http://budley.quatermass.co.uk/2009/10/13/just-a-bit-miffed/ Just another Wizblogs weblog Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:27:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://budley.quatermass.co.uk/2009/10/13/just-a-bit-miffed/comment-page-1/#comment-15 budley Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:27:59 +0000 http://budley.quatermass.co.uk/?p=192#comment-15 Well it looks like they just produce a standard copy of the Silicon Image reference design, just like everybody else. So I could have saved myself 30GBP by buying <a href="http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Lycom-PE-102R5-Dual-eSATA-External-Ports-PCI-E-Host-%28Raid-50110-and-JBOD%29-PC-MAC-Linux" rel="nofollow">a cheap lycom</a> and still not have it work cos the driver isn't updated. I just haven't convinced myself I ought to spend 200+VAT for a 4 port Sonnet card just to drive a SATA Dock. Well it looks like they just produce a standard copy of the Silicon Image reference design, just like everybody else. So I could have saved myself 30GBP by buying a cheap lycom and still not have it work cos the driver isn’t updated.
I just haven’t convinced myself I ought to spend 200+VAT for a 4 port Sonnet card just to drive a SATA Dock.

]]> http://budley.quatermass.co.uk/2009/10/13/just-a-bit-miffed/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Simon Pride Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:14:51 +0000 http://budley.quatermass.co.uk/?p=192#comment-10 LaCie are total crap. Avoid with extreme prejudice. LaCie are total crap. Avoid with extreme prejudice.

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