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/09/11/10/adapter.designed.for.macs.and.pcs/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/fwsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet on Tuesday introduced the Allegro FireWire 800 PCI Express (PCIe) adapter card. The upgrade features Texas Instruments' XIO2213A FireWire 800 controller, along with three FW ports that support write speeds of up to 70MB/s. Power is provided for bus-powered external drives, audio interfaces, or other equipment, while plug-and-play compatibility automatically supports PCIe 1.1 and 2.0 slots. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/10/adapter.designed.for.macs.and.pcs/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/qio.media.reader.writer.for.on.location.apps/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/quitemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies has announced its Qio professional universal media reader/writer for in-studio or on-location apps. The system features dual P2, SxS and CompactFlash slots, and has the ability to transfer information between two different cards simultaneously. It provides an integrated SATA controller which is based on the companies Tempo SATA E4P SATA card, and enables the four eSATA ports to... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/11/qio.media.reader.writer.for.on.location.apps/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/sonnet.launches.r400p/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/sonnet-R400P-27.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet has released the Fusion R400P, a four-drive RAID SATA rackmount storage system. The system supports RAID 0, 1, and JBOD and arrives in a 1U rackmount enclosure. It is available in configurations from driveless to 6TB and has an eSATA single-cable port. The new unit is based on Sonnet's Fusion R400Q series and can reach speeds of 220MB/sec in a RAID 0 configuration.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/sonnet.launches.r400p/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/sonnet.preps.card.reader/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/sonnetqio.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet at NAB this week is demonstrating the Qio, a unique media card reader/writer that includes a built-in E4P SATA host controller that gives it hooks for external hard drives as well as flash cards. The device has dual P2, SxS and CompactFlash slots. An included adapter supports SD, XF and other card formats. Four eSATA ports are located on the back panel.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/22/sonnet.preps.card.reader/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/sonnet.storage.devices/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/fxxtemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies says it will debut five new products at the NAB Show, Fusion DX800RAID storage system, Fusion F3 RAID storage system, Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34, Pro Dual CompactFlash (CF) Adapter ExpressCard/34, and the Fusion F2 1TB Portable Storage System. The DX800RAID is an eight-drive RAID SATA storage system with a built-in Serial Attatched SCSI (SAS) expander which enables up to 16 ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/04/sonnet.storage.devices/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:00:00 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/08/10/06/sonnet.80211n.pci.card/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/sonnetariapci.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies recently launched its Aria Extreme N PCI 802.11n wireless PCI card for Power Mac G4 and G5 as well as Windows desktop computers. The new product has three 2TX/3RX antennas, and the card is backwards compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g routers and related equipment. It connects to any Windows PC via a PCI or PCI-X card slot and supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 security protocols, whil... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/sonnet.80211n.pci.card/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/02/sonnet.aria.extreme.n.pci/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/2-sonnet-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sonnet Technologies on Thursday unveiled the Aria Extreme N PCI, a new 802.11n PCI/PCI-X card that provides high-speed wireless communication for Powe Mac G4 and G5 computers. Sonnet advertises that the adapter offers twice the range and 2.5 times the speed of a conventional 802.11g card, communicating over three antennas. The Aria Extreme N PCI card is selling for $100, and is available from Sonn... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/02/sonnet.aria.extreme.n.pci/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/26/review.sonnet.ebooks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/reviews/ifrogz/treadz-nano3g_med.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MacNN has reviewed the Treadz for the 3G iPod nano, Sonnet repositioned the Fusion F2 with a new price, and two new eBooks to train users on Garageband. This extra-thick polished silicone case offers good corner protection and covers the basic nano form. Don't let the extra-thick marketing fool you though, it is only 1mm thicker than other cases I tested, which means it's 2mm thick instead of one.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/26/review.sonnet.ebooks/ Mon, 26 May 2008 23:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/11/new.keynote.themes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/amazonmp3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />In brief: There is a stark pricing discrepancy for Australian iPods, iPresentee themes for Keynote have debuted, Sonnet has cut prices on its Fusion line of SATA devices, Aspyr has updated its Game Agent and a Middle East Mac newsletter is now one year old ... There are some substantial differences in iPod pricing between the US and Australia. With the Aussie dollar at 0.92 US, you might expect U... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/11/new.keynote.themes/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT