Reportedly, the
Throttle eSATA Flash Drive can reach 90MB/s while reading and 30MB/s while
writing, which is comfortably above what USB 2.0 can achieve. (The theoretical
maximum for USB 2.0 devices is 480Mbps, or 60MB/s.) Whether the Throttle eSATA
can actually reach those speeds in day-to-day use is another story, though,
since OCZ only mentions maximum speeds. Expect Throttle eSATA drives to show up
in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB flavors. You should be able to plug these into either a
proper eSATA port or a motherboard's internal SATA port. Users faced with
eSATA-less systems can also use the drive's auxiliary USB connector 'for
ultimate flexibility.'