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fastest external HD connection speed possible in Macbookpro?
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eSATA through Expresscard slot would be the fastest I believe.
Next best is Firewire 800.
http://www.amazon.com/SIIG-SC-SAE512-S1-Esata-II-Expresscard/dp/B000EM6NO6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...STMATCH&Description=esata+expresscard&x=0&y=0
Any external hard drive will work that has an eSATA port. Or you could buy an enclosure and drop a hard drive in it.
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I have an Apiotek express card. It is called E-Sata II 300. I got it from OWC.
If I hot connect it to my Western Digital MyBooks it works fine however if I let the MBP sleep when I try to wake it up it hangs and i end up having to recycle the card out to get the computer to wake up and then re-insert the card.
Trying to start the computer with the card in ends up in a hung up start.
I talked to OWC and they referred me to a new driver from Apiotek but I still have the aforementioned problems.
It is a pity as the performance with the E-Sata connection is very good.
In my Googling I came across some sort of info about two different types of Express card design one of which was the way to go but it became a bit too technical for me.
I did hear that it was possible that the computer was trying to boot from the fastest source and I went into preferences and specified the internal HD as the boot volume but still no luck.
I imagine I am doing something wrong but I have reverted to the FW800 connection and given up on the E-Sata connection.
Hope you have better luck than I did.
If I hot connect it to my Western Digital MyBooks it works fine however if I let the MBP sleep when I try to wake it up it hangs and i end up having to recycle the card out to get the computer to wake up and then re-insert the card.
Trying to start the computer with the card in ends up in a hung up start.
I talked to OWC and they referred me to a new driver from Apiotek but I still have the aforementioned problems.
It is a pity as the performance with the E-Sata connection is very good.
In my Googling I came across some sort of info about two different types of Express card design one of which was the way to go but it became a bit too technical for me.
I did hear that it was possible that the computer was trying to boot from the fastest source and I went into preferences and specified the internal HD as the boot volume but still no luck.
I imagine I am doing something wrong but I have reverted to the FW800 connection and given up on the E-Sata connection.
Hope you have better luck than I did.