Sonnet Echo III Desktop Thunderbolt Three-Slot Full-Length PCIe Card Expansion System

Desktop 3-slot Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system. For computers with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Connect Three Full-length Audio and Video Specialty PCIe Cards to Computers with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 Ports

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.

Key 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 – see PCIe Cards Compatibility PDF
• 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. See Sonnet’s Video Why Sonnet‘s High-Performance Pro Products Use Thunderbolt 3 Instead of Thunderbolt for Details.)
• 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 (see Product Page Tech Specs for Current Hardware and OS Compatibility)
• Avid Qualified
• 2-year Product Warranty
• Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
• Designed and Made in the USA