[Freedombox-discuss] Harddrive + Excito B3

[sandyinchina@gmail.com (Sandy Harris)]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:

> Those are good arguments for using harddrive instead of flash drive, but
> not for requiring it to be inside same box as the computer.
>
> Here are a few arguments for putting the harddrive separate from the
> computer, attached with a USB cable:
>
> ?* Heat easier gets away (less likely need of a noisy fan)
> ?* Wider choice - some want it small, others want RAID...
> ?* You can use same hardware as is actually the aim of the FreedomBox:
> ? ?Cheap Plug devices!

Yes, but if possible e-sata is preferable to USB attachment.
It is faster and, unlike USB, it supports the SATA erase
commands.