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Kano Introduces The X-SPAND PRO SATA II System For Mac And PC

Kano Technologies adds SATA II performance to their portfolio of storage products with the X-SPAND PRO, a family of external SATA II storage systems with up to 1.6TB of 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 Gbps 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 due to the G5's highbandwidth 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, 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. The X-SPAND PRO alleviates the user's traditional limitations with external FireWire or USB storage and the result is improved throughput for intensive video editing and media production.