Macpower, on July 31 announced the launch of three new products in its M9 series of storage enclosures. Until now, the M9 family has only been able to support IDE or PATA drives, but the three latest products will focus on SATA drives, according to the company.
The M9-S2 offers a USB and eSATA connection, and is powered by a J-Micron 20336 chipset, said Macpower. The M9-S2H has the same chipset and interfaces, with an additional 3-port USB hub integrated in to the unit. The M9-DX2 is the most all-round unit, powered by an Oxford 924 DSA chipset and incorporating a single USB user interface, three firewire ports and a 3-port USB hub, according to the company.
All products in the M9 family incorporates smart fan technology, with automatic temperature detection, noted the company. When it is hot inside the case, the smart fan will switch itself on to high speed to dissipate the heat quickly and efficiently. Once it has cooled down, it will reduce its speed to use less power. Each enclosure is also fitted with a large heat sink to ensure the M9 does not overheat, according to Macpower.
The new series of M9 enclosures are expected to ship in August and will be available at Macpower's partners across the globe from September onwards. It is also available for OEM projects, and Macpower welcomes any requests from OEM partners.
Macpower's M9-series enclosures now support SATA drives
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Article translated by Eric Mah and edited by Eric Mah
