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Subject: Re: USB 3 / eSATA support
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On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:05 -0500
Dean E. Weimer wrote:


> It's Looking like eSATA is going to be my pick, to be on the safe
> side, I could spend the $50 on a USB 3 card, and have it not work, or
> spend $50 on an eSATA card and another $40 for the drive doc, and
> cable.  

Just in case you aren't aware, you don't necessarily need an eSATA
card. You can get eSATA back-plates that plug into spare SATA
connections on your motherboard.