[Eug-lug] External SATA

[Garl Grigsby]

>I think you should keep working on USB.  
>
I know. I am just VERY frustrated with this whole half-assed following 
of standards bit. The engineer in me just screams at this.

>If your first disks didn't work, try a different brand of disk.  
>
The disks are fine, it is just the cases the drives are put in that is 
the problem.

>I already mentioned that I'm very happy with my Maxtor OneTouch drive.  Once you find a drive that
>works, you should be golden.  
>
  As to your OneTouch drive, what chipset does it use (lsusb -v should 
tell the tale).

>The other interfaces will be more expensive and/or less tested.
>  
>
Firewire looks to be about the same price, and seems to work OK if you 
get a case with a Oxford 911 chipset. Everything else looks like a crap 
shoot. As to the testing firewire has received, Apple has been using it 
for a long time.

>Are you building an offsite backup system or a commuter disk or what?
>
>  
>
Offsite backup.

Thanks,
Garl