SDD+external s-ata hub + esata cable

[Kaynin]

I got a laptop with e-sata port on it.

If I buy a good SSD, and an external 2.5" s-ata hub with e-sata. Should I be able to run the SSD externally without much or any loss?

[Shaitan256]

a loss shouldn't be there, compared to an SATAII but compared to a SSD , I can't really say but I guess there would be a loss. eSATA is nothing different from SATAII (Speed)

Don't know what kind of cable is usually needed for SSD if it's a SATA cable there shouldn't be any loss, cause eSATA and SATAII are the same

[-silencer-]

There should be no loss, as most eSATA ports on a motherboard uses the same bandwidth channel as internal SATA ports. I'd say go for it with no hesitation if you want your SSD to be external.

[Kaynin]

There should be no loss, as most eSATA ports on a motherboard uses the same bandwidth channel as internal SATA ports. I'd say go for it with no hesitation if you want your SSD to be external.

Nice, thanks for the advice.

And it's for my laptop as well as desktop.. So I can swap one installation between two (or more in the future) pc's.
This seemed like a good option for me. And I really want to be able to fraps again without performance loss. :P

[-silencer-]

There should be no loss, as most eSATA ports on a motherboard uses the same bandwidth channel as internal SATA ports. I'd say go for it with no hesitation if you want your SSD to be external.

Nice, thanks for the advice.

And it's for my laptop as well as desktop.. So I can swap one installation between two (or more in the future) pc's.
This seemed like a good option for me. And I really want to be able to fraps again without performance loss. :P

As long as the laptop also has eSATA.. cool. However, fraps still uses the CPU, so there will be some performance loss..

[moosejaw]

Your question got me looking for external sata cases for more than one hard drive. It would be a good way to raid some fast drives without the internal space/heat/cable worry. There are quite a few of these items available and some of them have hardware raid controllers.

Last night I loaded my ssd in a thermaltake ext case I have. Fixing the drive in place could be an issue for you, depending on the case used, but I think a piece of tape would do the trick. There was sufficient friction on the power and data port to hold the drive during normal use but I could see the drive slipping during transport.

No testing on the E-Sata bus because I don't have the cable yet. I guess the best part of the external ssd is there is practically no heat or noise.

Good luck with your drive.