Talk:ESATAp/Archive 1

Having recently investigated esata/usb ports, I think this is the basic information that should be included in the article to make it clearer and more specific (note that this info needs to be verifified as I am no expert):

Types of esata/usb combo ports

There are two types of combination esat/usb ports:

1) 5v power type, used mainly on portable computers and suitable for external 2.5" and smaller HDDs

2) 5v plus 12v power type used mainly on desktops and suitable for all external HDD, including 3.5"

Connections to esata/usb combo ports

1) a standard esata plug to provide a standard esata interface which has no power

2) a standard usb plug to provide a standard usb interface which has power

3) a power over esata plug to provide a standard esata interface. The plug also has contacts to mate with the usb power contacts and provide power to the external HDD.

Note that it is not physically possible to plug in an esata and usb plug at the same time. Neither is it possible to use the esata and usb interfaces at the same time (assuming a suitable dual connector were provide)

Link to specific info on esat/usb combo ports

http://www.addonics.com/emerging_technologies/euhp.asp

CPES (talk) 11:40, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Merge ESATA/USB and eSATAp

 Done Merge ESATA/USB and eSATAp seem to be two different names for exactly the same technology, and so should clearly be merged. Pol098 (talk) 11:10, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

'merge' both articles ARE the same connector, redundancy smells like capitalism — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mirddes (talk • contribs) 09:53, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Merge Having this as two separate articles is confusing and unnecessary since they both describe the exact same interface. There is a ridiculous amount of redundant information between the two. Opticron (talk) 12:58, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

I'm doing the merge right now... mabdul 16:21, 2 October 2011 (UTC)