Greg Freemyer wrote:
Don't ignore eSata (external sata) for the same purpose.
(If you don't have an eSata connector you can get a Sata <--> eSata cable for $10 or $20, just be sure it is 300 Gbit/sec rated.)
Especially for Linux I believe the sata drivers are more actively maintained and have a much bigger user base than the firewire drivers.
Seagate for one has a couple of eSata 300 Gbit/sec drives. They should be much faster than even firewire. (3x per the datasheet).
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/external/esata_hard_drive/
Interesting. I see it comes with an eSATA PCI card but they don't list Linux support or the chipset. Do you happen to know if the card is supported by libata? It's also curious that it only comes with a one-year warranty while the drive itself would come with a five-year warranty. Cheers, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org