Picked up this (?http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8294008&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat107700050005&id=1172277308372) external drive yesterday to try and hook up to my DVR, but it did not come with an eSATA cable. I've tried Best Buy, Circuit City, Tiger Direct, Intrex and a place called Connnect-It and none of them carry the cables. I know I can get one online, but a big reason why I picked that drive up was so that I wouldn't have to pay for shipping and wait for it to get here. At $169.99 it seemed like a great deal compared to ordering a drive, enclosure, and shipping online, but now i'm not so sure since I have to get a cable too. Any suggestions of where else I can look or know where I can get a better deal on a drive and enclosure? If I have to order the cable online I might as well look to see if I can save a little more money

5/15/2007 2:21:39 PM

why not just use usb until the esata cable arrives?

theres a pc place on s.saunders called PC anything too

5/15/2007 2:29:08 PM

i'm hooking it up to my DVR which has the SATA port activated, but no USB. I'll look into PC anything.

5/15/2007 2:51:23 PM

i wish i was near by i ordered one with my drive but my drive case just happened to come with one so i didn't need it.

5/15/2007 3:23:22 PM

Standard sata cables will work for that. Intrex has a 39" long one for $4.99.

5/15/2007 3:36:06 PM

^^^ By PC anything did you mean Anything PC? Found that using google, but its in Cary not on S Saunders. They only have the standard type A connectors as well.

^^where are you at? If I have to order one online I'll buy yours for like $5 or so plus shipping.

^Standard SATA cables will not work without some kind of converter. I need an eSATA connectors on the ends. Standard SATA Type A connectors are different.

eSATA connector ('i' type):



SATA Type A connector ('L' type)



[Edited on May 15, 2007 at 4:05 PM. Reason : .]

5/15/2007 4:01:57 PM

esata is fucktarded...why the hell they couldn't just use the damned sata connector is beyond me

that said, i have a spare esata cable if anyone's interested

5/15/2007 6:48:12 PM

i think it had something to do with connector strength

5/15/2007 7:07:39 PM

Quote :

"esata is fucktarded...why the hell they couldn't just use the damned sata connector is beyond me"

who knows..the only thing i could think of is if there is some kind of locking mechanism to help keep it from coming out. I'd imagine it would have a greater possiblity of getting pulled than one in a case.

5/15/2007 7:08:56 PM

just get one from http://www.monoprice.com

5/15/2007 9:35:43 PM