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Good, but flawed.
- Pros: FW800 connection for Macs.
I can get about 45MB/sec (max burst i've seen is about 65MB/sec) from my Mac Mini 2.5" harddrive (500GB, 5400rpm WD Scorpio Blue) thru the FW800 connection
- Cons: Time Machine will hang after a couple of backups, with FW800.
Won't spin up Hard Drives requiring more than 2 amps of power
- Other Thoughts: I have a new early 2009 Mac Mini and I wanted to use this drive for it's FW800 Capability.
I have 4 SATA drives, 2 Seagate 300GB and 2 WD Caviar Green Power 1TB drives. When I insert both Seagate drives, the dock doesn't have enough power to start spinning the platters. The WDs work fine. From Seagate's website, my drives take 2.8 amps to start. I received an email from istarusa saying that drives that require over 2 amps will not start in the dock. (Their power supply is only rated to 2 amps) So dunno how useful the dock is to me.
The other thing is that Time Machine will hang the finder after a couple backups have been made. Once you power down the dock, Time Machine is ok and releases the finder.
Other than that the dock is great. 45MB/sec over FW800. I've seen as high as 65MB/sec. I'm debating keeping it or not. It's kinda lame not being able to spin up all SATA hard drives... sigh.
Expensive, but worth it
- Pros: Has every connection you could possibly want - USB 2.0 for all computers, Firewire 400 or 800 for higher-speed connections to computers that have a Firewire port, or eSATA for more modern computers.
Works with 1.5tb 7200.11 drive, hot plugging eSATA into two different SATA II motherboards.
- Cons: Price
- Other Thoughts: This dock really shines though because of its versatility.
The Firewire 800 is fast, works well on an older PC that doesn't support eSATA and is much faster than USB 2.0 connection, but it's the eSATA connection that takes the cake - hot pluggable (if your motherboard and OS support it) and as fast as an internal drive.
Works great
- Pros: Multiple high-speed connection options, so you can pick which interface to use depending on what computer you're connecting to.
It's great to be able to plug hard drives in like cartridges without requiring special cases for each drive.
- Cons: Expensive.
- Other Thoughts: I've used all the connections at one point or another. eSata is definitely fastest, but for older computers without an eSata plug it's nice to be able to downgrade to Firewire or even USB.
| Model |
| Brand |
iStarUSA |
| Model |
XAGE902-SAUF |
| Spec |
| Color |
White |
| Size |
2.5"/3.5" |
| AC Adapter |
Yes |
| Material |
Plastic (ABS) |
| Internal Interface |
SATA I/II |
| External Interface |
USB2.0/ eSATA/ FireWire400/800 |
| Features |
RoHS Compliance
Supports 2.5" & 3.5" SATA Hard Drives up to 1TB
Hot-Swap Capable
Power & HDD Activity LEDs
Multiple Data Transfer Connectors
Supports eSATA Transfer Speed up to 3Gbps
Supports USB 2.0 Transfer Speed up to 480Mbps
Supports FireWire800 Transfer Speed up to 800Mbps
Windows, Mac, and Linux Compatible |
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Reviewed By: Donald on 4/20/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
