Thread: HighPoint unveils a daughter card SATA 6 Gb / s

HighPoint Rocket announced today its 600. Behind the inspired name, there is a daughter card offering Serial ATA to 6 Gb / s. It connects to the system via a PCI Express 2.0 x1 is a maximum throughput of 500MB / s. The Rocket 600 is AHCI compatible, supports NCQ and hot plug.

It operates a Marvell controller, probably the now famous 88SE9123. Two versions are offered, the Rocket 620 with two SATA ports and the Rocket 622 with two eSATA. They will be available at the end to respective rates of $ 69.99 (55 €) and $ 79.99 (65 €). The arrival controller card SATA 6 Gb / s is expected to expedite the landing of the new standard. We hope to see happen, however, solutions PCIe x4 (with another chip Marvell) and versions available...