) connectivity. This month, OCZ Technology Inc. also announced an eSATA-enabled flash drive ...

Iomega on Tuesday introduced its new eGo USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive and the eSATA/USB 2.0 Professional Hard Drive. They are Mac and PC-compatible and are priced at $159.96 ad $209.95 respectively.

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

SATA has become the ubiquitous connection to hard drives in both laptops and desktop PCs. SATA is available in two basic forms, internal and external (eSATA). Both forms use seven conductor cables ...

USB 2.0 is the most popular connection technology for external devices, with FireWire (either 400 or 800) a close second. However, if you really want extreme speed, eSATA is the way to go, as Seagate ...