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My WAG (all points are conjecture): 1) There's only one SATA port on the southbridge. 2) USB-SATA chips are cheaper than SATA port multiplier chips. 3) They
by 0xcde4c3db 10y ago
My WAG (all points are conjecture):
1) There's only one SATA port on the southbridge.
2) USB-SATA chips are cheaper than SATA port multiplier chips.
3) They needed a USB hub anyway for other stuff.
- rasz_pl 10y agoThose Marvel SoCs are build on NAS oriented IP, they have tons of SATA ports onboard.