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January 4, 2008
FirmTek 5-Bay SATA Port Multiplier Enclosure
A review of the FirmTek SeriTek/5PM Five Bay, Hot Swap, External SATA PM Enclosure
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FirmTek is shipping the SeriTek/5PM which is a 5-bay, hot-swappable, SATA port multiplier compliant external enclosure ($539.95). The SeriTek/5PM features an attractive, heavy duty case made from brushed & anodized extruded aluminum. The enclosure measures 6.2" wide, 8.25" high and 9.1" deep. It weighs 10 pounds, 1.2 ounces when empty and approximately 18 pounds with five 3.5" SATA hard drives installed. The SeriTek/5PM enclosure provides a high quality, server-class universal power supply with a quiet cooling fan. In addition, the SeriTek/5PM delivers several exciting new features such as a multi-second delay front-panel power switch, a unique temperature management system featuring two ultra-quite fans with three user-selectable speeds plus mutable temperature and fan failure alarms. The purpose of this review is to determine how the SeriTek/5PM enclosure will perform with a Macintosh computer.
The SeriTek/5PM enclosure is available alone ($539.95) or can be bundled with a FirmTek SeriTek SATA PM compatible host adapter. The SeriTek/5PM and the SeriTek/2SE4 four-port SATA PM host adapter are available together for use with PowerMac G5 PCI-X configurations. A Mac Pro bundle which includes the SeriTek/2SE2-E, two-port PCIe host adapter and the SeriTek/5PM enclosure is also available. Finally, the MacBook Pro bundle includes the SeriTek/2SM2-E two-port ExpressCard/34 and the SeriTek/5PM enclosure. In the future, FirmTek also plans to sell hard drives with these bundles and is working to add a high performance, 4-port, PCIe bundle option.
System Requirements
Macintosh, Windows or Linux computers.
Requires a SATA Port Multiplier compatible host adapter with external ports.
Requires up to five external 3.5" SATA hard drives.
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FirmTek, LLC
29300 Kohoutek Way #120
Union City CA 94587
Tel: 510.675.9800
http://www.firmtek.com
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