ESATA and 24" iMac
Hello - Pardon my ignorance, but I am getting ready to purchase two LaCie d2 500 Gb drives, and I would like to know if the iMac can use the eSATA connection.
Thanks in advance...
No. The iMac has USB, Firewire 400 and Firewire 800 ports. There are no external SATA ports.
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