Needless to say, this drive is quiet (no fans), and only slightly warm. this card only works in a PCIe (express) slot. Using USB, it took 1 min 14 secs to copy a 197mb file to the drive. For those of you who said that USB seemed to be about the same or faster than eSATA. I bought the IOGear eSATA 3Gbps RAID 5 adapter from Amazon, and man is it fast. I needed a drive to store 50-100GB of images for access from our company website, and I was concerned that the access speed would be an issue (not to mention the sleep mode I've heard others talk about). If you do that, the backup software shifts from being a "trial version" to a fully licensed and functional version. You need to enter the software key that is printed on a lable and stuck to the "installation guide". Just fyi, but the software is included with this device. What could be more important? Store them safely and keep them backed up on My Book Home Edition external hard drives. Preserve your precious memories with this ideal combination of elegant, reliable storage and automatic backup features.Your baby's first step, your wedding in Bali, all your important milestones? All captured in digital photos and video.
Case Logic HDC-1 Medium EVA External Hard Drive Case (Black) Phoenix Gold IEEE-1394 4-Pin/6-Pin FireWire Cable (2 Meters) Western Digital My Book Home Edition 1 TB USB 2.0/FireWire 400/eSATA Desktop External Hard Drive WDH1CS10000N Belkin F3N401-06-ICE IEEE 1394 4-Pin/6-Pin 400 Mbps FireWire Cable (6 Feet)
Western digital my book essential 1tb usb2 0 serial#
SIIG CB-SA0111-S1 3.3-Feet Serial ATA External Cable