Sonnet Thunderbolt 5 enclosure gives Mac mini & MacBook Pro PCI-E expansion

Sonnet Thunderbolt 5 enclosure gives Mac mini & MacBook Pro PCI-E expansion

Sonnet&039;s Echo SE I T5 gives Mac mini and MacBook Pro users a way to add the kind of PCIe hardware normally reserved for larger workstations without giving up the compact Mac they already have. Sonnet&039;s Echo SE I T5 The Thunderbolt 5 enclosure supports video capture cards, professional audio hardware, RAID controllers, and high-speed networking adapters. Sonnet says the system can deliver up to 6,800 MB/s of bidirectional PCIe bandwidth over Thunderbolt 5. Thunderbolt 5 gives demanding PCI-E cards substantially more bandwidth than older Thunderbolt connections can provide. The Echo SE I T5 gives compact Macs a practical path to PCIe expansion without making bandwidth the whole story. Because the Mac mini and MacBook Pro don&039;t have internal PCIe slots, adding specialized hardware usually means using an external enclosure or moving to a larger workstation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums