After MSI announced its first motherboards with Power Over eSATA recently, we just had to get a look at one of the compatible cables to get a full grasp of the technology. And as it turns out ...

Just recently, MSI showed off its new upcoming list of eight notebooks and one motherboard sporting the new Power Over eSATA cable specification. It has happily taken claim to the title of ...

Before a new standard was announced by the Serial ATA Internal Organization (SATA-IO) in early 2008, eSATA devices required power from either a USB cable or power adapter. With the new Power Over ...

but – if used with a powered USB-eSATA combo connection – can hook up with a single cable. Of course, if you don't have a Power eSATA port on your laptop you can still use the LaCie drive.

Put simply, the group is hoping to design a specification where power can be passed directly through a Power Over eSATA cable, and yes, they are aiming to "maintain compatibility with the existing ...

All other factors being equal, SATA connections are designed to offer faster data throughput; thinner, more-manageable cables ... implementation of eSATA doesn’t supply power to external ...

Normally eSATA devices need extra power via an adapter or an extra USB cable. This combo port supplies the needed power, so no extra USB cable for power is needed. Power eSATA is 8x faster in ...

but the drive also comes packaged with an eSATA power bracket and an eSATA power cable for easy computer hookups, Bresnick said. The USB connectivity keeps the drive mobile, allowing it to be ...

The drive is also compatible with standard eSATA ports when using the drive’s USB power-sharing cable. While USB is universal, the drive’s potency lies in its eSATA abilities and that means ...

but the other adapter cables are available for $15 to $25 each. The powered eSATA cable is the least expensive, while the FireWire 800 cable is the most expensive on its own. This price difference ...

drives and USB devices with cables up to two meters long. The eSATA USB Hybrid Port (EUHP) also eliminates the external power cable by supplying 5 or 12 volts to eSATAp (eSATA powered) drives (see ...