Sonnet Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 Sets New Standard in Mobile Capture/Edit Work
by | Sep 12, 2008 - 12:03:52 PM
Sonnet Technologies new Tempo
SATA Pro ExpressCard/34, is a two-port SATA host controller that delivers the
highest available throughput performance to notebook users. Ideal for video
capture and editing in the field, studio, or office, this newest Tempo SATA
card supports sustained data throughput of up to 200 MB/sec, 140 percent as
fast as Sonnet's standard-performance Tempo SATA card (and other popular
two-port eSATA adapters) for notebook computers. With this exceptional
throughput, the Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 supports more simultaneous video
streams during playback, and enables faster file transfers for content of any
kind.
"As media professionals
increasingly turn to on-location capture and editing of video content, they
require high-performance storage systems with the speed to support larger files
and a greater number of video streams," said Robert Farnsworth, CEO of
Sonnet Technologies. "The Tempo SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 adapter addresses
this demand for speed, setting the new standard for host controller performance
in mobile storage applications."
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
new Tempo card is a perfect match for demanding, high-performance editing
applications. 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, with remarkably higher throughput than FireWire, USB, and
even earlier-generation eSATA ExpressCard adapters.
The Tempo SATA Pro
ExpressCard/34 is compatible with MacBook Pro systems running Mac OS 10.5 and
10.4, as well as with notebooks running Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2. The
Sonnet card will be available in October 2008 at a suggested retail price of
$299.95.
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