![]() ![]() However, it might be possible to by an adaptor but it just gets messy from here. You can use SAS within a virtual machine on a Mac, where the virtual machine runs Windows. Unfortunately, the Macs have a SATA connection. SAS software does not run on Mac OSX, apart from the JMP product. Also, it takes SAS drives as well, see link below.Īs far as SATA to SAS drives go, a SAS connection will apparently take a SATA drive but not the other way around. The data was compiled from large data warehouses.īut still they are susceptible to failure and ones best option is to use a NAS/RAID with a two drive redundancy for extra safety. These drives come with a five year warranty as well. Specifically the 3TB drives as they were the least likely to fail by a significant margin. Other interesting Mac alternatives to SAS.Planet are NASA World Wind (Free, Open Source), Mapline (Freemium), Modest Maps (Free, Open Source) and Earth Browser (Paid). Likewise, after several days of research, the conclusion was that the Hitachi Ultrastar drives are the best. If that doesnt suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SAS.Planet and seven of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. ![]() Your average drive is only warrantied for three years and then you are gambling with it as soon as you use it.
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