They're so close... c'mon put some RAID chip on the dock and let me connect [1..4] RAID 0 hard drives to any sata connection! A boost to any console, media center or older pc without RAID.
[citation][nom]trippoli[/nom]hmmm, that looks suspiciously similar to this:http://www.amazon.com/4BAY-Hard-Dr [...] 888&sr=8-1of which i have 3. they work pretty well.[/citation]
Whoa.
...whoa. Yup. I'd say it's a little more than suspiciously similar... jeez...
ESata has its limits. I only use mine for backups. The drives get hot and there is no effective cooling on those devices. If I need an external drive for anything intensive I sometimes have to resort to a desktop fan to keep things reasonable.