Addonics Brings Out Port Multiplier to Connect 5 eSATA Devices to Computer

Addonics Technologies, Inc. announced the Port Multiplier (PM) Ultra.

It will connect five eSATA storage devices to any computer via a single eSATA or USB 3.0 port.

The five external HDDs attached to the PM Ultra can be configured as RAID 0/1/5/10, combined as one large volume, or appear as five individual drives. You can also connect five SATA optical drives, such as DVD-RRW or Blu-ray drives, to your system via the eSATA connection and do simultaneous recording.

By attaching multiple Addonics RAID towers, you can build a large storage farm in excess of 100TB. The storage devices that are attached to the PM Ultra are shareable on any LAN by attaching to the Addonics NAS 4.0 adapter.

RAID configuration is set via dip switches on the back of the unit or via the included software utility. The drive and PM status are visually monitored by LEDs on the front and back or via the bundled monitoring software.

If a drive failure or RAID error occurs, users are notified via an audio alert or via email to an SMTP account. The hot swap capability of the PM Ultra also allows external HDDs to be conveniently attached or removed on-the-fly without restarting the system.

The PM Ultra is constructed in a gauge metal housing with ventilation on the side for heat dissipation. The PM Ultra can be easily installed in various computing environments.

The MSRP for the PM Ultra is $119.