Professional 2-Port 6Gb/s SATA Solution for Mac & PC Notebooks with ExpressCard Slot
ExpressCard: An ExpressCard is a proprietary printed circuit board that is inserted into a slot to provide additional features to a computer system by way of a computer bus, which transfers information between the peripheral device and the computer's internal hardware. The ExpressCard is the successor of the PC Card, which was originally. After that, it’s preferable to connect a card to a slot that has as at least as many lanes as the card. If you ordered an Apple Afterburner card with your Mac Pro, the card comes installed in slot 5. If you’re installing an Afterburner card, use a PCI Express x16 slot for optimum performance. See the table below for details. Like the PC Card interface that preceded it, the ExpressCard/34 expansion interface is mainly there for users who need some hardware capability that the MacBook Pro lacks, and the MacBook Pro is.
First, it’s narrower: ExpressCard/34 cards are 34mm wide, compared with the 54mm PC Cards. (ExpressCard/54 cards do exist, but they don’t fit in the MacBook Pro.) ExpressCards also require less. Sonnet’s FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 provides you the ability to connect the fastest FireWire® multimedia peripherals to your MacBook Pro or Windows notebook computer with an ExpressCard slot. Do you work with files stored on external hard drives?
Why choose an eSATA Card? If you're planning to connect external storage to your computer, there's a good chance the enclosure will have two or more interfaces from which to choose, including USB, FireWire®, and eSATA. Your computer has USB ports, may have FireWire ports, and maybe even a Thunderbolt™ port, too. So if you can just plug into your computer's existing ports, why consider an eSATA card? Consider the facts that the 6Gb/s eSATA interface offers superior performance to that of FireWire 800, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 interfaces, and Thunderbolt storage systems carry a price premium over eSATA storage systems. Sonnet's Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb ExpressCard/34 card is cost-effective solution for adding two high-performance eSATA ports to your computer so you can take advantage of this speedy interface.
External storage systems with eSATA interfaces offer great flexibility. Single drive enclosures are very handy if you need to back up data or move files from one computer to another. Many storage systems include swappable drive trays, which are perfect for managing daily backups and multiple projects. Some systems, like Sonnet's Fusion™ QR and Fusion F3, feature hardware RAID controllers that manage up to four drives and enable you to create large, protected RAID volumes, yet the systems only require a single cable to connect to this pro eSATA card.Improved Performance
Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb ExpressCard/34 is versatile. Its fast, 6Gb/s eSATA interface is well suited to deal with the increased bandwidth requirements of 6Gb/s SSDs. Built around a second generation 6Gb chipset, it offers greatly improved performance over older 6Gb/s eSATA cards and is capable of transferring files at up to 375 MB/s! More onboard cache enables this Sonnet controller to perform even better in the latest computers, and Sonnet's Echo™ ExpressCard Pro Thunderbolt Adapter.
Key Features
Simple way to add high-speed FireWire ports to any compatible notebook computer
Provides support for the fastest FireWire multimedia peripherals
Express 34 Cards For Macbook
Works in any ExpressCard slot
Plug-and-play simplicity
Supports hot-swappable device connection. Plug in and disconnect peripherals without shutting off your computer
Compatible with Sonnet's Echo ExpressCard/34 Thunderbolt Adapter
Express 34 Cards For Macbook Pro
RoHS compliant
Sonnet's FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 features two 9-pin FireWire 800 ports to satisfy the high-bandwidth demands of video and pro audio applications. Offering plug and play simplicity(1), this card works in ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54 slots, supports all FireWire 800 and FireWire 400(2) peripherals, and features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection with automatic device configuration.
Express 34 Cards For Mac Os
Power your Fusion F2, or FireWire bus-powered drives connected to both ports of your Sonnet FireWire 800 Pro ExpressCard/34 or FireWire/USB ExpressCard/34 adapters with Sonnet's World Travel Power Adapter.