Mercury Helios 3S
The powerful expansion solution that adds an external PCIe slot to your Thunderbolt 3 equipped laptop, space-constrained Mac, or Windows PC desktop.
A New World of Expansion Flexibility
-Lightning-fast 40Gb/s transfer speeds: (2) Thunderbolt 3 ports
-See more: dedicated DisplayPort 1.4 connection for adding up to an 8K display
-Charge while working: 85W notebook charging
-Play your card: PCIe (x16) slot for half-length, full-height, single or double-width cards
-Maximum potential: daisy-chain up to 5 additional Thunderbolt devices
-Built to last: durable and rugged aluminum
-Whisper quiet operation: 28.5dB fan for distraction-free use
-Easy card installs: no tools required
-Secure workflow: locking 12V power connector
-Plug and play: no drivers needed and includes Thunderbolt 3 cable
-Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows
-Cooperative: use with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt-equipped Mac1 and Windows PC computers
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?
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.
The Mercury Helios 3S is an easy to use yet powerful expansion solution that adds an external PCIe slot to your Thunderbolt 3 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.
Capture, Stream, and Share in Seconds
With dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 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. Live stream 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