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

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

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 Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows w/ Up to 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty 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 and/or SSDs in any combination. The OWC 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. With Thunderbolt 3 offering real-world transfer rates up to 2586MB/s and the ability to RAID together eight SSDs or HDDs, ThunderBay 8’s rugged, field-tested aluminum design has the under-the-hood horsepower needed to conquer high-bandwidth requirements. You can even configure multiple ThunderBay 8 solutions connected via multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac or PC to achieve exponential speeds. Daisy-chain up to six of these capacity behemoths together. 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. 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. With a locking front panel and security slot on the backside. Plus, with front panel LEDs indicating the status of each drive, you’ll know at a glance if your data is secure. Attach a 5K Thunderbolt display or two 4K displays. Place a USB 3.1 device at the end of a daisy chain. With an extra Thunderbolt 3 port, you have the flexibility to add more devices to your workflow and master any task at hand.