Echo III T5 Rackmount Three-Slot Full-Length Thunderbolt 5 PCIe Card Expansion System

Connect Three Full-Length PCIe Cards to Computers with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, or USB4 Ports

The best portable, mini desktop and all-in-one computers feature powerful CPUs and include high-performance Thunderbolt ports to support peripherals. But they lack the PCIe expansion slots creative pros need to install specialty adapter cards that enable their workflows by adding video and audio inputs, transcoding data, and connecting to high-speed shared storage and networks. Sonnet has a Thunderbolt 5 solution, the Echo III T5 Rackmount, a professional Thunderbolt 5 to PCIe card expansion system. Via a single cable, connect up to three full-length (12.28 inches long) PCIe cards at the same time to your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer.

Echo III T5 Rackmount
Echo III T5 Rackmount supports every Thunderbolt-compatible, non-GPU PCIe card, including video capture, streaming and transcoding; audio DSP; 10Gb and 25Gb Ethernet; SSD storage; SAS host bus adapters; and other specialty card types.

Key Features:

• For computers with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, or USB4 ports
• Connects up to three high-performance non-GPU PCIe cards
• Three PCIe 3.1 slots (one x16 plus two x8 slots) support three full-height, single-width cards, or one double-width card plus one single-width card
• 3400 MB/s aggregate, bi-directional PCIe bandwidth to the installed cards when connected to a Thunderbolt 5 computer port
• Every Thunderbolt-compatible, non-GPU card is supported
• Avid Pro Tools | HDX compatible: use three Pro Tools | HDX PCIe cards with no additional parts needed
• Pro Power: integrated 400W power supply with 75W auxiliary PCIe power connector
• Energy Savings: powers on and off automatically with the computer
• Remarkably Quiet: dual temperature-controlled, variable-speed Noctua fans rated at 17 dBA
• Rugged 2U steel enclosure, 16.5 inches deep, with adjustable extension rails for racks 16 to 24 inches deep
• Two Thunderbolt 5 ports: one connects to the computer, the second connects an additional Thunderbolt or USB device and provides 15W to bus-powered devices
• Connect one 5K display using spare bandwidth while retaining full PCIe bandwidth
• Space for an additional Sonnet expansion module (sold separately)
• Includes a 0.8-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable and a ThunderLok-A connector lock
• Mac, Windows, and Linux compatible
• Avid Qualified
• 2-year warranty and lifetime technical support

Package Contents

• Echo III T5 Rackmount Thunderbolt Expansion System (includes the Echo III T5 Module)
• Region-specific power cable
• 6-pin PCIe auxiliary power cable
• 0.8-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable
• ThunderLok-A connector lock (for securing the Thunderbolt cable)
• Extension rails (for rack depth to 16-24 inches)
• Product documentation

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