External SATA ExpressCard Adapter

[rox1co]

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod...spx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A0597378
http://www.siig.com/product.asp?catid=128&pid=1036

i'm looking into buying this since i have 2x250gb western digital wd2500ks hard drives that i cannot sell which i might as well use

does Dell E1505 have ExpressCard 54? i can't find the answer at the website and in device manager

also, am i reading that right? i plug it in, plug in my sata drives and woolah 🙂

 

[rox1co]

bump

does anyone have experience with this product?

 

[AmigaMan]

I think the 1505 does. On the product page it says:

One ExpressCard slot 54mm 1.5 V and 3.3 V

And if you zoom in on the image, it looks like there's room for it. As far as just plugging it in and going, I think you need an external enclosure for the drives so it can provide power to them. I don't know if the eSATA port is powered or not. Looks like it'll be a cool setup. Run some benchmarks on it and let us know how fast it is.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Yes you need an external 3.5" SATA enclosure that supports eSATA. I'm planning on reviewing the same from Vantec; I have a 2.5" enclosure and used others of their products in the past and I've really liked them.

http://www.vantecusa.com/