Looking for recommendation on PCMCIA eSATA card

[cdaws306]

Need a nice card (without spending $100) to hook my Icy Dock + Momentus 7200.4 into. I dont want to mess with USB2 speeds for any longer than I have to. Thanks in advance.

 

[corkyg]

I got this one from Newegg for my older HP dv1000.

PCMCIA

Then last year I got the PCExpress version, also from Newegg, same brand (Vantec.) It is faster than the Cardbus version, and I use it frequently with my Lenovo T60. It is worth the extra $10. A cloning job via USB2 takes about an hour. Same job with this puppy takes 12 minutes.

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[cdaws306]

Sorry about posting more than once, wasnt really sure where to put this. Have any idea on the quality of the Vantec as opposed to other manufacturers? I like their fans, but have no experience with any other hardware of theirs.

Edit: The only review on Newegg is a negative one, granted I don't always believe what solitary reviews say and since you didn't mention any problems, I will assume that you didn't have any. Good to know about the Lenovo, it will be going in my T61.

 

[corkyg]

I give Vantec top marks. I don't know about Newegg user reviews - I never pay any attention to them. I also have two Vantec eSATA external drive cases, and one of them is used to back up my Lenovo's HDD via the eSATA Express card.