Ports & interfaces
| Thunderbolt technology |
Y |
| Thunderbolt version |
1 |
| Thunderbolt ports quantity |
2 |
Power
| Input frequency |
50/60 Hz |
| External power adapter |
Y |
| Input voltage |
100-240 V |
| USB powered |
N |
Performance
| Data transfer rate |
10000 Mbit/s |
| Mac operating systems supported |
Y |
Mercury Helios Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion Chassis
<b>Tap Into Power of PCIe and Thunderbolt.</b>
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.