My Freeagent Pro is run via an eSATA connection. As far as connection speeds go, as far as I know, eSATA transfer speeds vary, as it is dependent on what your computer does with it.

I have read many, many complaints of a slow eSATA transfer rate, many stating that they find it no faster than USB 2.0.

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