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External Serial ATA (eSATA) is an enhanced storage interface. The initial SATA was designed as an internal or inside-the-box interface technology. With eSATA, customers can utilize shielded cable lengths up to 2 meters outside the PC to take advantage of the benefits the SATA interface brings to storage. eSATA provides more performance than existing solutions and is hot pluggable. , bringing improved performance and new features to internal PC or consumer storage.

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eSATA: External Serial ATA