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clf · 24th May 2017, 17:42

I may be wrong, but eSATA connections are for internal use. Using a caddy will still involve connecting to the computer via a USB socket.

Caddies are indeed just cases that convert an internal harddrive into an external one, and normally use an external power supply.

My questions would be, do you need an external hard drive? ie Do you need to move data from one computer to another? If not, can your computer accept another internal hard drive? if it can, it will likely be cheaper to go down that route. (I am currently contemplating a 3 TB hard drive to wipe my current set up.

24th May 2017, 17:42	#5
clf This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: carrick Posts: 7,859 Thanks: 3,494 Thanked 2,657 Times in 1,973 Posts	I may be wrong, but eSATA connections are for internal use. Using a caddy will still involve connecting to the computer via a USB socket. Caddies are indeed just cases that convert an internal harddrive into an external one, and normally use an external power supply. My questions would be, do you need an external hard drive? ie Do you need to move data from one computer to another? If not, can your computer accept another internal hard drive? if it can, it will likely be cheaper to go down that route. (I am currently contemplating a 3 TB hard drive to wipe my current set up. __________________ It is not gloss primer .............. it is duct tape silver!