New Thunderbolt 3 Expansion Card Provides Increased Bandwidth and Connectivity

Press Release Summary:

• QXP-T32P offers the ability to boost teamwork between Final Cut Pro® and Adobe Premiere Pro® users
• Final Cut Pro users can create a library on a NAS volume with SMB protocol support
• Cutting-edge Thunderbolt™ 4 computers can also be used by a NAS with a Thunderbolt™ 3 expansion cards

Original Press Release:

QNAP Launches Dual-port Thunderboltâ„¢ 3 Expansion Card for TVS-h1688X and TVS-h1288X NAS

Taipei, Taiwan, December 1, 2020 – QNAP® Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking and storage solution innovator, today launched the QXP-T32P Thunderbolt™ 3 expansion card. Providing dual-port Thunderbolt™ 3 connectivity, the QXP-T32P is a PCIe Gen 3 x4 card that can be installed in the TVS-h1288X and TVS-h1688X. By installing a QXP-T32P in a NAS, video editing studios in particular can greatly benefit from the increased bandwidth and connectivity to smoothly transfer, display and edit 4K videos in real-time.

“Many video editing studios use QNAP products, providing us with greater understanding of their needs and requirements. We understand that not many of them have dedicated IT staff to handle upgrading and installing hardware, so we aim to provide easy solutions for adding additional connectivity and bandwidth” said Stanley Huang, Product Manager of QNAP, adding “the easy-to-install Thunderbolt™ 3 expansion card provides the ability to greatly boost teamwork between Final Cut Pro® and Adobe Premiere Pro® users. With SMB protocol support, Final Cut Pro users can create a library on a NAS volume and use it as if it were a local storage device.”

QNAP is committed to providing users with the ability to upgrade their networks to meet modern high-speed demands. Cutting-edge Thunderbolt™ 4 computers can also be used by a NAS with a Thunderbolt™ 3 expansion cards when connected using Thunderbolt™ cables.

The QNAP QXP-T32P Thunderbolt™ 3 expansion card can be purchased from the QNAP Accessories Store and authorized resellers.

For more product information and to view the full QNAP NAS lineup, please visit www.qnap.com.

Compatible NAS models

The QXP-T32P is currently compatible with the TVS-h1288X and TVS-h1688X.

Note: The QXP-T32P can only be installed in a PCIe Gen 3 x4 slot in the TVS-h1288X or TVS-h1688X.

About QNAP Systems, Inc.

QNAP, named from Quality Network Appliance Provider, is devoted to providing comprehensive solutions from software development, hardware design to in-house manufacturing. Focusing on storage, networking and smart video innovations, we strive to build a technology ecosystem upon subscription-based software and diversified service channels. QNAP envisions NAS as being more than a simple storage and has created a cloud-based networking infrastructure for users to host and develop artificial intelligence analysis, edge computing and data integration on their QNAP solutions.

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