IRVINE, CA—April 12, 2010—Sonnet Technologies, a leader in storage and professional interface cards for Apple® Mac® desktop and notebook computers, today introduced the latest addition to its line of ExpressCard/34 adapters: the Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34. This eSATA host controller card is so small that it can be left inside a notebook computer’s ExpressCard/34 slot even when not in use. The installed card fits even with side of the the laptop, providing the convenience of a built-in SATA interface. The Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34 delivers the best performance with portable drives with SATA among multiple interface choices.

Sonnet's Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34 provides fast eSATA connectivity through a single external 3Gb/s eSATA port, supporting single drives, and multi-drive enclosures with port multipliers or RAID controllers. Sonnet’s most compact SATA host controller can sustain data transfer speeds of up to 125 MB/sec read and 110 MB/sec write, about twice as fast as FireWire 800 and four times as fast as USB 2.0. The Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34 supports RAID features of Mac OS® X, Windows® 7 (Professional or Ultimate), Windows Vista® (Enterprise or Ultimate), and Windows XP Pro.

Pricing and Availability
Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34 (part number TSATAII-E1P-E34) is available now with the suggested retail price of USD $49.95. For more information on Tempo SATA Edge ExpressCard/34, visit the Sonnet web site at:
<http://www.sonnettech.com/product/temposataedgeexpress34.html>

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