eSATA Flash Drive, worth it?

[gillywibble]

The specs on these are pretty impressive, 90MBps read and 30MBps write.

Do most modern PC's have eSata ports now? They also come with a USB cable for non-eSata PC's but if that's the case, I presume the the transfer rate is on par with USB flash or is it still more?

Do they significantly improve PC speed if used as ready boost?

Ta

 

[RIZZEE]

i havent seen many eSata ports tbh, apart from home built pc's, might be worth while buying a USB stick, dirt cheap atm
how much is the eSata flash drive gonna cost?

 

[Art]

Do they significantly improve PC speed if used as ready boost?

ReadyBoost is apparently pretty pointless if you've an above-mid range rig anyway.

Are you looking at the OCZ Throttle? Try digging up a couple of reviews on it. Seems that even to use the eSATA you have to have the USB plugged in for power, unless it's a powered eSATA (?) port. Definitely not as portable then, so I guess if speed is your only concern then it'll probably only be a bad idea if you've no eSATA. Seems pretty pointless for uni/work machines with having to drag a cable around.

 

[gillywibble]

Might be worth while buying a USB stick, dirt cheap

I've picked up a 16Gb USB stick for £15.

how much is the eSata flash drive gonna cost?

£24 for an 8Gb stick.

ReadyBoost is apparently pretty pointless if you've an above-mid range rig anyway.

I'm stll on a 939 board at the moment with DDR400 RAM.

Are you looking at the OCZ Throttle? Seems that even to use the eSATA you have to have the USB plugged in for power, unless it's a powered eSATA (?) port.

Yes I am. I would also get an eSATA port.

Looks like it's probably pointless until more PC's have eSATA ports as standard. Nice though.