Connect a Low-Profile PCIe Card to Computers Without Expansion Slots Shopping for a new computer? Fortunately. you don’t have to limit your choices to desktop workstations—think external. Sonnet’s Echo™ Express SEL (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) enables you to connect a single low-profile PCIe card outside of the computer.
40Gb and 10 Gigabit Ethernet. video capture and processing. SAS and SATA host bus adapters. and RAID controller cards.The Echo Express SEL (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) features 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3. which offers double the speed and connectivity of Thunderbolt 2. and yields up to 2750 MB/s of PCIe bandwidth. enabling it to support 4K video capture and processing cards at high frame rates. and 16Gb FC cards and dual-port 10GbE cards at full performance(2)(3).
Thunderbolt 3 is a leap forward in every way.Small Package. Full PerformanceMeasuring just 4 inches wide by 8.4 inches long by 2.8 inches tall. the Echo Express SEL is ideal for use in circumstances where connecting a single low-profile PCIe card is required. The SEL includes 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 support. meaning you can connect a USB device to the second port using the proper cable or adapter.
The SEL also provides full support for connecting two 4K displays @ 60Hz or one 5K display @ 60Hz(4). For connected peripherals requiring extra power. 15 watts is provided to connected bus-powered devices.Smart Design.
The card is protected inside. too—the Echo SEL employs a variable-speed. temperature-controlled fan to ensure the card and chassis’ components remain reliably cool. The fan automatically speeds up as necessary to cool the installed card when it’s hot. and slows down when it’s cool. Since Echo Express products automatically power on and off with your computer. there is no power switch on the chassis. ensuring you don’t waste energy by forgetting to turn it off.Quiet.
PleaseThe Echo Express SEL is designed to be ultra-quiet so that it can be comfortably used in noise-sensitive environments. The airflow path within the chassis has been specially designed to enable the fan to quietly and efficiently cool the installed card at all times. even during peak operation.Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) Cable and ThunderLok 3 IncludedSonnet includes a 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 cable to connect the Echo Express SEL (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) to your computer. and a Sonnet ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip(7) to secure the cable to the Echo chassis.
Accidental cable disconnect can lead to data loss. Sonnet’s ThunderLok 3 secures the Thunderbolt cable to the Echo chassis. and is easy to install and use—just slide it over one end of the cable. and then plug in the connector and secure it to the chassis by turning a thumbscrew. Because of its unique design.
ThunderLok does not attach to the connector. but remains on the cable so it won’t get lost when not in use.