Highpoint put on the CES, are best consumentenbeentje for. The company showed pci expresscards for usb 3.0 ports, and had, moreover, a plug-in card to see which four sata devices together with caching ssds.
The RocketRaid 2720 is a pci-express-x4-insteekkaartje with a single sas output. A special sata cable with four sata connectors can have just as many sata-600 devices to control. A user may be any desired combination to configure, but thanks to the caching feature of the 2720 is a combination of ssds and hard disks are the most interesting. In this way, the ssd performance will be combined with the storage capacity of a hard drive. Interesting detail on the map is the support of raid on the ssd’s: as multiple small ssds to be used for the caching to optimize performance.
For systems without usb 3.0 connectivity showed Highpoint are new RocketRaidU 1142-cards. This pci-express add-in cards are provided with a usb controller for each port, so the maximum throughput to guarantee. The A-version is equipped with two external usb 3.0 ports, while the AM-version is also an internal header. The latter is with a breakoutbox for the frontpanel of a housing and a RocketStar supplied, while the first only with a RocketStar is provided. The RocketStar is an external docking station for two 3.5″- or 2.5″drives in raid can be addressed.
