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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek
You should be able to use any eSATA drive.
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Quick word of warning, all eSata may work but not all setups are made equal.
What I did was scan the end of the thread on digital home to find a setup that was tested by someone else. It has word flawlessly for 4 months now.
Just google "digital home gateway external hard drive"
My setup is a Vantec USB 2.0 esata and WD Red 2GB. I find that plenty, but yes WD just released their single 6GB Red drive if you want max storage in simple form factor.
Also I made sure to order exact specs and model numbers recommended. Looks like the Vantec usb 3.0 has issues and 2.0 does not. Also WD Green drives have issues.
Anyways total cost was about $130 with shipping.
EDIT:
My exact setup. I just plugged it in formatted and worked.
Vantec Nexstar CX 3.5in SATA to USB 2.0 and eSATA External Hard Drive Enclosure
Western Digital WD AV-GP 2TB 64MB SATA 3.5in Internal Hard Drive OEM