Description

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 centre that offers multiple configuration options to suit your ever-expanding storage needs. Photo, film and video editors can take advantage of the largest capacity desktop RAID storage solution weve 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 8s rugged, field-tested aluminium 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 speed increases. Whatever your set-up, when youre racing against a deadline, ThunderBay 8 puts you in the winners circle.

FEATURES:

Pro-grade transfer speeds: up to 2586MB/s real-world-tested speed with Thunderbolt 3 port
Eight hot-swappable universal drive bays: mix or match 2.5-inch (no adapter needed) and 3.5-inch HDDs and SSDs
Includes SoftRAID: robust software for creating, monitoring, and managing advanced RAID sets
See your work: DisplayPort 1.2 for connecting up to a 4K display
Daisy-chain expansion: second Thunderbolt 3 port for adding up to five additional Thunderbolt devices
Quick drive swaps: thumb screw release trays
Plug-and-play ready: no drivers needed and include Thunderbolt 3 cable
Thunderbolt certified for Mac and Windows
OWC ClingOn ready: cable stabilizer prevents work session interruption and possible data loss

SPECIFICATIONS:

Total Capacity
- 0TB
Display Support
- Up to two 4K displays @ 60Hz,
- or one 5K display @ 60Hz
Display Support by Port
- Thunderbolt 3: Up to 5K @ 60Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or 4K @ 60Hz via a Thunderbolt display or a USB-C display adapter
- DisplayPort 1.2: Up to 4K @ 60Hz
Bootable
- Mac only
Hot-Swap Support
- Yes
Chipset
- Thunderbolt: (1) Intel JHL-6540
- SATA Controller: (2) JMicron JMB-585
Certifications
- CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM, BSMI
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- Thunderbolt 3 : 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)
Plug and Play
- Yes
RAID
- RAID Capable
  - Yes
- RAID Levels Supported
  - RAID 0
  - RAID 1
  - RAID 0+1
  - RAID 4
  - RAID 5
  - JBOD
- RAID Features
  - Software RAID
Compatibility
- 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
- PC OS Compatibility
  - Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Other Requirements
  - SoftRAID is compatible with Windows 10, or macOS 10.12 or later. Apple Silicon M1 Macs require macOS 11.3 or later. SoftRAID is licensed per computer. Additional seats are available.
- Host Port Requirements
  - Thunderbolt 3 port
- Driver Required
  - SoftRAID Only
Power
- Power Supply
  - Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
- AC Input
  - 90-264V, 47-63Hz, 3.5A At 115V, 1.8A At 230V
- DC Output
  - +12V, 25A
- Wattage
  - 300 Watts
- External Power Adapter
  - No
Physical
- Number of Bays
  - 8
- Device Ports
  - (2) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Ports
  - (1) DisplayPort Port
- Cooling
  - (1) 92mm cooling fan
- Security Slot
  - Yes
- Power Button
  - Yes
- Power/Activity LED
  - Yes
- Housing Color
  - Black
- Housing Material
  - Aluminium
Product Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 26 cm
Product Weight: 7300g