USB 2 or eSATA PCI card

[Jason Joines]

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From: Michael Hipp <Michael at Hipp.com>
To:
Subject: Re:USB 2 or eSATA PCI card
Date: Wed Nov 01 2006 10:23:40 GMT-0600 (CST)
> Jason Joines wrote:
>>     I need a cheap Linux compatible USB 2 or eSATA PCI card.  eSATA
>> would be preferable but all the cards I've come across are PCI-Express. 
>> I don't need any raid on the card as I intend to use Linux software raid
>> for portability.  I've come across several cheap USB 2 cards but can't
>> tell if they will be usable by the information provided or searching
>> linux-usb.org.
>>
>>     Can anyone recommend anything they are actually using?
>
> I've had great success with StarTech.com USB2 PCI cards. I've used them in 
> several servers. Plug them and they work.
>
> Michael



    Thanks for the tip.  Do you happen to know the difference between
their "4 Port USB 2.0 PCI Card" and their "Value 4 Port USB 2.0 PCI
Card"?  I looked at the specs and couldn't tell but the value card is
less than half the price.


Jason
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