One of the major changes in hard-drive technology in recent years is that most computers now use Serial ATA (SATA) connections, as opposed to the older ATA/IDE connections (also known as PATA, for ...

After running our suite of tests, we used the drive as a replacement for our normal USB 2.0 hard drive that we use for storing our benchmarking suite. We don’t run our benchmarks from the drive – it ...

I wanted to try to speed up some imaging and backup tasks by booting Macrium Reflect Rescue CD (Linux-based version) and imaging some PCs directly to the Synology via eSATA. After booting the Rescue ...

Some netbook hackers are happy when they’ve figured out how to replace a hard drive with a solid state disk, or add a touchscreen to their mini-laptops. And then there’s tnkgrl Mobile. For her latest ...

I have the Intel BOXDQ35JOE motherboard. It six SATA ports, but one of the ports is red, and supposedly only for eSATA use. The motherboard manual explicitly says to NOT use this port with internal ...

For whatever reason, Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that FireWire and USB are enough for external devices. OWC says there’s enough ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Kanguru e-Flash (32GB, $119.95 list) looks like a standard USB flash drive until you pop off the left end cap. Where most drives would sport a lanyard loop, the e-Flash reveals an eSATA port—the ...

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire -08/16/12)- Addonics Technologies (www.addonics.com) today announced the Port Multiplier (PM) Ultra, one of the most advanced external PMs on the market. It will connect as ...

The eSATA converter provides a way to connect any eSATA storage device to any USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port. The USB 3.0 to eSATA adapter weighs less than 3 oz and is the size of a cigarette lighter. It ...

Popular Mac accessory company OWC today introduced its latest Thunderbolt 3 docking solution, the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock. OWC's Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock is targeted at professional users and includes ...