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billygoat333
09-11-2009, 01:58 AM
...make eSATA or Firewire thumb drives? or do they? seems like a good idea seeing as how the size of Flash memory drives has increased a whole lot lately, and USB is not the fastest for sure.
OvRiDe
09-11-2009, 03:18 AM
Well at least one company does.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/flash_drives/ocz_throttle_esata_flash_drive
Zephik
09-11-2009, 04:15 AM
Kanguru makes Firewire Flash Drives. They even make Flash Drives with both USB and eSATA heads, one on each end of the stick.
billygoat333
09-11-2009, 05:11 AM
good to know that someone is taking advantage of these faster connections +rep :)

EDIT: I apparently need to spread some more rep lovin around first zephik, sorry :P
x88x
09-11-2009, 08:38 AM
Yup. Kangaroo, OCZ, and RiData all make dual eSATA/USB drives. The only problem is that since the eSATA bus doesn't carry power, they have to be plugged into both simultaneously (only power lines are connected on USB, not the data line).
Luke122
09-11-2009, 12:05 PM
Firewire doesnt carry power either IIRC. You'd either need an external power brick/cord for them, or a USB line also, just for power. (if 5v was enough..)
Collinstheclown
09-11-2009, 06:23 PM
It does put out power, but I forget what exactly. I pretty sure it's alot more then USB. At least the larger "6-pin" version does.




-CollinstheClown
crenn
09-11-2009, 10:45 PM
There are powered eSATA ports (eSATA and USB combo ports) that can provide power to the eSATA thumb drives that support it.
FuzzyPlushroom
09-12-2009, 01:30 AM
Six-pin FireWire can put out more power than USB (Wikipedia says up to 60w in theory, 10 to 20 in practice, versus 2.5w from USB). Four-pin (Sony ILink, etc., as used on many laptops) can't supply power and requires a separate power source.
x88x
09-12-2009, 02:02 AM
Interesting. I've never actually seen a firewire device that depended on the bus for power.
FuzzyPlushroom
09-12-2009, 03:04 AM
Interesting. I've never actually seen a firewire device that depended on the bus for power.

The only one I can think of is my first-gen iPod (5GB), and I don't have a six-pin-to-six-pin FW cable to ensure that's the case. (It was free, used, beat-up, and I've never been able to test it.)

I suspect most devices have their own power sources so they can use a four-pin cable compatible with Sony/Dell/etc. laptops.
progbuddy
09-12-2009, 06:12 PM
The only one I can think of is my first-gen iPod (5GB), and I don't have a six-pin-to-six-pin FW cable to ensure that's the case. (It was free, used, beat-up, and I've never been able to test it.)

I suspect most devices have their own power sources so they can use a four-pin cable compatible with Sony/Dell/etc. laptops.

I had the same iPod Mini that charged on FireWire. I have the brick to prove it :P