The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    USB to IDE

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by matt_h1, Apr 23, 2006.

  1. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    319
    Messages:
    1,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Hi, Im pondering getting rid of my desktop because my laptop is alot easier to use and deal with. I have 4 hard drives in my desktop 2 IDE a sata and a sata 2, If I get rd of the the dekstop whats the best way to hook these up to my notebook? is there any speed loss with usb to ide? for the sata ill have to wait until they release a sata expresscard /34.
     
    matt_h1, Apr 23, 2006
    #1
  2. kidA

    kidA Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    56
    Messages:
    840
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    probably an external hd enclosure that supports ide/sata (either or since there are few for both) and goes to usb 2.0, firewire, or sata, or any combination of the above mentioned.
     
    kidA, Apr 23, 2006
    #2
  3. RogueMonk

    RogueMonk Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    369
    Messages:
    1,991
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I am using a couple of Vantec NexStar 3 enclosures. They support SATA drives and run via USB 2.0 or eSATA. I use it mostly via USB 2.0, but I do have a PCMCIA sata card that runs the HD at its full speed potential.

    I'd highly recomend this kind of versatility.
     
    RogueMonk, Apr 23, 2006
    #3
  4. dudesdudets

    dudesdudets Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    61
    Messages:
    782
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    dudesdudets, Apr 25, 2006
    #4