MSI will provide a number of its products with an integrated Power eSATA connector. This connector eliminates the need for an extra power connector for eSATA-compatible devices. The eSATA interface lets computer users take full advantage of the faster connection speeds of the SATA interface for external devices. In fact, MSI states that Power eSATA is eight times faster in transferring data than normal USB ports. Before a new standard was announced by the Serial ATA Internal Organization (SATA-IO) in early 2008,