Sonnet Bootable 6Gb eSATA Controller Cards ($80)

Sonnet Technologies, Inc.
introduced its first SATA Revision 3.0 host controller cards – Tempo SATA 6Gb/s PCIe
2.0 for
desktop computers, and Tempo SATA 6Gb/s
ExpressCard/34
and Tempo edge SATA 6Gb/s
ExpressCard/34
for notebook computers.

  

Tempo SATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0

These new additions to Sonnet’s selection of PCI Express (PCIe) and
ExpressCard/34 adapters offer bootability, and deliver performance,
especially when used with storage products equipped with the SATA 6Gb/s
interface, yet offer backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SATA devices.

SATA Revision 3.0 offers a 6Gb/s transfer rate, twice that of the
previous version. It is suited for use with SSDs, which can saturate a
3Gb/s host controller interface. Tempo SATA 6Gb/s cards are compatible
with SSDs, standard hard disk drives, and optical drives with an eSATA
interface. These Sonnet host controller cards can support up to four
drives per port to enclosures equipped with integrated hardware RAID
controllers.

All three host controllers support booting from external drives, in most
current configurations and are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 and later,
Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

These Sonnet cards are compliant with the Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI) industry standard, and deliver a plug-and-play
experience with no software installation required.

TheTempo SATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 desktop computer card features two eSATA
ports, a PCIe 2.0 interface for performance, and Sonnet-exclusive
locking eSATA connectors for secure data cable connections.

Tempo SATA 6Gb/s ExpressCard/34 features two eSATA ports, while the
Tempo edge SATA 6Gb/s ExpressCard/34 features a single eSATA port and
super slim design. Both adapters plug into a notebook computers’
ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot.

All three cards are available. Tempo SATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 (part number
TSATAIII-E2-E2), Tempo SATA 6Gb/s ExpressCard/34 (part number
TSATAIII-E2-E34) and Tempo Edge SATA 6Gb/s ExpressCard/34 (part number
TSATAIII-E1-E34) have a suggested retail price of USD $79.95 each.