Hi,
Just wondering what the market is like out there for portable disk based storage, i.e. 2.5" external drives, in terms of interfaces(USB2.0, FW400/800, eSATA). I'm guessing it's USB2.0 is still the most prevalent by far, followed by maybe a growing usage of eSATA, and FW400/800 for MacHeads. Is there any signifant FW400/800 user base on Windows?
Also, what's the deal with eSATA hot-pluggability? I've tried it on an old i915 based P4 system on native SATA mode in the BIOS(not sure if it's AHCI) but no-go. Had to reboot whenever I connected the drive in order for it to be detected.
Just wondering what the market is like out there for portable disk based storage, i.e. 2.5" external drives, in terms of interfaces(USB2.0, FW400/800, eSATA). I'm guessing it's USB2.0 is still the most prevalent by far, followed by maybe a growing usage of eSATA, and FW400/800 for MacHeads. Is there any signifant FW400/800 user base on Windows?
Also, what's the deal with eSATA hot-pluggability? I've tried it on an old i915 based P4 system on native SATA mode in the BIOS(not sure if it's AHCI) but no-go. Had to reboot whenever I connected the drive in order for it to be detected.
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