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Avid Pro Tools | HDX Thunderbolt 3 Chassis
The HDX Thunderbolt 3 Chassis lets a Pro Tools | HDX PCIe card run from a Thunderbolt 3 Mac or Windows computer, laptops included. It has one slot for an HDX card (sold separately) and two Thunderbolt 3 ports, one to the computer and one for daisy-chaining up to five more Thunderbolt or USB devices. Avid built it with Sonnet in an aluminum and steel housing.
It comes as a desktop chassis or a 1U rackmount chassis; the rackmount version adds a front USB 3.0 port and an internal enclosure that holds a Mac mini (2010 to 2023 models) with the HDX card. Conversion kits turn a desktop chassis into a rackmount one and back, and are listed here as separate options.
- DimensionsDesktop: 9.4 x 2.2 x 14.5 in; Rackmount: 1.7 x 19 x 17.3 in
- Power Supply96 W
- PCIeOne slot for a Pro Tools | HDX PCIe card (sold separately)
- USBOne USB 3.0 port on the front of the rackmount chassis
- Mac mini EnclosureRackmount chassis only, Mac mini 2010 - 2023 models
| PCIe | One slot for a Pro Tools | HDX PCIe card (sold separately) |
|---|---|
| Thunderbolt | Two Thunderbolt 3 ports (computer and daisy chain of up to five devices) |
| USB | One USB 3.0 port on the front of the rackmount chassis |
| Mac mini Enclosure | Rackmount chassis only, Mac mini 2010 - 2023 models |
| Bandwidth | Thunderbolt 40 Gbit/s; PCIe 2,750 MB/s |
| Power Supply | 96 W |
| Operating Temperature | 32 - 95 F (0 - 35 C) |
| Dimensions | Desktop: 9.4 x 2.2 x 14.5 in (238 x 57 x 368 mm); Rackmount: 1.7 x 19 x 17.3 in (44 x 482 x 439 mm) |
