Subject: Serial ATA - Silicon Image 3112 - No Contest
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Caffeinate The World <mochaexpress@yahoo.com>
List: current-users
Date: 04/18/2003 00:41:00
Serial ATA (SATA) controller comparison:
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20030307/index.html

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Summary:
The Serial ATA controllers available till now have generally been
bridged solutions based on parallel ATA chips. The 3112 from Silicon
Image breaks the mold by making better use of Serial ATA's features.
Moreover, it is already widely available. 
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Twamp ST100 Low Profile Serial ATA 2-Port PCI Host Adapter
- $26.00 + shipping
- MFR Part No.: ST-100
- Silicon Image Sil3112ACT144
- http://www.ajump.com/ajump/product.asp?dept%5Fid=3200&pf%5Fid=0030043

Also:

Twamp ST200 3-In-1 Serial ATA + USB2.0 + IEEE 1394 9-Port PCI Card
- $75.00 + shipping
- MFR Part No.: ST-200
- Silicon Image Sil3112ACT144
- http://www.ajump.com/ajump/product.asp?dept%5Fid=3200&pf%5Fid=3030043

Twamp ST103 Low Profile 2-Port SATA / Ultra ATA-133 PCI Host Adapter
- $42.00 + shipping
- MFR Part No.: ST-103
- http://www.ajump.com/ajump/product.asp?dept%5Fid=3200&pf%5Fid=2030043

Thomas T. Thai

P.S. I'll quit on this Serial ATA, RAID, RAIDFrame, Hot Swappable stuff soon!

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