This sleek desktop unit is compatible with Thunderbolt-equipped Macs and Windows PCs, and can supercharge UA audio interfaces and other UAD-2 DSP Accelerator systems to run larger mixes filled with rich analog emulation plug-ins. The UAD-2 Satellite Thunderbolt OCTO Ultimate 7 provides massive horsepower via eight SHARC processors, and its Thunderbolt technology offers reduced plug-in latency compared to FireWire 800.