Sonnet Allegro interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

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<h4>Allegro USB-C 4-port PCIe Card</h4><p><strong>2X THE PERFORMANCE OF USB 3.0 AND USB 3.1 GEN 1 CONNECTIONS</strong><br /><br />Equipped with SSDs the fastest 3.1 Gen 2 USB drives you can buy today are capable of 800 MB/s data transfers&mdash;many are bus-powered too. But most desktop computers (even new models) include generations-old USB interfaces that will throttle that performance and may not offer adequate power to allow bus-powered drives to operate. Break through the bottleneck&mdash;install Sonnet&rsquo;s Allegro&trade; USB-C 4-Port PCIe card in your Mac Pro? tower Windows? PC or Linux(1) computer with PCIe slots; or Thunderbolt&trade; to PCIe card expansion system to support your fast USB drives at maximum performance.<br /><br /><strong>TWO CONTROLLERS FOUR PORTS</strong><br /><br />Featuring two 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 controllers and four USB-C ports the Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe card supports data transfers at up to twice as fast as USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports are capable. With two controllers onboard the Allegro card speeds data transfers between connected drives and enables your computer to load and off-load data more quickly.<br /><br /><strong>SPEED AND POWER</strong><br /><br />Unlike other 4-port USB cards (simple hubs that split a single USB controller&rsquo;s bandwidth between all four ports) Sonnet&rsquo;s Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe computer card supports data transfers from a single USB 3.1 Gen 2 SSD RAID device at up to 800 MB/s&mdash; compared to using a USB 3.1 Gen 1 or USB 3.0 adapter card transfers complete in half the time! Exploiting its dual controllers design it&rsquo;s possible to simultaneously transfer data to two connected drives at up to 660 MB/s each. With four drives connected the four ports support simultaneous 300 MB/s transfers!<br /><br />The Allegro card provides 7.5W of power through each of its ports supporting USB bus-powered hard drives and SSDs without the need to connect an additional AC power adapter.<br /><br /><strong>SONNET PORT POWER ADVANTAGES:</strong><br /><br />Unlike ordinary USB-C adapter cards the Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe was designed with a focus on intelligent power delivery and management for powering attached drives through its ports.<br /><br /><strong>NO AUXILIARY POWER REQUIRED</strong><br /><br />Ordinary USB-C cards need a separate power plug connection. Sonnet&rsquo;s 4-port USB-C card gets the power required to operate connected drives from the slot it&rsquo;s installed in. This enables you to install the Sonnet card in any compatible computer or Thunderbolt expansion chassis regardless of it having extra power connectors available.<br /><br /><strong>INDEPENDENT PER-PORT POWER REGULATION</strong><br /><br />Ordinary USB-C cards can deliver poor power regulation allowing a connected drive to be forced off (auto-disconnected) when an additional drive is connected or disconnected. The Allegro card protects each port from power glitches on adjacent ports preventing auto-disconnects of already-connected drives.<br /><br /><strong>RESETTABLE FUSES</strong><br /><br />Unlike ordinary USB-C cards the Allegro card features a resettable fuse on each port protecting both card and computer should a cable or peripheral fail. Resetting a tripped fuse is simple&mdash;just shut down and restart your computer.<br /><br /><strong>OPTIMIZED FOR THUNDERBOLT</strong><br /><br />Got a Thunderbolt connection but no PCIe slot? The Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe card is ideal for use in Sonnet&rsquo;s Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion systems including Echo Express&trade; and xMac&trade; desktop and rackmount chassis. Now you can add four SuperSpeed+ USB-C ports to your computer without expansion card slots.<br /><br /><strong>PERFECT FOR THE EXTRA SLOT IN YOUR MULTI-SLOT THUNDERBOLT CHASSIS</strong><br /><br />Installing an Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe card in a multi-slot Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion chassis is a great way to inexpensively add four SuperSpeed+ USB-C ports to your computer.<br /><br /><strong>BROAD DEVICE SUPPORT EASY INSTALLATION</strong><br /><br />The Allegro USB-C 4-Port PCIe card features hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection support with automatic device configuration and works with all USB-IF compliant USB peripherals. This full-height Sonnet card installs easily into any PCIe x4 (mechanical) or larger slot.<br /><br />&bull; SuperSpeed+ USB x4 - Adds four 10Gbps USB-C ports to your Mac Pro Windows PC or Linux(1) computer with PCIe slots; or Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system<br /><br />&bull; Dual USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controllers - Support data transfers at up to twice as fast as USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1; speed data transfers between connected drives<br /><br />&bull; Powered Ports - Supports USB-C bus-powered SSD SSD RAID and hard drive devices with up to 7.5W power per port<br /><br />&bull; Protected Power Delivery - Independent power regulation isolates each port to prevent c