External SATA Connector...worth it or not?

[seligman]

I'm having a tough time deciding on an AM2 motherboard. I'm not a gamer or overclocker. I just want a reliable mobo.

I've seen some boards (Asus) which have external SATA connectors. Will this be a good thing to have?

One thing I need for sure is an external firewire port. External SATA or not, I'm open to mobo suggestions.

 

[babaghan]

Isn't eSATA primarily intended for external storage? I stand to be corrected. Get a MOBO with eSATA connectors if you want external SATA HDDs.

 

[nh484000]

I think (correct me if im wrong) that eSATA will soon be the newer USB.

 

[seligman]

> I think (correct me if im wrong) that eSATA will soon be the newer USB.

Do you know how soon this might happen? Are we talking a few years downstream?

Years ago, I bought into the hype that Zip Drives would be the thing of the future. If external SATA follows this same path, I'd be wasting my money getting a mobo with an eSATA port.

 

[babaghan]

I read somewhere - can't remember where - that USB and eSATA are intended to be complimentary. One isn't supposed to replace the other. Now where did I read that article...