http://www.synchrotech.com/ News, announcements, sales, and other information from Synchrotech -- a recognized leader in the ExpressCard, PC Card (PCMCIA), FireWire and Consumer Storage Media Cards industry. en-us Copyright 2010, Synchrotech, a Division of Synchronized Technologies, Inc. sales@synchrotech.com (SALES MANAGER) webmaster@synchrotech.com (WEBMASTER) http://www.synchrotech.com/img-misc/synchrotech-sbox-logo.png http://www.synchrotech.com/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 PDT Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:35:04 PDT 30 Synchrotech's new 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub from quickly adds four (4) additional USB 3.0 ports to SuperSpeed USB 3.0 enabled computers. The hub maximizes data transfer speeds when using higher-bandwidth peripherals including external USB 3.0 digital video cameras, disk drives, video surveillance cameras, high-resolution webcams, and multi-channel audio. The 4-port model supports USB 3.0 data transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s and provides backwards support for USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices. The 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub works with a wide range of USB devices and allows simultaneous operation of multiple USB 3.0 and legacy USB devices. The 4-Port SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub comes with a 2 Ampere power supply for USB devices requiring bus power. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-usb/hub_08_usb_3.0-superspeed-4-U-540.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000300 SuperSpeed USB 3.0/hub Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:35:04 PDT We'll be closed for Independence Day Weekend starting Friday, July 02 though Monday July 4, 2010. We'll return for business Tuesday, July 5, 2010. http://www.synchrotech.com/misc/specials.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000299 Holiday/Schedule/Specials Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:42:59 PDT Harnessing the powerful PCI Express (PCIe) capabilities of ExpressCard, the ExpressCard/34 to USB 3.0 Host Adapter provides full USB 3.0 SuperSpeed capabilities for up to 2.5Gbps of the 5Gbps maximum transfer rates for high performance USB 3.0 peripherals. The SuperSpeed adapter provides two external USB 3.0 ports. The PCIe card to USB 3.0 adapter is fully backward compatible with existing USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices, and connects with USB based printers, modems, speakers, scanners, and hundreds of other devices while enabling the use of high performance device that were once reserved only for high speed buses like eSATA and FireWire. Easy USB 3.0 installation makes adding new hardware a breeze, with no complex configuration, confusing plug-ins, or IRQs. Connect up to 127 USB 3.0, USB 2.0, or USB 1.1 products to PCs. Ready for use with self-powered devices, or purchase 5V power adapter from any electronics store for devices requiring bus power. http://www.synchrotech.com/products-expc/expresscard_34-usb_3_0-superspeed-host-adapter_01.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000298 ExpressCard/SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:24:16 PDT ATP's ProMax Single Slot USB 2.0 SDHC Reader is a purpose designed interface between high speed ATP SD(HC) cards to your laptop or desktop computer. It takes advantage of ProMax high speed transfer with an ergonomic, compact design. Versatile, The ProMax Single Slot Reader works with SD, MMC, Promax SD, RS-MMC, miniSD, ProMax MMCplus, ProMax miniSD, MMCplus, microSD, MMCmobile, and MMCmicro. The ProMax USB 2.0 memory card drive utilizes the high speed USB 2.0 bus for transfers to host computers of up to 480Mbits/sec. (2.0 connections only). The cross-platform unit draws power from USB and you can hot swap cards in the reader or the reader on your device bus! http://www.synchrotech.com/products/card-rw_25-atp_sdhc_promax_usb2_11in1_reader.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000297 Card Readers/USB 2.0/SDHC Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:00:15 PDT This table is intended to make it easier to determine if a specific IPI/CSM product we carry works with a specific The Windows operating system. The first column contains the IPI/CSM products. The second column lists the types of PCMCIA PC Card memory devices supported by the device. The subsequent columns list 7, Vista, and XP The Windows version support, and it also lists support for 64-bit and 32-bit version support. The last column lists the older versions of The Windows the devices. http://www.synchrotech.com/support/tech-notes-03.html#IPICSMwincompatibility http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000296 Card Readers/OmniDriveUSB2/SoftDrive Professional Wed, 26 May 2010 15:16:13 PDT We'll be closed for Memorial Day Weekend starting Noon Friday May 28, 2010 until Tuesday morning, June 01, 2010. http://www.synchrotech.com/misc/specials.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000295 Holiday/Schedule/Specials Wed, 26 May 2010 15:12:05 PDT Sonnet's Qio Universal Media Reader/Writer was recently awarded 2010 Nation Association of Broadcasters Best of Show Black Diamond Award by DV Magazine. This recognition of a revolutionary device is much deserved, as the Qio has provided unparalleled capabilities for both in-studio or on-location applications of video ingestion. Qio is a boon for video professionals using Panasonic P2 and/or Sony/Sandisk SxS memory cards. Qio doesn't just provide slots for one or the other, or even one of each, it provides two slots for each! What's more is the Qio also includes two UDMA capable CompactFlash slots make it indispensable for professional still photographers. Qio also reads memory cards including SDHC using the included 21-in-1 Multimedia Memory Card. Qio reads SxS, P2, and UMDA CompactFlash at their maximum throughput, even when reading two cards at the same time! As if this functionality isn't enough, Qio (pronounced Cue-Eye-Oh) has a built in SATA RAID controller with four eSATA ports for use with a range of eSATA storage devices like Sonnet's Fusion F2 portable raids for on the go transfers between media. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-misc/pcie-p2-sxs-expresscard-pc_cardbus-memorycard-reader-sonnet-qio.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000294 Memory Cards/Universal Media Device Tue, 18 May 2010 11:18:44 PDT The FarSync BERT provides a comprehensive, simple to use, all in one, line testing utility for testing asynchronous and synchronous lines from your Laptop PC. There are no extra expensive modules to buy to test different line types. All the popular standard BERT test patterns can be selected; the test period can be controlled; real time error counters and user controlled error injection with full line test statistics are provided. Lines with network interfaces RS232C (V.24), V.35, RS530 (EIA530, RS422), X.21 (V.11) and RS449 can be tested with line speeds ranging from 15 baud up to 2 Mbits/s. The FarSync Flex adapter is simply plugged into any of your Laptop's USB ports; select one of the cables provided to connect to the line to be tested; the BERT application can then be started and the line quality results are displayed in real time. http://www.synchrotech.com/products-fs/usb_farsync_flex_plus_bert_testing_fs4105.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000293 USB/BERT line tester Mon, 10 May 2010 15:52:31 PDT $4 Off CFMulti CompactFlash Type II to Eye-Fi + Multi-Card Adapter using coupon code 1259098824. Online only, cannot be combined with any other offer, expires 06/30/2010. CFMulti enables CFII based digital cameras to use Eye-Fi(TM) WiFi SD Cards to wirelessly transfer their photos like SD based cameras do! Since most current high end DSLR and late model midrange digital cameras feature CompactFlash slots, CFMulti's ability to provide them with wireless protects camera investments, while still allowing switching back to high performance UDMA CompactFlash. CFMulti also allows the use of SDHC, SD Cards, MMC +Plus, and MultiMediaCards in place of CompactFlash. http://www.synchrotech.com/products/media-adapters-compactflash_eye-fi_sdhc_mmc-01.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000292 CFMulti Fri, 07 May 2010 13:40:15 PDT Revolutionary -- a word typically used as hyperbole in the technology sector, but in the case of Sonnet's Qio, an appropriate word indeed. The Qio is a new device that fulfills long-standing requests by video professionals using Panasonic P2 and/or Sony/Sandisk SxS memory cards. Qio doesn't just provide slots for one or the other, or even one of each, it provides two slots for each! What's more is the Qio also includes two UDMA capable CompactFlash slots make it indispensable for professional still photographers. Qio also reads memory cards including SDHC using the included 21-in-1 Multimedia Memory Card. Qio reads SxS, P2, and UMDA CompactFlash at their maximum throughput, even when reading two cards at the same time! As if this functionality isn't enough, Qio (pronounced Cue-Eye-Oh) has a built in SATA RAID controller with four eSATA ports for use with a range of eSATA storage devices like Sonnet's Fusion F2 portable raids for on the go transfers between media. Because the Qio attaches to computers via PCIe, directly on desktop computers, and via ExpressCard/34 on notebook computers, it doubles as a full fledged ExpressCard and PC Card/PC CardBus reader. As long as the drivers for a specific PC Card or ExpressCard are available for your operating system, Qio will let you deploy it with modern systems! You can enable swapping the Qio between desktop and notebook configurations by buying a Qio setup for either desktop or notebook and then purchase a spare Qio interface card for the other machine. Qio even includes a XLR 4-pin adapter cable can route battery power (from third party external batteries, sold separately) to the Qio plus attached Fusion F2's. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-misc/pcie-p2-sxs-expresscard-pc_cardbus-memorycard-reader-sonnet-qio.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000291 Memory Cards/Universal Media Device Tue, 04 May 2010 12:13:13 PDT Now available in larger capacities and lower prices! Offering Class 6 performance, ATP ProMax SDHC 2.0 SD Cards are super fast and built for the most demanding conditions. Boasting SD 2.0 Class 6 transfer speeds of up to 22.5MB/s, ATP 150X Class 6 ProMax SDHC Cards are designed for demanding applications such as DSLR photography and high resolution MPEG video recording. In addition, ATP ProMax SDHC 2.0 cards perform in all conditions with waterproof and extreme temperature resistance. When using SDHC SD Cards (capacities greater than 2GB), make sure to use devices and readers that are SDHC capable. http://www.synchrotech.com/products/sd-card_secure-digital-memory_04_sdhc.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000290 Memory Cards/SDHC/SD Card Tue, 04 May 2010 12:08:56 PDT Long recognized for their excellent price to performance quotient, ATP's ProMax CompactFlash are an excellent value. Available in a range of modern large capacities, ProMax CompactFlash are an affordable choice for photography and more. http://www.synchrotech.com/products/compactflash_memory_cards_compact-flash_08_promax.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000289 Memory Cards/CompactFlash Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:22:21 PDT Harnessing the powerful PCI Express 2.0 capabilities on modern motherboards, these PCI Express 2.0 to USB 3.0 Host Adapter provides full USB SuperSpeed capabilities for up to Up to 5Gbps maximum transfer rates for high performance USB 3.0 peripherals. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 addresses several of the major USB 2.0 shortcomings including a major speed upgrade, a switch to modern 8B/10B encoding, and boosting the previous anemic power output up to 900mA. http://www.synchrotech.com/products-pcie/pcie-usb_00.html#usb3 http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000288 PCIe/SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:27:32 PST Quickly add Enhanced Data Rate Bluetooth 2.0/2.1 capabilities to your USB 2.0 equipped laptop or desktop PC. This portable and easy to use adapter works with all recent versions of Windows and is up to 3 times faster than Bluetooth 1.2 adapters. The USB-BTIO-K02 USB 2.0 to Bluetooth 2.0/2.1 EDR Adapter Dongle supports the all the latest Bluetooth features and utilizes the USB 2.0 Full-Speed specification for full 12Mbps data transfers to and from the host computer. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-usb/usb-2.0-bluetooth-2.1-edr_01.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000287 USB 2.0/Bluetooth EDR/Adapter Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:16:13 PST Synchrotech regrets to inform our customers that the popular Ratoc PCMCIA PC CardBus to Ultra SCSI Adapters Mac/PC are no longer available. Ratoc recently informed us the main controller chip used to make their SCSI products has discontinued. We're sorry to announce this device is no longer available. There is still limited stock on the Ratoc USB 2.0 to Ultra SCSI Converter and USB 2.0 to Ultra Wide SCSI Converter U2SCX-LVD devices. http://www.synchrotech.com/products/scsi-io-pcmcia-pc_cardbus_00.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000286 PCMCIA/PC CardBus/SCSI Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:56:47 PST Synchrotech regrets to inform our customers that the popular Ratoc FireWire IEEE 1394 to Ultra SCSI Converter is no longer available. Ratoc recently informed us the main controller chip used to make their SCSI products has discontinued. We're sorry to announce this device is no longer available. There is still limited stock on the Ratoc USB 2.0 to Ultra SCSI Converter and USB 2.0 to Ultra Wide SCSI Converter U2SCX-LVD devices. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-1394/firewire-uscsi-conv_01.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000285 FireWire/SCSI Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:18:43 PST The optional G-Tech 4-port eSATA PCIe RAID controller for G SPEEDeS supports RAID 0,1,5 and JBOD configurations. Up to (4) G SPEEDeS enclosures can be attached to each workstation for performance well over 600 MB/sec! G SPEEDeS can also be attached to third-party port multiplier aware host bus adapters. The G-Tech 4-port eSATA PCIe RAID controller allows G SPEEDeS RAID systems to be easily be configured as a RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 or as a JBOD. This flexibility enables the system to be tuned to the required level of performance and fault-tolerance necessary to support your application. Connect the G-Tech 4-port eSATA PCIe RAID controller to G SPEEDeS and support multi-stream video editing workflows on Mac Pro and Windows workstations at an unprecedented low cost per TB. Windows 2000 / XP are 32 bit operating systems with a built-in limitation that logical disks cannot be greater than 2TB (2048GB). The G SPEEDeS RAID Controller breaks this barrier with a new technology, Variable Sector Size (VSS). VSS increases the sector size presented to the operating system making it possible to now have logical disks of up to 16TB! No more breaking large disk volumes into multiple 2TB volumes! http://www.synchrotech.com/products-pcie/pcie-esata-raid-3gbit-gtech-01.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000284 eSATA 3Gbit/PCIe x4/G-Tech Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:11:48 PST Closed Monday, January 18, 2010 honoring the Federal holiday celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://www.synchrotech.com/misc/specials.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000283 Holiday/Schedule/Specials Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:19:48 PST Wrangling multiple USB 2.0 hubs, and want to consolidate a number of devices? Synchrotech's 13 Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hubs provide host computers with 13 additional USB ports and allow flexible tiered Hi-Speed USB configurations with a single hub! These robust and inexpensive hubs run in self powered mode and provides over current protection at each of their downstream ports. Fully USB 2.0 compliant and USB 1.1 backward compatible, it supports low, full, and high speed USB devices and works with any system that supports the USB specification. One of the 13 downstream ports is on top of the unit, and folds down for convenient access to portable USB 'thumb' Drives. Providing thirteen downstream ports in total, these hubs features plug and play installation and transparent operation. This hub is fully backward compatible with USB 1.1 and will work with systems and devices using the slower standard. It comes with a free power supply with a generous 4 ampere capacity, and USB 2.0 cable to connect to a host computer. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-usb/hub_07_usb_13-port-hi-speed-hu1310-hu1311.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000282 Hi-Speed/USB 2.0/Hub Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:59:52 PST As our custom, we are closed from December 24, 2009 to January 3, 2010. Orders placed that period will ship January 4th, 2010 as long as the items are in stock. Please take advantage of our many coupons, discounts, and other seasonal sales listed on our Special Offers and Sales Items page! Happy Holidays to all. http://www.synchrotech.com/misc/specials.html http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000281 Holiday/Schedule/Specials Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:45:00 PST 50% off FireWire 400 IEEE1394a 4pin to 6pin Cable BF 1.8M/6F Premium with Gold Plated Connectors using coupon code 1260388289 in our online shopping cart. Online only, cannot be combined with any other offer, expires 01/04/2010. http://www.synchrotech.com/product-1394/firewire-400-800-cables-connectors_01.html#fw4_4to6 http://www.synchrotech.com/_00000280 FireWire/DV Camcorders/Cable Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:56:43 PST