ExpressCard/34 Cards ExpressCard® cards are for Mac® and WIndows® notebook computers with ExpressCard® slots. ExpressCard/34 is a narrow version (34mm) of ExpressCard (54mm). ExpressCard/34 cards will fit in either ExpressCard/34 or ExpressCard slots. |
SATA & USB 3.0 ExpressCards | |
| Tempo™ Duo ExpressCard/34 (6GB/s eSATA + USB 3.0) Professional, external 1-port SATA + 2-port USB 3.0, ExpressCard/34 2.0 card. Supports 6Gb/s to interface with SATA drive enclosure. USB 3.0 ports are capable of transferring files at up to 200 MB/s. Recommended for maximum performance with 6 Gb/s SSD drives and optimized for best performance over Thunderbolt™. | |
| Tempo edge SATA Pro 6Gb ExpressCard/34 Professional, external 1-port SATA, ExpressCard/34 2.0 card. Supports 6Gb/s to interface with drive enclosure. Recommended for maximum performance with 6Gb/s SSD drives and optimized for best performance over Thunderbolt. | |
- Though the upcoming 2019 Mac Pro is a perfect platform for the Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card, the 'obsolete' Mac Pro tower can clearly benefit from the increased storage speed it provides. Though the PCIe 3.0 x16 slots in the 2019 Mac Pro are capable of up to 12,000 MB/s, the PCIe 2.0 x16 slots in the 2010 Mac Pro are limited to 6000MB/s.
- Sonnet’s M.2 4x4 PCIe Card is ideal for use in one of our Thunderbolt 3 expansion systems that accept full-length PCIe cards. The combo enables you to add up to four SSDs to any Mac computer with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 3 ports, or Windows or Linux computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports.
ExpressCard Adapter | |
| ExpressCard/34-to-54 Stabilizer Bracket Brace for stabilizing an ExpressCard/34 adapter card in an ExpressCard/54 slot. Compatible with most ExpressCard/34 cards. | |
I'm still here. Nice writeup but unfortunately I gave up on the older technology a few years back. I use to have the early 2008 Mac Pro and I ran 6 internal drives with an internal blu ray optical, three SSD and three platter drives. I do use a Samsung 970 NVMe with the Sintech adaptor or my 2013 Mac Pro. I'm stuck at PVl 2 not 3 and Gt/sec =5 not 8. Both these make world of difference in speed. Although I've learned to accept what I have currently because its better than what I had when I first bought this machine. The only thing I can say about this stuff is its much better NVMe wise on a Mac 2015 or later if the hardware can be addressed.
Ultimately, by purchasing a Thunderbolt 2 expansion chassis it is possible - and even quite easy - to add a PCIe card or multiple PCIe cards to a Cylinder Mac Pro. However, it will be necessary for users who need PCIe expansion to calculate the cost of adding an expansion chassis to a new Cylinder Mac Pro.
I can't really help because I don't have the hardware but when I did swap out the SSD in a late 2013 rMBPro with the 2013 Mac Pro SSD the 4 lane default SSD from the Mac Pro only showed 2 lane in the late 2013 MBPro. AND...the SSD from the late 2013 MBPro showed only two lane in the 2013 Mac Pro. BUT....when I swapped out both of these SSD with a Samsung NVMe 970 in either machine it was 4 lane and trim=YES. That was nice. But...the write & Read speed was capped off as Gt/sec =5 and PCl=2 and when I swapped in that Samsung in my mid 2015 MBPro then it showed 4 lane, Trim=YES and Gt/sec =8 and write speed went from 1224 to 2508 and read speed 1438 to 3119. A shame that little 2015 MBPro crushed the 8 core 2013 Mac Pro but that's the way it is...I still have 8 core to over ride so that's worth something to keep hold of...good luck
Pcie Nvme Card For Mac Pro
Thunderbolt Pcie Card For Mac Pro 5.1
Jan 13, 2019 4:27 AM