Web Site for Macintosh Users by HighPoint
To select RAID controllers for Power Mac G4 to Mac Pro with Nehalem processors
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on May 12, 2009 at 3:43 pmHighPoint Technologies has delivered high performing multi-channel SATA RAID 5 for Apple Macintosh systems since 2004. The HighPoint series of SATA and SASA RAID controllers offer the robust port connectivity with internal, external and hybrid connectors and flexible bus types including PCI-Express, PCI-X and PCI. HighPoint has supported every major release of Apple Macintosh systems from the Power Mac G4 and G5, to Apple Mac Pro and Xserve with Intel Nehalem processors.
HighPoint Milestones with Macintosh
- HighPoint was the first RAID host adapter manufacture in the industry to deliver an affordable 8port PCI-X RAID 5 controller below $260 for the Apple Power Mac G5 PCI-X platform.
- HighPoint was the first in the industry to launch an 8port PCI-Express RAID 5 controller to coincide with the release of the newer Apple Power Mac G5 with PCI-e bus lanes.
- When Apple switched their platforms from PowerPC processors to Intel processors; HighPoint was the first in the industry to offer an external RAID 5 storage controller to support these newer Intel based Mac platforms.
- HighPoint is the first to offer a RAID5 controller capable of booting to Mac OS X. With the ability to both to Mac OS X, users are able to select the RAID array as the boot drive for better performance and storage protection.
- The complete HighPoint series of SATA and SAS RAID controllers was the first in the industry to support Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) when Apple updated from OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Launching New Search Engine on HPTMAC.com
HighPoint launched the HPTMAC.com website to introduce a comprehensive line of SATA and SAS RAID controllers that supported every Apple Macintosh platform from the Power Mac G4 to Mac Pro with Intel Nehalem processors. HPTMAC helped guide users into selecting the best RAID controller for their Apple Macintosh platform.
The New Search engine displays every Apple Macintosh platform in an easy to follow format that are supported by the HighPoint RAID series of controllers. When users select their Macintosh platform the New Search Engine will recommended the HighPoint RAID series controller that offers the best connectivity, port count and performance for their application needs.