Kano Technologies introduces the X-SPAND PRO SATA II storage system for MAC and PC.Kano Kano Masanobu, c.1434–c.1530, the forerunner of the school, was attached to the shogun Yoshimasa's court. He painted landscapes, birds, and figure pieces, chiefly in ink with occasional touches of pale tints. His work is Japanese in spirit, reflecting the influence of Chinese art in technique and style. Only a few of his works survive. His son, Kano Motonobu, c.1476–1559, was the actual founder of the school and one of the foremost artists of Japan. Technologies adds SATA See Serial ATA. II performance to their portfolio of innovative storage products with the X-SPAND SPAND - Shared Passive Network Performance Discovery PRO, a family of external SATA II See Serial ATA. storage systems with up to 1.6TB of high performance storage. Along with increased throughput, the X-SPAND PRO fully utilizes the potential of next generation SATA II connectivity. "SATA is the next logical step in the evolution of desktop storage. We are proud to introduce the most advanced external SATA desktop storage device using next generation, high performance SATA II technology," says Robert Young, Kano's National Sales Manager. "With the faster 3 Gb/s transfer rates of SATA II, ambitious desktop video storage projects are achieved more efficiently and error-free. The X-SPAND PRO is a welcomed addition to our very popular X-SPAND storage family." The X-SPAND PRO is ideal for use with the Apple G5 G5 - Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs) G5 - Civil Affairs Staff at Corps & Division G5 - Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil Affairs G5 - Generation 5 (PowerPC 970 processor) due to the G5's high-bandwidth system architecture. The X-SPAND PRO desktop towers include two or four next-generation SATA II removable drives as well as supporting SATA II cabling that can be striped as RAID-0 to serve DV, DVCAM Sony's version of the DV (Digital Video) tape technology. DVCAM improves quality by increasing the tape speed from 18.8mm/sec to 28.2mm/sec. It also increases track width from 10 to 15 microns for added reliability. DVCAM uses the same metal evaporated tape as does DV, and DVCAM cassettes can be played in DVCAM, DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 tape decks. DVCAM VTRs can play and record DV cassettes., SD, and SD/RT. Four drives within the X-SPAND can be isolated as high performance media storage and the G5 internal SATA drive as the boot drive A disk drive that contains the operating system. When all PCs came with a floppy drive, they were set to look for a bootable disk in the floppy drive first, CD-ROM drive second and hard drive third. Today, many PCs come without a floppy, and the order is typically CD-ROM first and hard disk second, although this order can be changed in the BIOS setup.. The XSPAND PRO alleviates the user's traditional limitations with external FireWire or USB storage and the result is unprecedented throughput for intensive video editing and media production. The X-SPAND PRO will be offered as a removable two or four drive desktop tower system as well as a fixed four drive 1U rack mount model for enterprise level storage. The X-SPAND PRO boasts high performance SATA II disk drives, whisper quiet internal cooling fans, and the most compact four drive desktop footprint available. With four external SATA II channels, the X-SPAND PRO can be configured as a JBOD or striped with software RAID to increase throughput and performance. Through its SATA II ports, the X-SPAND is ready to be integrated into true SATA II desktop environments. X-SPAND kits are available with SATA II to SATA I conversion cables and a host adapter to allow for backwards compatibility with current SATA I desktop systems. X-SPAND PRO systems will be available in February with multiple storage capacities that range up to 1.6TB. The X-SPAND PRO has a starting list price of $745.00. |
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