OWC Thunderbay 4 Desktop 4 Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Enclosure with 4TB to 80TB
Features:
- Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports
- DisplayPort 1.2
- Maximize the potential of four 3.5-inch drives or four 2.5-inch drives — no adapter needed
- Ultra quiet, heat dissipating aluminum chassis
- RAID ready or RAID 5 option
Your configuration £456.15 (£547.38 inc VAT)
SKU: OWCTB3SRKIT0GB
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Overview
OWC's flagship RAID powerhouse has been redesigned to take advantage of the phenomenal performance and power of the Thunderbolt 3 interface.
With capacity up to 80TB it's now faster, cooler and quieter than ever before.
Edit. Experiment. Create. Design.
Edit, view, stream, and produce more with ThunderBay in your 2K, 4K, and audio production workflow. With ThunderBay's performance capabilities you can complete projects faster, have more time to experiment, and push your creations to the next level. Enhance editing capabilities in video apps like Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, and Avid Media Composer. Empower greater audio production capabilities in audio apps like Avid Pro Tools and Logic Pro X. Edit large photos in apps like Adobe Photoshop, and browse large photo libraries in apps like Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom. Simply put, you can do more with a ThunderBay 4 enhanced workflow, and with a RAID 5 array you get data redundancy on top of great performance!
Specification
Mechanisms Supported
- Four (4) 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives
Hot Swap Support
- Yes
Chipset
- SATA Controller: (2) ASM1062
- Thunderbolt 3: (1) Intel DSL6540
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- Thunderbolt 3 : Up to 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)
Plug and Play
- Yes
Reach Certification
- Yes
RAID Capable
- Yes
RAID Levels Supported
- JBOD
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 4
- RAID 5
- RAID 10
RAID Features
- Software RAID
Mac OS Compatibility
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows 11
Other Requirements
- SoftRAID XT works with macOS 10.12 or later and Windows 10 or later. SoftRAID is licensed per computer. The SoftRAID serial number will work with both Mac and Windows but can only be active on one computer at a time. Additional seats can be purchased. RAID 4/1+0 (10) are currently Mac only at this time.
Host Port Requirements
- Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt1)
Power Supply
- Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
AC Input
- 100-230V
External Power Adapter
- No
Number of Bays
- 4
Device Ports
- (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s)
- (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port
- (1) DisplayPort Port
Cooling
- (1) 92mm Temperature-controlled cooling fan
Security Slot
- Yes
Power Button
- Yes
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Black
Housing Material
- Aluminum
Dimensions
- Height: 17.7 cm (7.0 in)
- Length: 24.5 cm (9.6 in)
- Width: 13.5 cm (5.3 in)
Weight
- 3.9 kg (8.60 lbs)
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Warranty
3 Year Warranty