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/09/10/29/new.pci.cards.deliver.600mb.s.throughput/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/rocket620-622-story-29.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HighPoint is launching a new series of SATA PCI-Express 2.0 cards, the Rocket 600 series. The new cards offer a SATA 6Gb/sec host adapter that will allow single or dual drives to reach 600MB/sec throughput, geared to reach maximum speeds using SSD drives. The cards are backward compatible with PCI-Express 1.0 technology and older SATA 3Gb/sec and 1.5Gb/sec drives. The new PCI cards use the same ca... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/new.pci.cards.deliver.600mb.s.throughput/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/storage.systems.paired.with.host.adapters/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/laciesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ATTO and LaCie have announced a new partnership to deliver enterprise-level storage systems. The collaboration pairs ATTO's ExpressSAS R380 SAS/SATA host adapter with LaCie's 12big Rack Serial, along with the Celerity FC-42ES Fibre Channel host adapter and the 12big Rack Fibre storage system. The combination of products is designed for environments requiring RAID protection or fast transfer speeds... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/storage.systems.paired.with.host.adapters/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/27/sata.revision.30.spec.out/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/wdcaviargreen2tb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) consortium on Tuesday released the Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification, which doubles the transfer speeds of the current SATA II interface to 6Gbps and adds multimedia application support. The SATA 3 specification is backwards compatible with the earlier version and retains its low-power requirements. Other changes include a new Native Command ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/27/sata.revision.30.spec.out/ Wed, 27 May 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/sonnet.dx800raid/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/sonnetsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies has unveiled the DX800RAID, an eight-bay SATA storage system with an integrated Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expander that can be used to connect up to 16 individual eight-drive enclosures to a single RAID controller. The new system supports RAID 5 and RAID 6, protecting against data-loss if one or two drives fail. The company claims read speeds of up to 680MB per second and writ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/sonnet.dx800raid/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/18/toshiba.adds.500gb.drive/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/19-toshiba-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a new 500GB 2.5-inch SATA drive featuring whisper quiet operation. The flagship MK5055GSX offers an 8MB buffer, and a read/write power consumption of 1.4W. Toshiba claims that the improved servo mechanism not only decreases the operational noise, but also increases durability of the hardware. Pricing was not readily available, but Toshiba expects to ship the drive in Ja... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/18/toshiba.adds.500gb.drive/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/22/rocketraid.2680.sas.hba/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/raid2680.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HighPoint Technologies has introduced the RocketRAID 2680 SAS host bus adapter (HBA). The company focused on making an adapter with a small form factor measuring only 3.3 inches long, terminating at the end of the PCIe x4 slot. The company claims RAID 5 performance of up to 561MB per second read and 654MB per second write. The device features 8 SAS/SATA ports and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/22/rocketraid.2680.sas.hba/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/14/caldigit.raid.systems/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/calsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />CalDigit has released the VR two drive RAID system and two new 12TB versions of its HDOne and HDPro lines of RAID storage devices. The VR is two drive RAID array that combines features of the FirewireVR and S2VR Duo, but in a new chassis. Connection options include Firewire 400/800, USB 2.0, and eSATA. RAID 0 and 1 modes are supported, with speeds claimed to reach 200MB per second. Software is pro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/14/caldigit.raid.systems/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/09/mac.raid.controllers.ship/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/rocketraid-2600-09.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />HighPoint has released a series of SAS Connectivity Plus RAID 5 capable PCI-Express controllers. The three new models are the RocketRAID 2644x4, RocketRAID 2640x4 and RocketRAID 2640x1. The 2644x4 connects externally, while the 2640x4 (a four-lane PCI card) and 2640x1 (a one-lane card) offer internal connections and all three connect to both SAS and SATA hard disks. The controllers offer RAID leve... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/09/mac.raid.controllers.ship/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/18/sata.30.specs.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/23-wddrive.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Data on the next version of the SATA connection standard has been unveiled, according to its governing body. The SATA-IO group has announced early specifications for SATA Revision 3.0, which it expects to be finalized by the end of this year. The initial specs relate to the physical portion of the interface, which should double transfers speeds compared to current SATA II links, with a peak of 6... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/18/sata.30.specs.released/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/15/ocz.core.series.v2/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/14-ocz-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sunnyvale-based OCZ on Thursday unveiled new Core Series V2 SATA II 2.5-inch SSD drives, offering users speedy 170 megabyte-per-second read and 98 megabyte-per-second write times, with much larger sizes. The drives represent a continued effort for OCZ to push down the prices of SSDs for mainstream users. While OCZ declines to supply exact prices from its release, it says that the new Core Series V... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/15/ocz.core.series.v2/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:25:00 GMT