Since the 1980s, parallel ATA has been the standard interface bus for most desktop storage systems. Now serial ATA,a technology that wraps many bits of data into a packet,is expected to offer a ...

The Skeleton Hard Disk mounts a 4TB drive inside a machined aluminum housing with a small window attached to a display base weighing about 3.3 pounds. Its gold and anodized black finish is an homage ...

Two primary contenders in this arena are SATA (Serial ATA) and PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express). Understanding the differences, advantages, and limitations of these interfaces is ...

Even more exciting, however, is the crackle of excitement surrounding the rollout of serial ATA (advanced technology attachment), or Sata. In fact, early market entrant Silicon Image announced March ...

The Serial SCSI Protocol (SSP) is used for SAS drives, and the Serial ATA Tunneling Protocol (STP) is employed for SATA drives. Expanders use the Serial Management Protocol (SMP). See SCSI and ...

Serial ATA (SATA) was introduced in 2003 and brought many improvements including smaller, less expensive cables, native hot-swapping, and faster data rates. Within five years of replacing PATA ...

For disk storage, the 21.5 inch models offer: 500GB 7200-rpm Serial ATA (low end model) 1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA (higher end model) 2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA ($150 more than higher end model ...