Delock 2.5in External Enclosure w/Power over eSATA Review
Posted on by Thomas De Maesschalck
The design is pretty standard, aside from the obvious eSATA port there is an additional USB port and external power port. Since I haven't upgraded to the latest and greatest I7 chip and board yet I don't have a powered eSATA port. Chances are most regular consumers haven't either, therefore in order to take advantage of the eSATA capabilities; I needed to plug in a USB cable to provide power. . .
Link: BCC Hardware
You do NOT need a USB cable. This is the new eSATAp (Power over eSATA) or eSATA + USB combo port. Many new notebook now have this port Ref: http://esatap.sg