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SeriTek/SpyderHUB
Brings eSATA Disks to MacBook Air
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -
April 14, 2008 - FirmTek, LLC today nnounced the SeriTek/SpyderHUB at
NAB 2008.
This ultra small, 4 ounce
USB /
Firewire hub enables
MacBook Air and other notebooks to connect to and boot from external eSATA
hard disks.
The SeriTek/SpyderHUB supports
JBOD,
RAID 0 and SPAN
(concatenate) formats. The RAID 0 setting includes the capability to create a
striped RAID set while SPAN allows 2
SATA
hard drives to be
combined into one large volume. Users can create a hardware RAID and partition
it with the "Master Boot Record" format to provide compatibility with
both Mac OS X and Windows platforms.
...FirmTek profile
1.8" Storage Drives Report
Editor:- March 10, 2008 - STORAGEsearch.com
published a new article and directory of 1.8" Storage Drives.
The battle for supremacy in the 1.8" storage drive form factor, between
hard disks and
flash SSDs is
reminiscent of the 30 year war between Intel
and AMD over which processor would be
designed into PCs, notebooks and servers. Currently 21 oems actively market 1.8"
drives. ...read the
article
Fantom's New eSATA+USB Desktop MegaDisk
TORRANCE,
CA - February 20, 2008 - Fantom Drives today announces its new G-Force
MegaDisk eSATA + USB external storage systems.
Now available in
1TB ($319.95), 1.5TB ($459.95) and 2TB ($649.95) capacities , the MegaDisk
storage system includes both
eSATA (300MB/S) and
USB 2.0 (60MB/S )interfaces
and also includes NTI
Shadow Backup. Fantom Drives' new offering has
RAID built in and is
housed in a desktop aluminum enclosure.
...Fantom Drives profile,
Firewire Storage
Sans Digital Introduces 3.5"
InstaRAID
Santa Fe
Springs, CA - February 15, 2008 - Sans Digital today introduced the
InstaRAID IR12TB - a a 3.5" SATA hard drive module which houses 2
internal 2.5" drives with RAID support.
The
IR12TB has a
built-in hardware RAID engine to support RAID 1 (mirroring) and RAID 0
(stripping) allowing data redundancy or performance increase, while only
occupying the space of a single 3.5" hard drive.
...Sans Digital
profile, Storage Boxes
Editor's
comments:- the idea is not entirely new. A few years ago
Adtron used to market
the
I35MB
Diskpak which included 2x PATA mirrored disks.
Goodbye to the Power Cable for eSATA
BEAVERTON,
Ore - January 14, 2008 - SATA-IO today announced its Power Over eSATA
initiative.
The new specification will provide power to
external SATA (eSATA)
devices without the need for a separate power connection. Led by the
organization's Cable and Connector group, the specification is targeted for
completion in the second half of 2008. ...SATA-IO,
storage ORGs
Samsung Launches Coolest Terabyte Hard
Drive
SEOUL, South
Korea - January 3, 2008 - Samsung announced today its new F1 RAID Class
3.5" SATA hard drive featuring 1TB of capacity.
Offering the
world's highest recording density using only 3 platters and running at 7,200
RPM, the F1R drive is designed for demanding applications such as database,
email servers and web servers.
The Spinpoint F1R specs an MTBF of 1.2 million hours and offers
enterprise class features such as command completion time limit, and
vibration tolerance. It features a 16 or 32MB cache, a
SATA interface,
175MB/s maximum media transfer rate, and NCQ.
Samsung claims the F1R
is the coolest operating 1TB
hard drive in its class
with an average of 6.7 watts in idle mode and an average of 7.2 watts in random
seek mode. It will ship this quarter.
...Samsung profile
Aristos Logic Samples Multi Interface
RAID Chip
Foothill
Ranch, California - October 15, 2007 - Aristos Logic announced today
availability of the AL3450 UltraSlice-MPx - 3rd generation RAID storage
processor chip.
The AL3450 integrates the multi-processor RSP
engine, 3Gb/s
SAS and 4Gb/s
Fibre Channel host and
disk interfaces and a PCI-X interface on a single chip. Developed in
response to some of the fastest growing segments of the market such as blade
servers, the AL3450 features enterprise class performance and reliability while
delivering low power consumption in a small footprint. It is available
immediately in sample quantities to Aristos Logic's OEM partners.
...Aristos Logic
profile, storage chips,
RAID controllers
Formation Launches 320GB 3.5" SATA
ToughDisk
MOORESTOWN, NJ -
September 12, 2007 - Formation, Inc. announced today introduction of
its ToughDisk 3500 SATA 320GB 3.3" rugged hard disk.
ToughDisk
is a rugged data storage solution used by all branches of the US military and
many commercial organizations because of its ability to perform
reliably in
temperature, altitude, shock, vibration, humidity, and dust conditions that
would destroy conventional hard
disks, at a fraction of the cost of
solid-state storage.
"The TD3500 SATA can be used with high-end
SAS controllers as
well as any of the ubiquitous embedded
SATA ports" says
Sam Carswell, Formation's chief technology officer. "They provide the
performance of SAS enterprise-class disks without the heat and mechanical
limitations of those 15K RPM disks. Using the same principle that gives
dual-core processors high performance with fewer watts of power dissipation,
this 3.5" SATA disk contains 4x 2.5" inch platters bonded together
with RAID. The independent
actuator arms and read/write heads double the media transfer rate normally
available from rugged disks."
...Formation profile,
Military Storage
Adaptec Announces eSATA Adapter for PCI
Express
MILPITAS,
CA - September 5, 2007 - Adaptec, Inc. today announced the availability
of a new 2 port SATA controller for PCIe.
The Adaptec 1225SA
RAID controller
installs in any available PCIe slot, and offers two external
SATA ports with
speeds up to 3Gbps using 2 meters cable length. The card is equipped with
Adaptec Storage Manager software for ease of use and improved management, and
offers RAID levels 0, 1, JBOD and eSATA hot-swap compatibility, enabling users
to easily move drives or volumes from one system to another. MSRP is $75.
...Adaptec profile
Toshiba Announces 320G 2.5" SATA
Drives
IRVINE,
Calif - August 20, 2007 - Toshiba today announced the world's first
320G 2.5-inch hard disk drive.
The new drives spin at 5,400 RPM
and feature capacity points from 80G to 320G. The company also announced a
7,200 RPM family of 2.5" products offering up to 200GB capacity. All
support the SATA
interface at a 3.0 Gbps data transfer rate, and free-fall sensor options are
available on select models. ...Toshiba
profile, hard disks.
2.5" solid state disks
Aleratec Launches SATA Blu-ray Duplicator
CHATSWORTH,
Calif - June 25, 2007 - Aleratec announced today its new 1:3 Copy
Cruiser BLU, an all SATA Blu-ray duplicator.
The 1:3 Copy Cruiser
BLU will be launched with an introductory mail-in rebate through July 31 for 20
Aleratec duplicator grade Blu-ray BD-R Blu-ray blank discs FREE with purchase (a
$360 value). The 1:3 Copy Cruiser BLU incorporates 3
SATA Blu-ray drives
that can simultaneously produce up to 3 Blu-ray, DVD or CD copies or recordings.
The 1:3 Copy Cruiser BLU has an eSATA connection to your computer for the most
stable duplicating process.
For those that do not have an eSATA port
on their computer, a dual channel eSATA host adapter is included FREE with
purchase. ...Aleratec
profile, Blu-ray / CD /
DVD duplicators
MicroNet Smashes eSATA Disk Array Capacity
Barrier
TORRANCE,
CA - June 5, 2007 - MicroNet Technology today introduced the Platinum
RAID Pro. |
With upto 5
terabytes (price $4,499) it combines the highest capacity of any
eSATA disk array on
the market and requires no drivers to be installed.
The unit is
factory-configured for RAID 5 so users can simply plug it in and immediately
enjoy the benefits of parity RAID data protection.
The capacity
breakthrough achieved by MicroNet is the result of design innovations in the
host bus adapter and RAID
controller to eliminate the 2 terabyte volume size limitation that restricts
the available capacity of alternative eSATA-based disk arrays. |
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take advantage of this host computers must be running a modern operating
system, including Windows Server 2003 and above, Windows Vista, recent Linux
releases and Mac OS X, that is not burdened with older ATA address limitations.
...MicroNet profile,
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Nibble:-
Re: Serial ATA
Serial ATA is a storage interface
specification for the next-generation computing platform. This interface is used
to connect storage devices, such as hard disc drives, DVDs and CD-R/Ws, to the
motherboard and is the replacement for today's Parallel ATA physical storage
interface.
Serial ATA technology will allow for platform cost reductions and
performance improvements while supporting a seamless transition from Parallel
ATA technology. Serial ATA will supply storage interface headroom for many
generations to come, beginning with 1.5 Gbps, and scalable to 2x, 4x and beyond.
Serial ATA is a drop-in solution that is compatible with existing ATA
software drivers and will run on standard operating systems without
modification. It will provide for systems that are easier to design, with
narrower cables that are simple to route and install, smaller cable connectors,
improved silicon design, and lower voltages, which alleviate current design
constraints in Parallel ATA. Configuration of Serial ATA devices will be much
simpler, with many of today's requirements for jumpers and settings no longer
needed.
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Serial Attached SCSI - Delivering Flexibility to the
Data Center - article by LSI Logic and Maxtor
If you think
you already know SAS because you know SATA and traditional SCSI then think
again. Sometimes disruptive technologies wear an unassuming disguise. In
fiction, Clark Kent, Frodo Baggins and Buffy Summers at first seem harmless, but
we see them change into Superman, the Ring Bearer and the Slayer.
SAS
too comes cloaked in plain garb - with a physical layer which looks a lot like
SATA. But like the Incredible Hulk there are muscles rippling under that shirt -
and you would be wrong to dismiss SAS so lightly. There's a lot more inside this
interface than it says on the box as this informative article reveals. ...read the article,
...LSI Logic profile,
...Maxtor profile,
Serial Attached SCSI | |
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