July 2, 2009
Sonnet Technologies
today announced that it has reduced the price of its Tempo SATA Pro
ExpressCard/34 to $199.95, a reduction of $100. The fastest 2-port
eSATA controller available for ExpressCard slots, the SATA card
supports sustained data throughput of up to 200MB/sec. Unlike most
other eSATA ExpressCard adapters, the Tempo SATA Pro supports 4 GB and
8 GB of RAM in MacBook Pro computers.
"For on-location capture
and editing of video content, media professionals require
high-performance storage systems with enhanced speeds to support large
files and a greater number of video streams," said Robert Farnsworth,
CEO of Sonnet Technologies. "Unfortunately for Mac users, most other
eSATA ExpressCard adapters do not support a MacBook Pro with more than
2GB of RAM. The Tempo SATA Pro is not subject to this limitation. We
have dropped the price on our card to make it more accessible to
MacBook Pro users who demand the higher speed required for mobile
storage applications."
Rob-ART Morgan, Web master and main
"mad-scientist" of barefeats.com, a respected Mac product performance
and review Web site, refers to the Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 as the
"true" SATA ExpressCard. He describes other adapters as "so-called
eSATA ExpressCards" because of their limited data transfer speeds.
Based
on Sonnet's acclaimed Tempo SATA E4P SATA host controller for desktop
computers, the Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 enables users to connect
up to 10 SATA hard drives to any compatible notebook computer with an
ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard/54 slot. The Tempo card is a perfect
match for demanding, high-performance video editing. When used in
combination with storage systems featuring two or more drives, the
Sonnet card delivers significant gains in read and write data transfer
speeds when compared to FireWire 800 and early-generation eSATA
ExpressCard adapters. Combined with the Sonnet Fusion F2, a 1-TB,
portable, rugged, dual 2.5-inch drive storage unit (about the size of
two CD cases), the Tempo SATA Pro achieves transfer rates of up to 190MB/sec.
The Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 is compatible with
MacBook Pro systems running Mac OS 10.4+, as well as with notebooks
running Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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