OWC Mercury Helios 3S

$539.99

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OWC SKU: OWCHELIOS3S

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Use PCIe cards with your Thunderbolt (USB-C) Mac or Windows PC

  • Lightning-fast 40Gb/s transfer speeds: (2) Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports
  • See more: DisplayPort 1.4 for connecting up to an 8K display
  • Charge while working: 85W of notebook charging
  • Secure workflow: locking 12V power connector
  • Maximum potential: daisy-chain up to 5 additional Thunderbolt devices
  • Easy card installs: no tools required

Maximize Your PCIe Card Investment

Using a video, audio, storage, network, or even gaming PCIe card with a Mac Pro or PC desktop is a simple matter of inserting your card into an open slot. But what do you do if you have a laptop or even a space-confined desktop like an iMac or Mac mini that doesn't contain a PCIe slot?

The Mercury Helios 3S is an easy to use yet powerful expansion solution that adds an external PCIe slot to your Thunderbolt (USB-C) equipped computer. Now you can maximize your existing PCIe card investment — or expand it! — while enjoying the flexibility of adding professional-class video production, transcoding, audio processing, data storage, and high-speed network connectivity to your machine.

Retask Without Limits

Instead of buying one or more function-dedicated Thunderbolt interface devices, you can use Mercury Helios 3S like a dock for multiple PCIe cards. Capture incredibly high-quality audio with a PCIe audio card and then retask Helios 3S with a PCIe SSD card to edit and archive tracks. You can swap cards in minutes, adding a new level of flexibility to your workflow.

 

Capture, Stream, and Share in Seconds

With dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports, the Mercury Helios 3S offers the bandwidth needed to support data-intensive 4K capture cards to speed up diverse video workflows such as vlogging. Boost your DAW with external DSP acceleration and run larger mixes with multiple plug-ins. Livestream the action in your gaming sessions or share files over a 10GbE or Fibre Channel network without any speed throttling.

Pro-Level Performance Cards for Every Need

Mercury Helios 3S supports a wide variety of half-length, full-height, single or double-width pro-level PCIe cards from leading brands like AJA, Apogee, ATTO, Avid Pro Tools, Blackmagic Design, CalDigit, HighPoint, Intel, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, and OWC:

  • Video capture
  • Digital audio
  • Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 40GbE/10GbE network adapters
  • SAS controllers
  • Firewire, USB, or eSATA host adapters

Add New Capabilities to Your Workflow

Mercury Helios 3S leverages the full power of Thunderbolt to deliver added potential to your Mac or PC. Daisy-chain up to five additional Thunderbolt peripherals for incredible capabilities to work or play. Learn the basics of daisy-chaining Thunderbolt devices for maximum performance in this handy infographic.

 

Quick and Easy Card Swaps with Mercury Helios 3S

  1. Disconnect Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt cable from computer
  2. Disconnect power cord from Mercury Helios 3S
  3. Remove two thumb screws and swap card
  4. Reconnect power cord to Mercury Helios 3S
  5. Reconnect Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt cable to computer

Note: If your PCIe card requires a driver, always follow the manufacturer's instructions for installation.

 

Includes

(1) OWC Mercury Helios 3S PCIe Expansion Solution
(1) Thunderbolt Cable
(1) External Power Supply
(1) Power Cable
(1) Quick Start Guide for OWC Mercury Helios 3S
(1) Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC Mercury Helios 3S
3 Year Warranty

Specs

Expansion Slots
PCIe 3.0 interface (x4) with x16 physical slot

Device Ports
(1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40Gb/s (5000MB/s)
(1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port
(1) DisplayPort Port

Power Delivery
One Thunderbolt 3 port with 85W power delivery
One Thunderbolt 3 port with 15W power delivery

UASP Support
UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) is supported

Chipset / Controller
Thunderbolt 3: Titan Ridge (JHL7440)

Host Interface Requirements
Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt)

Supported PCIe Cards
Mechanical: x16 slot and enclosure support cards up to half-length, full-height, and double-width
Bandwidth: PCIe 3.0 x4. Cards that require a minimum of x8 or more PCIe lanes are not supported.
GPUs not supported
If the card requires a driver it must be Thunderbolt-aware.
Cards that require more than 75W are not supported.

Housing Color
Black

Housing Material
Aluminum

Dimensions
Height: 8.2 cm (3.2 in)
Length: 23.3 cm (9.2 in)
Width: 14.3 cm (5.6 in)

Weight
1.6 kg (3.64 lbs)

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