IOGEAR Offers New SATA Products

By DE Editors

With IOGEAR‘s (Irvine, CA) new Serial ATA (SATA) and External SATA (eSATA) family, including PCI and PCI-Express card adapters, enclosures, and cables, internal and external adapters facilitate feature-rich data transfers at speeds up to 3 Gbps, as much as six times faster than USB 2.0.

The SATA PCI and PCI-Express solutions also add RAID (redundant array of independent disks) capabilities to existing laptops and desktops, enabling data backup and transfer performance increases unavailable with other connections.

IOGEAR’s new eSATA family includes the RAID5 eSATA 3 Gbps External 2-port PCI-Express Card (GICe702S3R5W6: MSRP $46.99). It facilitates data transfer rates at 3 Gbps and provides connectivity to external devices such as hard, CD and DVD drives. By supporting RAID 5, 0, 1, and 10 configurations, users can increase their computer operating performance and automatically backup their data.

IOGEAR’s RAID5 eSATA 1.5 Gbps External 4-port PCI Card (GIC704SR5W6: MSRP $69.99) adds four first-generation eSATA ports to desktop computers, enabling data transfers at 1.5 Gbps and adding RAID 5, 0, 1, and 10 capabilities.

IOGEAR’s SATA family consists of the eSATA 1.5 Gbps 1Internal + 1External Low-Profile PCI Card (GIC711SW6: MSRP $37.99), eSATA 3 Gbps 1-Internal and 1-External Port Low-Profile PCI Express Host Card (GICe711S3W6: MSRP $46.99) and SATA 3 Gbps Internal 2 Port Low-Profile PCI-Express Card (GICe720S3W6: MSRP $46.99), enabling users to support mobile storage accessories and internal SATA devices, such as CD-ROMs, CD-RWs, and DVD-ROMs.

IOGEAR also offers the 2.5-in. eSATA 3 Gbps / USB 2.0 Combo ION Drive Enclosure (GHE7125S3W6: MSRP $39.95) to convert internal SATA disk drives into external USB 2.0 or eSATA hard drives. A variety of SATA and eSATA cables are inlcuded, supporting speeds between 1.5-3 Gbps and ranging in length from 1-2 meters.

For further information on its connectivity solutions, visit IOGEAR.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.