eSATA

Initially SATA was designed as an internal or inside-the-box interface technology, bringing

improved. performance and new features to internal PC or consumer storage. Creative

designers quickly realized the innovative interface could reliably be expanded outside the PC,

bringing the same performance and features to external storage needs instead of relying on

USB or 1394 interfaces. Called external SATA or eSATA, customers can now utilize shielded

cable lengths up to 2 meters outside the PC to take advantage of the benefits the SATA

interface brings to storage. SATA is now out of the box as an external standard, with

specifically defined cables, connectors, and signal requirements released as new standards in

mid-2004. eSATA provides more performance than existing solutions and is hot pluggable.

• Up to 6 times faster than USB 2.0 or 1394

• Robust and user-friendly external connection

• High performance, cost-effective expansion storage

• Up to 2 meter shielded cables and connectors

The results of eSATA are dramatic and lack the overhead issues associated with USB and

1394. The eSATA storage bus delivers as much as 37 times more performance. This ability is

perfect for using an array of drives with performance striping behind the eSATA host port.