Verbatim Store 'n' Go eSATA/USB Combo Portable Hard Drive 500GB 2.0 500GB Black external hard drive

Store 'n' Go eSATA/USB Combo Portable Hard Drive 500GB Verbatim's 2.5" eSATA and USB 2.0 Combo Portable Hard Drive delivers ultra fast data transfer on the go! Data transfer speeds via eSATA are up to 6 times faster than USB 2.0 at up to 3000 MB/second compared to USB 2.0 speed of 480 MB/second (max).

About Powered eSATA
External SATA (or "eSATA") ports can transfer data at very high data rates (up to 3.0 GB/s). However, the original eSATA specification does not provide a power connection through the standard eSATA connector. This is inconvenient for portable external hard drive applications, because it means use of the portable drive requires both a data cable and a separate power cable or AC power adapter to power the drive. Recently many laptop manufacturers have included a combination USB/eSATA connector that can be used in conjunction with a special Powered eSATA Cable to provide a single-cable solution for portable Powered eSATA hard drives, such as your new Verbatim drive.