All we need is 5volt DC in, preferably 2amps minimum. If the drives aren't too power hungry then they should be able to be powered by the eSATAp connector, although I haven't tested that. I will actually ask Rabeeh if he has tested it. I know he has tested eSATA just don't know if it was self powered. If we can't get eSATA to power the drive for whatever reason then a USB port should be possible. A lot of older eSATA cases would require a usb plug for power, if they didn't support eSATAp.
Most of this depends on the draw of the drives. If we want a battery backup solution then we probably want the larger case I posted a link to earlier and then a battery solution that provides two 5volt 2amp outputs. I am pretty sure I saw one on Amazon. Do you guys have the models of drives you plan on using for storage? Time to run some numbers.
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