http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/expressbox4.1u.announced/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/magma-pciexpansion-13.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magma has launched the ExpressBox4-1U, a 4-slot 8X PCI Express expansion unit in a 1U form factor. The ExpressBox4-1U has bandwidth ratings of 2GB/sec in both transmit and receive modes. It offers plug-and-play installation and supports hot-swapping, daisy chaining and power-up control by the host computer. Four available slots can be used for connecting x1, x4, x8 and x16 PCI Express cards.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/expressbox4.1u.announced/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/12/gigabit.network.cards/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/sonnetnetworkcardstory.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies has introduced two new network cards the Presto Gigabit PCIe Server and the Presto Gigabit PCI-X Sever. The new network cards add two gigabit ethernet ports to any compatible computer, and offer enhanced network performance through support for jumbo packet transfers. They also improve reliability with transparent failover protection in case a cable gets disconnected. Presto Gig... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/12/gigabit.network.cards/ Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/magma.ships.expressbox4/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/magma.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magma this week announced the immediate availability of ExpressBox4, an external PCI-Express Expansion box for desktop or laptop computers. Offering users four hot-swappable, full-size PCI Express expansion slots, the Expressbox4 connects to desktop machines via an existing x8 PCI Express slot, or to laptops via an ExpressCard slot. The ExpressBox4 ships with its own 400W power-supply, and is avai... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/magma.ships.expressbox4/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/08/fusion.raid.expander/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/8-fusionexpander-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies on Thursday debuted the Fusion RAID Expander, which provides a simple solution for connecting up to seven Sonnet Fusion SATA RAID desktop or rackmount storage systems to a single computer for faster performance as well as access to up to 56 terabytes (TB) of protected storage. The Fusion RAID Expander extends a computer's PCI Express (PCIe) bus outside of the box and provides s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/08/fusion.raid.expander/ Thu, 08 May 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/08/sonnet.gigabit.adapters/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/8-sonnet-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet has released three new Gigabit networking products for both older and new Macs: Presto Gigabit Pro PCI network adapter card, the Presto Gigabit PCIe Pro PCI Express network adapter card, and the Presto Gigabit Ethernet Pro ExpressCard/34 network adapter card. These Sonnet Gigabit Ethernet cards expand or add Gigabit Ethernet connectivity in any compatible computer, and offer enhanced perfor... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/08/sonnet.gigabit.adapters/ Thu, 08 May 2008 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/06/4.channel.sas.raid.card/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/5-highpoint-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HighPoint has released the RocketRAID 2640X4, a four-channel PCI-Express x4 SAS RAID controller that supports RAID levels (0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD). The company claims the new SAS RAID controller offers a new level of flexibility, performance and reliability at an affordable price. The RocketRAID 2640X4 PCI-Express x4 bus speed delivers "true SAS performance" that is 2X the throughput speed of SATA b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/06/4.channel.sas.raid.card/ Tue, 06 May 2008 06:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/geforce.8800gt/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/10-8800gt-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The long-awaited NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT upgrade for Mac Pros has been released. The graphics card features 512MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory, uses the PCI Express interface, and includes two dual-link DVI ports, and is capable of driving up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays. It requires a Mac Pro (bus speed 1.33GHz) with PCI-Express. The card is priced at $280 and can be purchased as a standal... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/15/geforce.8800gt/ Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/20/sonnet.presto.for.mac.pro/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/20-presto-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet today unveiled the Presto Gigabit PCIe Basic, a PCI Express-based Gigabit Ethernet card for the Mac Pro and late model G5 towers. The adaptor provides users with one full- and half- duplex capable 1000/100/10BaseT port, featuring auto-negotiation. The card includes a low profile mounting bracket for installation in a low-profile PC, and requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later. The Presto Gi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/20/sonnet.presto.for.mac.pro/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/16/magmas.expressbox7/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/16-magma-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magma on Wednesday announced ExpressBox7, an external PCI Express expansion product for for desktop computers. ExpressBox7 provides an easy solution for attaching up to seven PCI Express cards to a desktop or server through a x8 PCI Express slot, which is available on most new PC desktop/servers and the Apple MacPro. The Magma Expressbox7 is a PCI Express-to-PCI Express Expansion chassis system fo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/16/magmas.expressbox7/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:20:00 GMT