Sonnet ECHO-3D-TB3 - Echo III Desktop 3-Slot Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Card Expansion System

For creative pros using the latest portable, mini desktop and all-in-one computers in their workflows, onboard processing power alone is not enough to get the job done. While these Mac®, Windows®, and Linux® computers include high-performance Thunderbolt™ 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports to support peripherals, what they lack is PCIe expansion slots to install specialty cards that add needed video and audio inputs, transcode data, and connect to high-speed shared storage and networks. Sonnet has a solution — the Echo™ III Desktop — a professional Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system that enables you to connect three (up to) full-length (12.28 inches long) PCIe cards at the same time, via a single cable. Echo III Desktop Echo III Desktop supports every Thunderbolt compatible, non-GPU PCIe 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 card available including video capture and transcoding; audio DSP; 6Gb or 12Gb SAS or SATA host bus adapter; 10Gb or 25Gb Ethernet; SSD storage; and other specialty types to your system. Features: For Computers with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 Ports Three PCIe 3.0 Slots – One x16 plus Two x8 Slots Supports Three Full-height, Single-width Cards, or One Double-width Card plus One Single-width Card Avid® Pro Tools | HDX Compatible Broad PCIe Card Compatibility Support Pro Power – Integrated 400W Power Supply with 75W Auxiliary Power Remarkably Quiet – Noctua Fans Rated at 17dBA 40Gbps Thunderbolt System Thunderbolt 3 Technology for Maximum Performance – Offers Four Lanes of Full PCIe Bandwidth for the Installed Cards (Thunderbolt 4 Would be Limited to One PCIe Lane Total. Two Thunderbolt Ports – One Port to Host Computer, Second Port for Thunderbolt Peripherals Daisy Chain Rugged Aluminum Housing Energy Savings – Powers On/Off Automatically with the Computer Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible Avid Qualified 2-year Product Warranty Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support Designed and Made in the USA