HD Native card to to thunderbolt chassis question

Hey guys!



thanks in advance for any help you might have, for me....



I have a mac pro 1,1 (2006? i think),, unfortunately, all though it has been a great and stable comp,, it is becoming obsoleted, by all the new software out there......



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long story short, i am going to need to rely on my macbook pro 15" retina to finish some projects,,, eventually I will be trying to get a new mac pro trash can model, so an expansion chassis is ultimately in my future, if I am going to keep with the HD Native setup,,, which i am also pretty happy with.......



so,,, the question is....



there are several options for an expansion Chassis,, however, only 3 seem to be approved by avid,, basically magma, and sonnet options...

they are a little pricey for me.... but stability is important in the long haul here...



but then I see this:



AKiTiO Thunder2 PCIe Box | PCI Express Expansion Box with Thunderbolt 2 Interface | AKiTiO



and this:



PCIe Card Compatibility Chart | AKiTiO



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price is pretty nice, and they claim to be compatible,,,, the big problem is,, i cant find anything on avids site to suggest that they are supported... and I have found a couple reviews on the product that were good, and kinda grazed over the fact that they were using them with HD Native,, but nobody really elaborated on there setup....



so, anybody tried this chassis?

good/ bad results?

any suggestions on other Chassis?



again,, sorry for the long winded,, run on sentence,, question,, but I need to do a total system upgrade, and on my schedule and budget,, I am going to have to leap frog myself to where i need to be,, and still be able to work an a few projects.... thanks again for any info you might be willing to lend!



Happy New Years everybody!!!



Tommy G

HD Native card to to thunderbolt chassis question