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HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 SAS 6Gb/s HBA’s boost SSD performance by as much as 50%!

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PRESS RELEASE

January 2012, Milpitas, CA - HighPoint Technologies, Inc., an industry leading HBA and storage solutions manufacturer, has announced a new milestone in 6Gb/s SSD storage performance. Recent driver and firmware updates for the best-selling RocketRAID 2700 series of 6Gb/s SAS HBA's dramatically improve the performance of RAID and non-RAID SSD configurations.

With prices starting below USD $200 for an 8-Port PCI-E 2.0 x16 RAID HBA, storage devices, the RocketRAID 2700 series represent the industry's most affordable, high-performance storage solution for PC and Mac platforms.

Performance-Tuned for 6Gb/s SSD's

As the cost-per-gigabyte ratio of Nand Flash Chips continues to improve, SSD's have become the storage device of choice for many PC enthusiasts, gamers and media professionals. Multi-SSD configurations, once regulated to ultra-high-end workstations and enterprise servers, are now realistic propositions for the high-performance personal computing market.

HighPoint SAS 6Gb/s HBA's are the ideal storage companion for such configurations.  The RocketRAID 2700 series has been performance tuned to support today's fastest 6Gb/s SSD's, boosting transfer rates by as much as 50%.

RocketRAID 2700 HBA's - Maximize the Performance Potential of Your Storage Configurations

RocketRAID 2700 HBA's are ideal for high-performance Gaming-Rigs, Home Media Center PC's, and professional workstations which demand affordable, fast, and versatile storage solutions.

Available with up to 32 ports, PCI-E 2.0 x8 and x16 bus speeds, and powered by HighPoint's SAS 6Gb/s Storage Module, RocketRAID 2700 HBA's are well suited to support nearly any RAID and non-RAID storage configuration and application, and deliver the industry's lowest-cost SAS 6Gb/s RAID 6 solution - the RocketRAID 2720SGL: 8-Port, PCI-E 2.0 x8 RAID 6 for less than USD $200.

RocketRAID 2700 HBA's support SAS/SATA SSD's and HDD's of every generation, are fully backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.0 motherboards, and support all major operating systems including Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X.

Availability

HighPoint RocketRAID 2700 Series SAS 6Gb/s HBA's are available immediately, from a world-wide network of Distribution and Reseller channels.

Distribution Channels: ASI, D&H Distribution, MaLabs, Avnet

E-Commerce Channels: Amazon.comAmazon.caNewegg.com, B&H, Tiger Direct

About HighPoint

HighPoint designs and manufactures a full spectrum of SAS and SATA HBA's with Management Solutions for wide scale Storage Applications. We are long recognized as an innovator of RAID HBA technology and have continuously developed cutting edge RAID solutions to satisfy the industry's evolving storage requirements. HighPoint is the SAS and SATA Storage Industry price leader for all OEM/ODM, SMB and Enterprise HBA's. HighPoint has a successful track record of delivering products to fortune 500 companies and global storage providers. HighPoint has regional sales offices and world-wide distribution networks to better serve customers locally.