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Originally Posted by OilKiller
Does anyone know if the drive I noted above will work for sure and if the extra cable I noted is needed?
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The drive on Tiger Direct appears not to come with an eSata cable, assuming that their descriptions and photos are correct. All that I can see is a USB one.
Now the big question is the cable. There's a difference between SATA and eSATA, and I honestly can't recall what cable mine had (edit: it was obviously an eSata one, but whether it was M/M, M/F, F/M). I just plugged it in and I was in business. I could check but I won't be home until quite late tonight.
If your heart is set on that drive, I would go ahead and order it as it seems as good as any. An nd then I would take a look at the PVR and HD plugs and go somewhere like Memory Express. The pricing is probably comparable and it'll be easier to take back if you get the wrong one.
Also - and I don't work for them or anything, just thinking of the convenience factor - would be to just get the whole thing at Memory Express or somewhere similar. That way you can just walk in, pick it up, and the friendly geeks there can help you with the cable choice. And I mean "geeks" in a good way.