| eSATA comparison table | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eSATA | SATA 300 | SATA 150 | PATA 133 |
Firewire 800 (9 pin) |
FireWire 400 (6 pin) |
USB 2.0 | Ultra-320 SCSI | Fibre-Channel | |
| Speed (Mbit/s) | 2400 | 2400 | 1200 | 1063 | 786 | 393 | 480 | 2560 | 16000 |
|
Max cable length (m) |
2 | 1 | 1 | .46 |
4.5 (or more if repeaters are used) |
4.5 (or more if repeaters are used) |
5 (or more if hubs are used) |
12 | 50000 |
| Devices per connector | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 63 | 127 | 16 | 16,777,216 |