OWC HELIOS1TB3 Mercury Helios 3 1TB Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expansion Chassis

ITEM #: OWC-HELIOS1TB3 MFG #: OWCHELIOS1TB3

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OWCHELIOS1TB3 - Overview

The Little Black Box to do it All. Fast.

The OWC OWCHELIOS1TB3 Mercury Helios PCIe Expansion Chassis 3 gives Thunderbolt equipped Macs the ability to tap into a huge variety of pro-level performance PCIe cards, previously the sole domain of desktop workstations. Leveraging extreme performance Thunderbolt 3 and PCIe 3.0 technologies, Mercury Helios 3 delivers nearly unlimited expansion potential to your Mac. At up to 40Gb/s transfer speed, the sky is the limit with the flexibility to completely customize the capabilities of almost any workflow or workstation.

Expansion Comes Standard
Mercury Helios 3 features one half-length (up to 7.75"), full-height, double-width x16 PCIe 3.0 slot to provide a vast array of expansion options. Two Thunderbolt 3 ports means Mercury Helios supports up to five additional daisy-chained Thunderbolt peripherals including power delivery. Mercury Helios 3 also features an additional mini DisplayPort to add additional UHD or HD displays and an included Thunderbolt 3 cable.

Mercury Helios is fast and flexible with phenomenal throughput up to 40Gb/s. The perfectly simple solution to add high-performance PCIe cards made for video production, transcoding, audio processing, data storage and much more.

  • Features:

    • Daisy-chain support for up to five additional Thunderbolt peripherals
    • Near-silent operation
    • Plug and Play - no drivers needed
     
  • Specifications:

    • Software/Hardware Requirements
    • OS: macOS 10.12.1 or later; Windows 10 or later
    • Driver: Driver not required for macOS or Windows
    • Note(s): Boot Camp is supported running Windows 10
    • Hardware Requirements: Mac or PC featuring built-in Thunderbolt 3 interface
    • Bootability: macOS (requires installed PCIe card be bootable)

      Interface (Chipsets)
    • (2) Thunderbolt 3 (Intel Alpine Ridge)
    • (1) mini DisplayPort
    • Maximum data transfer rate: 40Gb/s
    • Expansion slot: (1) PCIe 3.0 x16 card (x4 mode); Backward compatible with PCIe 2.0 or 1.0 cards that meet the size requirements listed.

      PCIe cards support
    • (1) Half-length, full-height, double-width cards
    • Maximum card length: half-length (up to 7.75")
    • Maximum card height: full-height
    • Maximum card width: double-width
    • Graphics cards (i.e. GPUs) are not supported

      Display Host Capabilities
    • Supports dual display configurations via Thunderbolt 3 and mini DisplayPort
    • One display up to 4K @ 60Hz and a second display up to 1080p @ 60Hz

      Power
    • Power Supply: External UL-listed, Universal auto-switching
    • AC input: 100~240V, 1.2A, 50-60Hz
    • DC output: 12V, 7.5A
    • Minimum guaranteed power: 25W

      Physical
    • Operating Temperature: 32° - 95° F
    • Non-operating Temperature: -40° - 149° F
    • Dimensions: (H x W x L): 3.2 in x 5.3 in x 9.7 in
    • Weight: 3.1 lbs
     
  • Item Includes:

    • Helios Thunderbolt 3 High Performance PCIe Chassis
    • 0.5 meter (20 in) 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 3 cable
    • 12V 7.5A Auto-switching power supply
    • Power Cable
    • Quick Start Guide
     
  • Warranty:

    • Limited 3 Year
     

OWCHELIOS1TB3 - Required Accessories

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