This Thunderbolt™3 PCIe expansion chassis lets you add a PCI Expresscard to your laptop or desktop computer, through an external Thunderbolt3 connection. The chassis also features a DisplayPort video output, soyou can connect an additional monitor to your laptop, and supportsThunderbolt 3 daisy chaining, so you can expand your workstation evenfurther.

Expand the capabilities of yourThunderbolt 3 computer
The Thunderbolt 3 PCIe chassismakes it easy to expand your system with the capabilities you need towork at peak productivity. You can add many types of PCI Express cards,such as a PCIe USB 3.1/3.0/2.0 and USB-C, SSD, network, eSATA, FireWireor video capture cards. And, with the speed and bandwidth support ofThunderbolt 3 and PCIe 3.0, you can enjoy many of the same portadditions you would from the PCI Express expansion slots of a desktopsystem.

Extend your workstation
The external PCIe enclosure features a dedicated DisplayPort output that lets you add an additional display to your laptopor desktop computer. The enclosure features a second Thunderbolt 3(USB-C) port, that you can use to connect a secondary display (a USB-Cvideo adapter may be required). With multiple extended displays, you canwork more efficiently by multitasking faster, and avoid the hassle ofcontinually repositioning several open windows or programs.

You can also use the second Thunderbolt 3 port to connect additional Thunderbolt, USB and DisplayPort devices to yoursystem. You can daisy chain up to six Thunderbolt 3 devices and expandyour workstation to suit your specific requirements.

Increase productivity with faster speeds
Thunderbolt 3 is the fastest connection available, which meansyou don’t have to deal with the performance bottlenecks of a slowerconnection, and can accomplish more in the same amount of time.

At up to 40Gbps this Thunderbolt 3 expansion chassis gives you the throughput to add displays to your laptop,access files quickly, and work without disruptions. It’s easy to accessand edit large uncompressed files such as videos and images on the fly,making it ideal for dynamic on-site production.

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