OWC ThunderBay 8 0TB Eight-Bay Thunderbolt 40Gb/s RAID 5 Storage Enclosure with SoftRAID Premium

- Eight universal 2.5 or 3.5-inch SSDs/HDDs drive bays w/ Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports (Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt backward compatible) - Daisy-chain six units together for up to 1,152TB of storage capacity or five additional Thunderbolt devices with second Thunderbolt 3 port - Plug-and-play ready: no drivers needed and Includes Thunderbolt cable; Quick drive swaps: thumb screw release trays - No drivers needed and includes Thunderbolt 3 cable - Bundled with OWC SoftRAID Premium: the fastest and most flexible RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) tool. Also supports Apple RAID and Windows Disk Manager - Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows w/ Up to 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Product description

STAY AHEAD OF YOUR STORAGE NEEDS

MONSTROUS CAPACITY

CONQUER HIGH-BANDWIDTH DEMANDS

INCLUDES SOFTRAID: EASY AND COMPLETE DRIVE MANAGEMENT

SWAP AND IDENTIFY DRIVES EASILY

This latest addition to the popular ThunderBay line, introduced in 2014, now offers eight drive bays for either 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDDs or SSDs in any combination for up to 192TB of capacity. The ThunderBay 8 is like a high-performance personal data center that offers multiple configuration options to suit ever-expanding storage needs. Photo, film and video editors can take advantage of the largest capacity desktop RAID storage solution we’ve ever offered to handle the voracious drive space appetite of RAW, 4K, large format, and VR workflows.

Need even more capacity? Daisy-chain up to six of these capacity behemoths together for up to a staggering 1,156TB. Now you can capture vast amounts of footage from multiple cameras or store vast libraries of production work with a unified and reliable storage solution.

With up to 2,586MB/s real-world tested speeds and the ability to RAID together eight SSDs or HDDs, ThunderBay 8 has the under-the-hood horsepower needed to conquer high-bandwidth requirements. Plus, its rugged, field-tested aluminum design stands up to studio and on-location workflows. You can even configure multiple ThunderBay 8 solutions connected via multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac or PC to achieve exponential speed increases. Take on multi-stream 4K workflows. Export and render footage with effects at full speed. Whatever your set up, when you’re racing against a deadline, ThunderBay 8 puts you in the winner’s circle.

Now you can quickly access and robustly protect your data with SoftRAID for Mac and Windows.

SoftRAID highlights:

ThunderBay 8 makes it easy to keep large data sets organized for every project thanks to its eight hot swappable drive bays. Whether you’re using 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDDs and/or SSDs, the drives mount in alphabetically labeled trays for easy identification and are secured by a thumb screw. If you want to access a collection of drives quickly, you can create a drive “bullpen” with additional OWC drive trays (sold separately).

Also, with a locking front panel and security slot on the backside, the ThunderBay 8 is like an ironclad vault for your data. Plus, with front-panel LEDs indicating the status of each drive, you’ll know at a glance if your data is safe and secure.