(I’ll be reviewing the drive itself in the next few weeks.)įirst, here are the standard Firewire 800 benchmarks with the Mac Pro:Īnd here are the benchmarks using the MAXPower eSATA card: That’s all there is to it!įor the purpose of my benchmarks, I attached the same 500GB Mercury Elite-AL Pro 500GB drive from my previous OWC Slim review. Once the card has been installed, put the case back on, plug it in, attach your favorite eSATA based storage solution, and turn on your computer.
The card with a SATA cable plugged into it. The SATA ports on the card sit flush with the machine. Here’s a photo of the card as seen from the back of the computer. From the photo below, you can see there’s plenty of room to spare. Even if you’ve never opened up your computer before, you should find this pretty straight forward. The actual install was very straight forward and easy. There are 3 such slots in my Mac Pro (see below): Installation on a Mac Pro involved powering the unit down, unplugging it, grounding myself against static electricity, opening the case, and adding the card to an available PCIe slot. Included in the box is the MAXpower eSATA card, a CD containing Windows drivers (for machines that do not have AHCI support on the motherboard), an instruction manual and an extra low profile aluminum bracket for your card (should you need it). The card boasts true plug-n-play for machines that meet its technical specifications. No drivers are required for Mac OS X (10.5 and up), Windows (Vista and 7) and Linux machines with built-in AHCI ( Advanced Host Controller Interface) support.
The MAXPower eSATA card is perfect for users looking to add additional SATA ports for their desktop machine.
Today, I’ll be reviewing the MAXPower eSATA 6 Gb/s PCIe 2.0 Controller Card (henceforth referred to as MAXPower eSATA, for brevity), which provides two additional 6 Gb/s eSATA ports for desktop Mac and PC platforms.įor this review, I tested the MAXPower eSATA with a 2008 Mac Pro, running Mac OS X 10.6.3 (Snow Leopard). Warranty: 3 year NewerTech repair / replacement warrantyĪ few days ago, I reviewed the OWC Slim, an ExpressCard/34 to eSATA adapter for laptop computers.
Product Reviewed: MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Controller Card Review: MAXPower eSATA 6G PCIe 2.0 Controller Card
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