From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 25 10:33:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 968101065670 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:33:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.125]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 540B48FC1A for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:33:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) Received: from localhost.hawaii.res.rr.com ([98.150.187.245]) by hrndva-omta02.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090625103356463.LUGV17858@hrndva-omta02.mail.rr.com> for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:33:56 +0000 Received: from holstein.holy.cow (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.hawaii.res.rr.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E912334F for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:35:26 -1000 (HST) Received: (from parv@localhost) by holstein.holy.cow (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n5PAZP6H001930 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:35:25 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) X-Authentication-Warning: holstein.holy.cow: parv set sender to parv@pair.com using -f Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:35:25 -1000 From: Parv To: f-mobile Message-ID: <20090625103525.GA1445@holstein.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: f-mobile References: <20090624121036.GA3661@holstein.holy.cow> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090624121036.GA3661@holstein.holy.cow> Subject: Re: eSATA and/or Firewire 800|400 card, cardbus or expresscard 54mm X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:33:57 -0000 in message <20090624121036.GA3661@holstein.holy.cow>, wrote parv@pair.com thusly... > ... > On soon to be acquired SATA hard disk[1], I will try first > 7-STABLE (and later 8.x). To continue to be able to reliably[2] > use one of the SATA hard drives, I am looking for suggestions for > a eSATA, or Firewire 800 or 400 card either be cardbus or > ExpressCard type. ... Here are some of the likely candidates ... SIIG SC-SAEE22-S1 eSATA II 2-Port ExpressCard http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000LCZ2SW/ Addonics Cardbus Esata CONTROLLER2 Ports http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000AAZQQS/ Vantec UGT-ST350CB 2-Port eSATA II-150 PCMCIA CardBus http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000HJ75C0/ Startech Card Bus IEEE-1394 Firewire Notebook Card http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000512GH/ ... Please let me know if you had/have good or bad experience with them. - Parv --