Maximum USB-C Performance
Allegro Max USB-C
20Gbps 1-Port PCIe Card
Stunning USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Performance: Add One USB-C 20Gbps Port to Computers and Thunderbolt Expansion Systems with PCIe Card Slots
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® (macOS® Sonoma required), Windows® or Linux® computer, or Thunderbolt expansion system, you can upgrade to the benefits of SuperSpeed 20Gbps USB-C!
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.
| Ports & interfaces | |
| Host interface: | PCIe |
| Output interface: | USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity: | 1 |
| Design | |
| Internal: | Yes |
| Features | |
| Data transfer rate (max): | 20 Gbit/s |
| System requirements | |
| Windows operating systems supported: | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
| Mac operating systems supported: | Yes |
| Linux operating systems supported: | Linux Kernel 5.4 |