Is this eSATA 3Gbps or 6Gbps?
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I believe the speed is more dependent on what speed your PC and hard drive are capable of transferring data rather than the speed of this case. Most PC's that are set up for eSATA have an interface card that will determine the transfer rate as will the rating of the hard drive. This case should deliver whatever transfer rate the interface is designed to transfer data. If your hard drive is capable of transfer rates up to 6Gbps, but you PC's eSATA interface is not, then you will not get 6Gbps. My PC is designed to transfer up to the 3Gbps rates, so I cannot speak definitively as to whether or not it will transfer at 6Gbps, but I would say if your PC and hard drive are capable, then this case should not interfere with data transmission.
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Yep, the E5220s-6 operates on 850/1900/2100 MHz on 3G - that's at up to HSPA+ speeds (theoretical speed of 21.6 Mbps download). Just make sure your getting the s-6 model (the E5220s-2 only operates on 900/2100 Mhz on 3G).
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Yes, it does require two ESATA ports. However, it comes with a PCIe RAID card which is installed in the server, so you're lack of ESATA ports isn't an issue.
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StarTech PEXESAT32 2 Port SATA 6 Gbps PCI Express eSATA Controller Card states that it supports RAID0 and RAID1
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Everything I have seen suggests 6bps, which is SATA 3. Crucial's website itself says 6bps as well, so I'm pretty sure it's SATA 3. I can say I've loved it since I got it 2 months ago.
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It's an eSATA3 connector for high speed devices but will work with the older ones as ewll.
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I am running 6mbps through the A.T.&T.. This unit has no problem with it.Love the way it handles HD streams
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From the enclosure's official website:http://oyendigital.com/hard-drives/store/EN3-M.html"This model is capable of powering from an eSATAp port using a single cable connection (requires eSATA + DC power cable)."The cables included with this product are:1x USB 3.0 cable1x power to USB Y-cable1x eSATA cableYou will have to purchase the eSATAp cable separately, however.eSATA to eSATA + DC Input Power Cable
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The product description lists a power cord is included. It is more important that this comes with a mini CD with the correct drivers. I have purchased three of these pci-express cards with USB 3.0 and with and without eSATA. The USB3.0 and eSATA ports I/O speed is limited by the pcie bus. USB3.0 should be faster than the pcie bus but you must remember that there are several controller and bridge chips between the storage device and the computer. The all can add overhead and bottle necks. In my testing I have found the max Read/Write speeds to be 70-120MBps for USB3.0 and eSATA. The eSATA is temperamental and I only use for backup. The max Read/Write speeds I get for USB2.0 are 30-40MBps. So this card is useful to use an open pci-express slot to add USB3.0/eSATA ports that are 2X-3X faster than your USB2.0. As far as power, I have not had to use the external power for accessing USB3.0 HDDs or SSDs. I have found huge variations in I/O speeds between different external enclosures with the same drives installed. I say go for it if you have an empty slot and only USB2.0 and also consider a dual USB3.0 unless you require eSATA. One answer referred to unstable behavior on a laptop. That is caused by the driver. The USB/eSATA card uses a different driver than the dual USB card. The included driver may not be the best for your PC, but there is probably a better driver somewhere..
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I know the USB3-to-USB3 cable is included; uncertain (too much time has passed) but I think eSATA is also included (never have used eSATA connection,but I seem to recall having two unused eSATA cables at home -- on the road for the next week!)
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No, the drive is not shipped with an eSATA cable. The cable needs to be purchased separetly and is available from Amazon.com. However, the drive does work extremely well using the eSATA interface and is MUCH faster than the USB 2.0 interface.
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The eSata port is only for power. The supplied USB 3 Cord is also backward compatible with USB 2 and USB 1. This peripheral was found to be a very good investment.
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All the labels state its an eSATA (no p) adapter.Also when I compare an eSATA to an eSATAp picture on Wikipedia it looks like the first (no power pins).Unfortunately I don't have any devices that have an eSATAp interface so I cannot finally test.From all I can see: no, it doesn't.RE other answers: the controller chip clearly is an eSATA to USB bridge, NOT the other way round. The plugs don't match (at least per USB3 IEEE spec) for this application, too.
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Hi - we have other products for 802.3at. See the WS-GPOE-AB-6 or WS-GPOE-12, since in many cases, people with 802.3at also want gigabit data rates.
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This is up to the OS power management settings. I have a hard disk that can spin down on both eSATA and USB 3.0 interfaces.
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Judging by the maximum throughput listed under specs, it is the 1.2 version. There is a 1.3 version coming later this year (good for 8K).
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I have hooked it up to a esata enclosure with 4 drives and it worked with no problem.