/ Connects PCIe cards to Thunderbolt-enabled computers 08.14.2012 12:27PM
Sonnet Offers Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis for PCIe Cards
IRVINE, CALIF.: Sonnet announced the Echo Express SE, the newest member
of the company’s Echo family of Thunderbolt expansion chassis for PCIe cards.
The new device enables the use of a variety of high-performance PCIe adapter
cards, originally designed for use in desktop computers, with any computer
equipped with a Thunderbolt port.
The chassis weighs 2.4 pounds measures 5.7-by-8.8-by-2.9 inches. It supports a
single half-length (up to 6.5 inches long), full-height, single-width PCIe 2.0
x8 card and ships with an external 60W power supply. Like the other Echo
Express expansion chassis, the SE has dual Thunderbolt ports to support
daisy-chaining of devices and features a temperature-controlled fan to help
keep hot-running cards cool. When not needed, the fan slows down. The SE also
conserves energy by powering on and off with the computer to which it’s
attached.
The Echo Express SE enables iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro
computers equipped with a Thunderbolt port to use Thunderbolt-compatible
professional video capture, audio interface, SAS and SATA HBA, 8Gb Fibre
Channel, 10Gb Ethernet, and RAID controller cards. It’s now available for USD
$399.95.