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I have a laptop (Dell Precision M 6700) with an eSATA plug and some free USB ports. What type of cable do I need to plug the SATA SSD to the eSATA and power it? Is there a cable with eSATA on a side and data + power SATA plugs on the other side? I have looked on some seller websites but I don't know how this cable is named.
I already have an external USB hard drive enclosure, I can put in it a SATA drive in order to connect it through USB but I think it will be slower with USB interface instead of eSATA.
Edit: I found the SATA 22 Pin to eSATA Data + USB Power Cable cable @ NewEgg and SATA 22 pin to eSATA USB @ Amazon.fr. Is it the right type of cable? Will it deliver enough power to the SSD?
A.L
Posted 2014-11-24T16:45:46.917
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the newegg link should work if the drive is a 2.5" drive. the larger 3.5" drives require more power than USB can typically provide. – вʀaᴎᴅᴏƞ вєнᴎєƞ – 2014-11-24T17:02:11.017
What you need is what you already have Its not clear the reason you think it will be slower if you have an eSATA enclosure. – Ramhound – 2014-11-24T17:02:48.810
@BrandonB: this is a SSD 2.5" drive. – A.L – 2014-11-24T17:02:51.473
@Ramhound: this is a USB2 hard drive enclosure. – A.L – 2014-11-24T17:03:35.437
I am not sure you will notice a huge difference between eSATA and a USB 3.0 enclosure to be honest unless your talking about a SSD. Why are you asking if a SATA to eSATA cable will provide enough power, of course it will, that's the entire point of the cable. – Ramhound – 2014-11-24T17:09:46.863
I presume you are looking at a cable in order to easily swap between multiple drives, however if this is for a single drive, I would recommend the following item because it was the only one I could find that supported USB3 and eSata for a 2.5" drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3YB1JR5425
– вʀaᴎᴅᴏƞ вєнᴎєƞ – 2014-11-24T17:17:30.433@Ramhound I don't have any USB3 port, I only have USB2 ports. So I think ESATA will be faster than USB2. And I prefer a simple ESATA cable than a ESATA enclosure, it's cheaper. The ESATA is not an ESATAP port, it doesn't provide power, so I need to get power from an USB port. – A.L – 2014-11-25T10:52:41.517
@BrandonB thanks but I don't need to swap drives. This enclosure is at least 5 times more expensive than a cable and the USB3 connection will be limited by the USB2 port. – A.L – 2014-11-25T10:56:39.067
This is all information we needed to know. I shouldn't have to make statements then be told later the situation is different. – Ramhound – 2014-11-25T11:42:48.400