OWC meets Thunderbolt

[chiefsilverback]

I noticed that OWC launched it's first Thunderbolt product late yesterday: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Thunderbolt/PCIe_Chassis/Mercury_Helios/

$380 for a unit with one empty PCIe slot seems a little steep but I guess the proof will be in the pudding when people start testing these devices and seeing what data rates they achieve!?!?!?

 

[blevins321]

Clever idea. And very useful. But about $200 too expensive.

 

[swordfish5736]

A lot cheaper than the other thunderbolt pci options

 

[jamesr19]

A lot cheaper than the other thunderbolt pci options

Yeh, the Magma is $999 and only has 2 PCI

 

[lozion]

yeh, the magma is $999 and only has 2 pci

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[Nutdotnet]

Interesting - what would be applications for this - adding additional SSD?

 

[blevins321]

Interesting - what would be applications for this - adding additional SSD?

Eh, more so probably to use proprietary PCI interface cards. Like a video editing suite, audio setup, etc.

 

[brand]

Eh, more so probably to use proprietary PCI interface cards.

What exactly would make the PCI interface proprietary?

 

[blevins321]

What exactly would make the PCI interface proprietary?

I didn't mean the interface itself. Rather the functions of the specific cards that you would use with it. Like a proprietary HD camera decoder for example.

 

[Orange Furball]

So this wouldn't be for a video card, it would be more for like a USB expansion card or sound card? I don't see the point entirely

 

[chiefsilverback]

They have a list of supported PCIe cards and they include things like fibre channel, RAID, 4 port eSATA etc...