Re: [Hampshire] Firewire external HDD

> Added advantage: you can get enclosures for SATA drives which provide
> an external SATA connection an addition to USB/FireWire (e.g. IcyBox).
> Newer motherboards likewise may have SATA ports on the rear panel (and
> even if they don't, all you'd have to do is poke a cable out
> somewhere).
>
> That way you get the speed of an internal drive, but with an external
> enclosure, just like the good old days of SCSI...

Unfortunately my motherboard is not new enough to have SATA. I'll wait
to see when work will send me to the US before buying.