OWC Thunderbay 8 Thunderbolt 3 RAID Enclosure

OWC Thunderbay 8 Thunderbolt 3 RAID Enclosure

8-bay storage enclosure for professionals with Thunderbolt 3

Like a data center on your desk
This latest addition to the popular ThunderBay range, launched in 2014, now offers eight drive bays for any combination of 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives and/or SSDs.

The OWC ThunderBay 8 is like a high-performance personal data center, offering multiple configuration options to meet ever-growing 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 insatiable storage demands of RAW, 4K, large format and VR workflows. Conquer high bandwidth requirements
With Thunderbolt 3, which offers real transfer rates of up to 2586 MB/s and offers the possibility to operate eight SSDs or HDDs in a RAID array, the robust, field-tested aluminum design of the ThunderBay 8 has the required performance under the hood to meet high bandwidth requirements.

You can even configure multiple ThunderBay 8 solutions connected to multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac or PC for an exponential increase in speed. Whatever your choice, when you're racing against a deadline, ThunderBay 8 puts you in the winner's circle. Massive Capacity
Need even more capacity?

Chain up to six of these behemoths with capacities up to 768TB. Now you can capture large amounts of footage from multiple cameras or store massive libraries of production work with a unified and reliable storage solution. Includes SoftRAID XT: Easy and Complete
Disk Management Now you can quickly access and protect your data with SoftRAID for Mac and Windows.

SoftRAID makes creating RAID volumes a breeze as it assists you throughout the process. With multiple RAID options, you decide what to use your RAID volume for and how much space to allocate to it. It's that easy to create your preference of speed and/or redundancy for your data volume. SoftRAID Highlights:
Flexible: Create RAID 0 and 1 volumes with SoftRAID Standard (Windows and Mac)
Advanced: Create RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10) volumes (RAID 6, 6+ from 2020 ) and receive email alerts on the health of drives and RAID volumes with SoftRAID Pro (Mac only) Verify
: Disk validation ensures sectors can be read, parity is correct, and any potential disk failure is minimized.
Certified: Drives are validated before use to ensure they are safe for data storage.
Vigilant: Predictive warnings protect against unexpected drive
failure Cross-platform use: With the integrated MacDrive technology you can exchange SoftRAID RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays between Windows and MacOS computers.
Outperforms: up to 86% faster than AppleRAID
Thorough: Full TRIM support improves internal and external SSD performance in all RAID levels

Easy drive swapping and identification
ThunderBay 8 makes it easy to organize large datasets for any project thanks to its eight hot-swappable drive bays.
Whether you're using 2.5" or 3.5" hard drives and/or SSDs, the drives are installed in alphabetically labeled bays for easy identification and secured with a thumbscrew. If you want the freedom to quickly access an extensive collection of drives, you can use additional OWC drive bays (sold separately) to create a "bullpen" for the drive.
As secure as a
bank vault With a locking front panel and a security slot on the back, the ThunderBay 8 is like an iron safe l for your data.
Plus, front-panel LEDs show the status of each drive, so you can see at a glance if your data is safe.
See more, do more
ThunderBay 8 isn't just about high-capacity, high-performance storage. It's about giving you all the options you need to work at your best. Attach a 5K Thunderbolt display or two 4K displays. Place a USB 3.1 device at the end of a daisy chain. With an additional Thunderbolt 3 port, you have the flexibility to add more devices to your workflow and master any task.

Secure your workflow with OWC ClingOn
With the OWC ClingOn, you can significantly reduce, if not eliminate, cable strain and accidental disconnects. These custom cable stabilizers (sold separately) screw into the ThunderBay 8's chassis to secure your Thunderbolt 3.

Highlights
Pro-grade transfer speeds: up to 2586MB/s real-world tested speed with Thunderbolt 3 port
Eight hot-swappable universal drive bays: 2.5" (no adapter required) and 3.5" HDDs and mix or match SSDs
Includes SoftRAID: Robust software to create, monitor and manage modern RAID sets
See your work: DisplayPort 1.2 for connection to a 4K display
Daisy chain extension: second Thunderbolt 3 port for adding up to five additional Thunderbolt devices
Quick-change: thumbscrew release cups
Plug-and-play ready: no drivers required and Thunderbolt 3 cable included
Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows
OWC ClingOn ready: cable stabilizer prevents work session interruption and potential data loss (optional)

Included

• (1) Thunder Bay 8
• (1) Thunderbolt 3 cable
• (1) Power cord
• (2) Keys for front lock
• (1) Quick start guide
• (1) SoftRAID XT software bundle