The SAS interface supports SAS and serial-ATA (SATA ) drives, the type typically found in PCs and low-end servers. SATA drives cost less and offer less performance than Fibre Channel and SAS drives.

Flash drive prices drop again, but slowly, as they bump along after highs in late 2023. Meanwhile, spinning disk HDD prices experience a rare flutter, with SAS cost per gigabyte rising 18%.