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Sonnet Echo Express SE I Thunderbolt to PCIe Card Expansion System
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Space for Daughter Card. Connect One Full-height, Half-length+ PCIe Card (Plus Daughter Card) to Computers with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 Ports
Connect One Full-height, Half-length+ PCIe Card (Plus Daughter Card) to Computers with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 Ports
Are you in the market for a new computer? It’s amazing how much processing power the latest Mac® and Windows®, and Linux® computers with Thunderbolt™ ports offer, but thinness comes with a cost—there’s nowhere for you to install PCIe cards for the additional connectivity and processing capabilities beyond what’s offered by a computer’s standard ports. Sonnet’s Echo™ Express SE I (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) is a compact, desktop Thunderbolt™ to PCIe card expansion system that enables you to connect a single PCIe card to any computer with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 ports.
Echo Express SE I: Compact Desktop Expansion
Echo Express SE I provides a single PCIe card expansion slot in a compact and light enclosure. Designed to accommodate cards up to 7.75 inches long and measuring a compact 5.6 inches wide by 8.6 inches long by 3.5 inches tall, the Echo Express SE I has a small footprint, yet it is large enough to support nearly every Thunderbolt 3-compatible PCIe 3.0, PCIe 2.0, and PCIe 1.1 card available.
Key Features:
- For Computers with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4 Ports
- 40Gbps Thunderbolt Interface
- One PCIe 3.0 x8 Slot + Space for Daughter Card
- Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports
- Remarkably Quiet
- Energy Savery Mode
- Rugged Aluminum Housing
- Power for Peripherals – 15W of Power to Connected Peripherals
- Includes 0.7-meter Thunderbolt 3 Cable (unlike other brand of cables, Sonnet's cable provides Thunderbolt 3's full 2750 MB/s bandwidth and supports up to 100W of power delivery)
- Includes Sonnet Designed ThunderLok 3 Connector Retainer Clip (prevents accidental cable disconnections)
- Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
- Designed and Made in the USA
Package Contents
Echo Express SE I Desktop System
Universal power adapter
Region-specific power cable for UK or EU
Thunderbolt 3 cable(3)
ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip(4)
Documentation
- Part Number: ECHO-EXP-SE1-T3
- Warranty: 2-year
- Form Factor: Thunderbolt desktop enclosure
- External Connectors: Two Thunderbolt ports(2), 12V power port
- Expansion Slot: One PCIe 3.0 slot, x8 mechanical; x4 electrical (Thunderbolt 3 spec)
- PCIe Cards Supported: One half-length (up to 7.75 inches long), single-width, full-height x8 PCIe card, One daughter card
- Power Adapter: Universal 60W, 100-240V, 50-60 Hz, NRTL Certified - check PDF here
- Operating Temperature: 0ºC to 35ºC (32ºF to 95ºF)
- Dimensions (WxDxH): 5.63 x 8.63 x 3.5 in. (14.29 x 22.01 x 8.85 cm)
- Weight: 2.6 lbs. (1.18 kg)
- Compliance: RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863), IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety
- Support Links: Product Manual PDF
- Technical Notes:
- While the Echo Express SE I features a 40Gbps Thunderbolt interface, some Windows computers equipped with Thunderbolt 3 use an x2 PCIe lane implementation of Thunderbolt 3 technology that limits PCIe performance to 20Gbps.
- Second Thunderbolt port supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb) or Gen 2 (10Gb) devices when connected with proper cable or adapter (sold separately).
- Full performance requires the use of the included or comparable 40Gbps Thunderbolt cables; look for the Thunderbolt icon AND the number 3 on the connector housings to identify these cables. Full performance supported by any Thunderbolt 4 cable.
- ThunderLok 3 compatible specifically with Sonnet 0.5- and 0.7-meter Thunderbolt 3 cables.
- Mac Compatibility
- Mac (M series) with PCIe cards that have compatible drivers
- Mac (Intel®) with Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Mac (Intel) with a Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 1 port with an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter plus a Thunderbolt 2 cable (both sold separately)
- macOS® 10.12.6+
- macOS Sonoma compatible
- Windows Compatibility
- Windows computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3(1) ports
- Windows 11 and 10
- Linux Compatibility
- Linux computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Linux Kernel 5.4+
- PCIe Card Compatibility
- For a list of compatible PCIe cards, see the following PDF