Sonnet USB3-4PM-E Allegro - Type A USB 3.2 4-Port PCIe Card with USB Charging
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Description
USB 2.0 ports are perfectly adequate for connecting mice, keyboards, and printers, but their limited data transfer speeds of 25–30 MB/s are hardly 'high performance'. Standard USB drives today feature USB 3.0 interfaces and offer significantly better performance. Though you can connect them to your computer's USB 2.0 ports, their performance would be reduced by as much as 85 percent! With a Sonnet Allegro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe 4-Port card installed in the PCIe slot of your Mac Pro®, Windows®, or Linux® computer, or Thunderbolt Expansion System, you instantly add four SuperSpeed USB 3.2 ports to your system to take full advantage of today's drives' performance capabilities.
Power Advantages
Sonnet's Allegro has the following advantages:
- Delivers 2.0A of power per port to USB bus-powered devices
- Doesn't require separate power plug connection; gets the power required to operate connected drives from the slot it's installed in
- Supports USB 3.0 charging specification that enables simultaneously charge and sync of iOS and other devices that support USB 3.0 charging
Allegro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe 4 Port: Up to 10x Faster than USB 2.0
The Allegro features a PCIe 2.0 bus interface to take advantage of your computer's fast expansion card slots.
Features:
- Compatible with 2019 Mac Pro
- Adds Four USB-A 5Gbps Ports to Your Computer
- Supports USB-A Bus-powered Devices with up to 2.0A Power per Port
- Supports Storage, Hubs, and Other USB-IF Compliant USB Devices
- Supports Hot-swappable Device Connection
- Works in Thunderbolt™ Expansion Systems (like Sonnet's Echo™ Express, xMac™ Pro Server, or xMac mini Server)
- Compatbile with Mac®, Windows®, and Linux®
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
- Designed in the USA
| Compatibility | |
| Mac Compatibility | Mac Pro¨ 3,1(2), 4,1, 5,1, 7,1 (2019), or 8,1 (2023) macOS 10.8.5+ macOS Ventura compatible |
| Windows Compatibility | Computer with PCIe slots Windows¨ 11, 10, 8, 7 Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008 (64-bit editions) |
| Linux Compatibility | Computer with PCIe slots Linux Kernel 5.4.0+ Ubuntu 20.04.1+ |
| Thunderbolt Compatibility | Mac (Intel¨ or M1) or Windows PC via a Thunderbolt to PCIe Card Expansion System macOS 10.8.5+ Windows 10 |
| Hardware | |
| Part No. | USB3-4PM-E Allegro Type-A USB 3.2 PCIe 4-Port |
| Warranty | 2-year |
| Form Factor | PCIe computer card |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x1 |
| Peripherals Supported | Industry standard USB 3.2 Gen 1&2, 3.1 Gen 1&2, 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 |
| Bus Powered Peripherals Supported | HDs, SSDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray devices up to 2A |
| Cables Supported | USB 3.0 with Standard-A male connector, USB 2.0 with Standard-A male connector |
| Chipset | Fresco Logic FL1100EX |
| RoHS Compliant | Yes |
| Package Contents | Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port PCIe Computer Card Documentation |
| USB Support | |
| Number of Ports | 4 external |
| Standard | Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards |
| UASP | USB attached SCSI protocol supported under OS X 10.8.5+ and Windows 8.1+ |
| USB Charging | USB Battery Charging 1.2 Compliant (up to 7.5W per port) |
| Data Transfer Rate | 5 Gbps |
| Number of Devices Supported | Up to 31 |
| Hot Plug | Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection |
| Boot Support | Thunderbolt 3 Macs |
USB 2.0 ports are perfectly adequate for connecting mice, keyboards, and printers, but their limited data transfer speeds of 25–30 MB/s are hardly 'high performance'. Standard USB drives today feature USB 3.0 interfaces and offer significantly better performance. Though you can connect them to your computer's USB 2.0 ports, their performance would be reduced by as much as 85 percent! With a Sonnet Allegro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe 4-Port card installed in the PCIe slot of your Mac Pro®, Windows®, or Linux® computer, or Thunderbolt Expansion System, you instantly add four SuperSpeed USB 3.2 ports to your system to take full advantage of today's drives' performance capabilities.
Power Advantages
Sonnet's Allegro has the following advantages:
- Delivers 2.0A of power per port to USB bus-powered devices
- Doesn't require separate power plug connection; gets the power required to operate connected drives from the slot it's installed in
- Supports USB 3.0 charging specification that enables simultaneously charge and sync of iOS and other devices that support USB 3.0 charging
Allegro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe 4 Port: Up to 10x Faster than USB 2.0
The Allegro features a PCIe 2.0 bus interface to take advantage of your computer's fast expansion card slots.
Features:
- Compatible with 2019 Mac Pro
- Adds Four USB-A 5Gbps Ports to Your Computer
- Supports USB-A Bus-powered Devices with up to 2.0A Power per Port
- Supports Storage, Hubs, and Other USB-IF Compliant USB Devices
- Supports Hot-swappable Device Connection
- Works in Thunderbolt™ Expansion Systems (like Sonnet's Echo™ Express, xMac™ Pro Server, or xMac mini Server)
- Compatbile with Mac®, Windows®, and Linux®
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
- Designed in the USA
| Compatibility | |
| Mac Compatibility | Mac Pro¨ 3,1(2), 4,1, 5,1, 7,1 (2019), or 8,1 (2023) macOS 10.8.5+ macOS Ventura compatible |
| Windows Compatibility | Computer with PCIe slots Windows¨ 11, 10, 8, 7 Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008 (64-bit editions) |
| Linux Compatibility | Computer with PCIe slots Linux Kernel 5.4.0+ Ubuntu 20.04.1+ |
| Thunderbolt Compatibility | Mac (Intel¨ or M1) or Windows PC via a Thunderbolt to PCIe Card Expansion System macOS 10.8.5+ Windows 10 |
| Hardware | |
| Part No. | USB3-4PM-E Allegro Type-A USB 3.2 PCIe 4-Port |
| Warranty | 2-year |
| Form Factor | PCIe computer card |
| Bus Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x1 |
| Peripherals Supported | Industry standard USB 3.2 Gen 1&2, 3.1 Gen 1&2, 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 |
| Bus Powered Peripherals Supported | HDs, SSDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray devices up to 2A |
| Cables Supported | USB 3.0 with Standard-A male connector, USB 2.0 with Standard-A male connector |
| Chipset | Fresco Logic FL1100EX |
| RoHS Compliant | Yes |
| Package Contents | Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port PCIe Computer Card Documentation |
| USB Support | |
| Number of Ports | 4 external |
| Standard | Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards |
| UASP | USB attached SCSI protocol supported under OS X 10.8.5+ and Windows 8.1+ |
| USB Charging | USB Battery Charging 1.2 Compliant (up to 7.5W per port) |
| Data Transfer Rate | 5 Gbps |
| Number of Devices Supported | Up to 31 |
| Hot Plug | Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection |
| Boot Support | Thunderbolt 3 Macs |
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