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08-19-2008, 03:31 PM
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Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
Some Studio 15's are now shipping with an eSATA port and are being classfied as model 1536.
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08-20-2008, 03:41 AM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
I was under the impression that the 1536 was the model number reserved for the AMD variant of the Studio series.
I've had a S15 for around 5 weeks now with an eSATA port. BIOS shows 1535, along with all documentation.
I'm based in the UK. Hope this is of some use.
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08-20-2008, 04:40 AM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
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Originally Posted by Jonnyx
I was under the impression that the 1536 was the model number reserved for the AMD variant of the Studio series.
I've had a S15 for around 5 weeks now with an eSATA port. BIOS shows 1535, along with all documentation.
I'm based in the UK. Hope this is of some use.
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Yes, the manual does say that 1536 will have eSATA port and also that 1536 is for AMD variant but even my 1 month old 1535 has one e-SATA port (checked only visually though)
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08-20-2008, 12:49 PM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
A few weeks ago I looked at the 1535 manual because the pic shows what looks like an eSATA port, but manual says it's a powered USB. So I got excited when I looked again and saw the 1536.
Wonder when they'll be offering the AMD version or if it might be only available in certain markets.
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08-21-2008, 02:47 AM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
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Originally Posted by Jonnyx
I was under the impression that the 1536 was the model number reserved for the AMD variant of the Studio series.
I've had a S15 for around 5 weeks now with an eSATA port. BIOS shows 1535, along with all documentation.
I'm based in the UK. Hope this is of some use.
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My S1535 has a e-sata port too.. I'm not too happy with it because I don't have anything that goes with that port. So I actually lost a usb-port instead 
PS I live in Belgium if you want to know |
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08-21-2008, 09:10 AM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
Mine has what looks like an eSATA port on the left-hand side, but it functions as a USB port (it's the upper of the two stacked USB ports). I didn't even realize it did not look like a USB port until I read this thread; I've had my mouse plugged into it. I did notice that the fit is tighter than on the three other USB ports.
Apparently, there is such a thing as a combo USB2/eSATA port; maybe this is one. But I don't have an eSATA drive to test it. Anyone?
I'm in the USA, FWIW.
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08-21-2008, 09:11 PM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
This may be a really stupid question, but what exactly is an eSATA port? What do you use it for?
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08-21-2008, 09:46 PM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
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Originally Posted by StrawberryCrush
This may be a really stupid question, but what exactly is an eSATA port? What do you use it for?
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It is for external hard drive connections and it faster than USB since it is a SATA connection, just on the outside.
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08-21-2008, 09:46 PM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
eSATA port is for high speed data transfer. It's much faster than USB 2.0.
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08-21-2008, 09:47 PM
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Re: Does your Studi 15 have and eSATA port?
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Originally Posted by gryffin53
My S1535 has a e-sata port too.. I'm not too happy with it because I don't have anything that goes with that port. So I actually lost a usb-port instead
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You didn't lose a USB port, it is actually a USB + eSATA port.
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