Model: R7628A
from $1,999
The Highpoint Rocket 1628A PCIe Gen5 x16 to 4-MCIOx8 NVMe Switch Adapter delivers up to 64 GB/s of transfer bandwidth. The four MCIO (SFF-1016) ports that can directly support up to eight U.2/U.3 or ES.S NVMe SSDs and cable connections to SFF-8639 or MCIO/SFF-8654/SFF-1016 UBM and VPP compliant backplane connectivity. This adapter provides optimal storage performance with the flexibility of proven RAID technology. It supports Single, RAID 0, 1, & 10 modes. This adapter complies with the LP-MD2 specification, thanks to its compact form factor. With true hot-plug/hot-swap support, you'll be able to add and remove SSDs while the host platform remains active. The integrated OOB (out-of-band) management can streamline service and maintenance workflows.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking. Available from $1,999.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
Common Failure Modes
SSDs have no moving parts, making them immune to physical shock. Failures occur through flash memory wear-out from writing massive amounts of data or sudden controller death.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking.
SSDs have a finite number of write cycles, usually measured in Terabytes Written (TBW). For average consumers, this limit takes many years to reach.
The HighPoint Rocket 7628A PCIe Gen5 x16 to 4-MCIOx8 NVMe RAID Adapter is available at bhphoto, starting at $1,999.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
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