e put up with too many cables. There are at least four different kinds of USB plugs, two kinds of FireWire and like a million different ways to connect something to TV or monitor. Modern gadget life can be kind of retarded in this way.

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The NewerTech eSATA Extender Cable offers Mac Pro owners the ability to utilize the two unused internal SATA ports on the motherboard and add two external accessible SATA ports. —ibid.

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Part of the SATA I/O standard, eSATA isn't just internal Serial ATA slapped into an external box, but also defines the interconnect, signaling requirements and user features such as shielded cables and hot plug connections.

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