re: ESATA CARD FOR 8 CORE MAC PRO

[Jeremy Garchow]

Sonnet Technologies E4P:

https://sonnettech.com/product/tempo_sata_e4p.html

[Chad Tingle]

Thanks Jeremy….

Chad Tingle
Producer/Editor

[Michael Sacci]

Anyone testing 6GB/s cards and drives?

https://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?cat=10&scat=23&sku=ESAS-R680-000

My system doesn’t have PCI 2.0 so I don’t think I can move up. I do have the E4P and it has be great but RAID 0 is what I have to use. Just thinking for down the road.

[Bob Zelin]

I am testing the ATTO R680 RIGHT THIS SECOND (I am taking a break).

The R680 is not eSATA, it’s SAS, like all modern hi end RAID arrays from Maxx, Sonnet, G-Tech, JMR, Cal Digit, etc. And it’s an expensive card. There are no 6 Gig SATA drives – just 6 Gig SAS drives (which are 4 times the cost). When 6 Gig SATA comes out, the world will change for us, and this should be in less than 6 months.

Bob Zelin

[Chad Tingle]

Bob,

does that mean I should hold out and see what happens before I plunk down on a raid?

Chad Tingle
Producer/Editor

[Michael Sacci]

saw a 6GB Sata drive at best buy today, 2TB for $240.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/Seagate+-+Barracuda+XT+2TB+Internal+Serial+ATA+Hard+Drive/9831986.p?id=1218180647376&skuId=9831986&st=seagate&cp=2&lp=14

Also I thought each SAS port can break out into 5 eSata cables. But I guess you would also need a new enclosure with a 6GB backplane (at least that is what I would think)

[Fred Connors jr.]

Simple esata card for Mac Pro, no drivers needed.

Will support 6gb.

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXPCIE6GS2/

Fred

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[Christopher Delaine]

Actually there are 6/gbs drives.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148619

[Jeremy Garchow]

That’s an SAS drive.