OWC HELIOSTB1 Mercury Helios Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis

$379.99
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Tap Into Power of PCIe and Thunderbolt

The OWC Mercury Helios PCIe Expansion Chassis gives users of Thunderbolt port equipped computers like the Mac mini, iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro the ability to tap into a wide variety of professional-level performance PCIe cards that were once the sole domain of desktop workstations. Helios utilizes any half-length PCIe 2.0 card (up to 6.5") to provide a massive boost to your workflow.

Helios is fast and flexible with throughput up to 10Gb/s, and is the perfect solution for high-performance PCIe cards made for video capture/editing, media transcoding, audio processing, and data storage. Finally, users of portable and all-in-one computers can enjoy the functionality and productivity gains of these PCIe cards wherever their work takes them.

Features:

Use any half-length (up to 6.5" long), full-height, single-width x1, x4 or x8 PCIe card via Thunderbolt technology.
PCIe card expansion offers: up to 10Gb/s SSD data transfer, uncompressed HD video capture, 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, and more.
Daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt devices and one Mini Display port at end of chain.
Plug and Play...no drivers needed.*
Ventilated cooling with a variable speed fan.
Automatically powers on/off with your computer.
Hot-pluggable...connect and disconnect while unit is on.**
Bus-powers one Thunderbolt device that supports bus-powering.***
Rugged yet lightweight aluminum housing can go anywhere your work takes you.

Specifications:

PCIe cards supported
One half-length (up to 6.5" long), single width, full-height PCIe card
Expansion slot
One PCIe 2.0 x8 (x4 mode)
Device Interface
PCIe (PCI Express)
Port Configuration
Thunderbolt - (2) 20 pin port
Max Data Transfer Rate
Thunderbolt - 10Gbit/s (or 1250MB/sec)
Port/Interface Bootability
Bootable as long as the specific PCIe card installed is bootable
Thunderbolt: Supported on Macs meeting minimum requirements.
Macintosh System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later. Including 'Lion' 10.7.x, and 'Mountain Lion' 10.8.x
Available Thunderbolt port.
External Case Dimensions
5.7 in (W) x 8.8 in (D) x 2.9 in (H)
114.78mm x 223.52mm x 73.66mm
Enclosure Weight (without card)
Approximately 2.4 pounds (1.08kg)

Includes:

OWC Mercury Helios External Enclosure
External Auto-Switching 100/240v 50/60Hz Power Adapter
Requires Thunderbolt Cable. NOT included - available separately.
Color User Manual (4.2MB PDF)
OWC 3 Year Solution Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time