Sonnet Allegro Max USB-C 20Gbps 1-Port PCIe Card

About: Sonnet Allegro Max USB-C 20Gbps 1-Port PCIe Card

Your computer’s USB ports are perfectly adequate…for connecting peripherals that don’t depend on the ultimate USB 3.2 speeds. Onboard USB ports can be underachievers — at 5Gbps or 10Gbps, they can’t support the maximum performance from many storage devices and may not provide enough power to enable them to operate. With the Sonnet Allegro™ Max USB-C 20Gbps 1-Port PCIe Card installed into a PCIe slot of your Mac®, Windows® or Linux® computer, or Thunderbolt expansion system, you can upgrade to the benefits of SuperSpeed 20Gbps USB-C!

Features

• Adds 20Gbps USB-C Port – Adds one USB-C 20Gbps port to your computer.
• Bus-powered Support – Supports USB-C Bus-powered devices with up to 15W (3.0A) power.
• Resettable Fuse – Resettable device overcurrent fuse protects the card and computer.
• Wide Device Support – Supports storage, hubs, and other USB-IF compliant USB devices.
• Hot-Swap Support – Supports hot-swappable device connection.
• OS Compatibility – Compatible with macOS 14.4+, Windows 10 and 11, and Linux Kernel 5.4+
• Thunderbolt Compatibility – Works in Thunderbolt™ Expansion Systems (like the Echo™ line of desktop and rackmount Chassis from Sonnet).
• Package Contents – Solo2.5G PCIe Card, two PCIe mounting brackets.
• Warranty – 2-year product warranty.
• Customer Support – Free lifetime customer technical support.
• The Sonnet Advantage –Designed and engineered in the USA. Since 1986.

Power Advantages

Unlike many ordinary USB-C cards, the Allegro Max card has the following advantages:

• Delivers 15W of power to USB-C bus-powered devices
• Doesn’t require an auxiliary power plug connection; gets the power required to operate connected drives from the slot it’s installed in
• Features a resettable fuse, protecting both card and computer should a cable or peripheral fail; resetting a tripped fuse is simple – just shut down and restart your computer

Up to Twice as Fast as a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Card

Allegro Max USB-C 20Gbps 1-Port PCIe Card supports data transfers at up to 20Gbps, twice the speed of a USB 3.2 Gen 2 card (10Gbps) and can also deliver 15W of power to USB-C bus-powered devices.