[RndTbl] eSATA

I am considering adding eSATA and external toasters to my Mac Pro, in order to maximize swapability but maintain speed. I am thinking of making my next machine entirely eSATA / toasters, with no internal drives.

Is there any major downside to doing this? I am assuming that I can hot swap on any *nix system (aside from the boot drive) and that the speed will be only minimally slower than internal SATA, and still faster than my drives. I am assuming that the drives will run quietly and cool in toasters, and that my cat won't chew the cables.

Am I missing any obvious problems here?

Dan Martin GP Hospital Practitioner Computer Scientist ummar143@shaw.ca (204) 831-1746 answering machine always on