SAS drives are generally faster than SATA drives and more reliable, but are also more costly. Although SATA drives can be connected to a SAS interface, SAS drives require an adapter to hook up to ...
Storage Pod 4.0's adoption of the Rocket 750 means each of the 45 drives benefits from a dedicated 6Gb/s SATA port and direct cable connection via Mini-SAS to SATA cables. According to Backblaze ...