OWC - Thunderbay Flex 8 Thunderbolt 3 Storage Docking Station w/PCIe Capabilities - Black
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Arrives pre-set with RAID 5 speed and protection. ThunderBay Flex 8 offers eight drive bays that support a mix of SATA/SAS1 and U.2/M.22 NVMe drives for virtually limitless storage capacity. Next, there’s a plethora of ports including two Thunderbolt 3, one USB-C, and two USB-A for device docking and charging. Ingest hi-res images and video via front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. All eight bays are configured with SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch HDDs. With real-world read/write speeds of 2750MB/s. Power your notebook with up to 85W power delivery while capturing multi-stream hi-res footage. Connect audio and video mixers via one USB-C and two USB-A 10Gb/s ports. Ingest and work with 4/8K RAW video and RAW photo files immediately at speeds up to 985MB/s with frontside SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. By removing the enclosure’s side panel, you can expand your capabilities by installing a half-length, full-height, single-width expansion card in the PCIe x16 connector/x4 lanes slot. Add a 4K video capture card for direct ingest of multi-stream high-res footage. Record high-quality tracks with an audio card and then edit and archive tracks. Create a powerful file server with a high-speed networking card. By replacing the built-in SATA drive controller with a SATA or SAS RAID card, you can turn ThunderBay Flex 8 into a hardware RAID storage solution while keeping a PCIe slot open for other cards. Create RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10) volumes (RAID 6, 6+ coming soon). By installing an OWC U.2 NVMe Interchange System carrier tray (sold separately) with a built-in U.2 connector into a ThunderBay Flex 8 drive tray, you can protect the U.2 SSD drive’s connector from repeated install/removal wear for improved drive longevity and investment. RAID 4/5/1+0 (10) is available for Mac only at this time
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Eight universal 3.5/2.5-inch Drive Bays use SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for up to 144TB of capacity and real-world speeds up to 2750MB/s. The top four bays can utilize U.2 SSDs
Convenient front mounted USB-C and (2) USB-A 10Gb/s ports for peripherals and mobile devices. Frontside SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers with up to 985MB/s speed
Future ready: top four bays can use U.2 SSDs, the emerging M&E industry storage standard
PCIe x16 connector/x4 lane slot for audio/video capture, networking, SSD storage, hardware RAID card, or I/O card
Create, manage, and monitor advanced RAID sets with SoftRAID, the world's most advanced RAID management solution with easy setup, e-notifications, and drive integrity monitoring. (RAID 4/5/1+0 (10) is available for Mac only at this time.)
- Storage Capacity0 gigabytesConnector Type(s)USB-CUSB GenerationUSB 3.2
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Arrives pre-set with RAID 5 speed and protection. ThunderBay Flex 8 offers eight drive bays that support a mix of SATA/SAS1 and U.2/M.22 NVMe drives for virtually limitless storage capacity. Next, there’s a plethora of ports including two Thunderbolt 3, one USB-C, and two USB-A for device docking and charging. Ingest hi-res images and video via front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. All eight bays are configured with SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch HDDs. With real-world read/write speeds of 2750MB/s. Power your notebook with up to 85W power delivery while capturing multi-stream hi-res footage. Connect audio and video mixers via one USB-C and two USB-A 10Gb/s ports. Ingest and work with 4/8K RAW video and RAW photo files immediately at speeds up to 985MB/s with frontside SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. By removing the enclosure’s side panel, you can expand your capabilities by installing a half-length, full-height, single-width expansion card in the PCIe x16 connector/x4 lanes slot. Add a 4K video capture card for direct ingest of multi-stream high-res footage. Record high-quality tracks with an audio card and then edit and archive tracks. Create a powerful file server with a high-speed networking card. By replacing the built-in SATA drive controller with a SATA or SAS RAID card, you can turn ThunderBay Flex 8 into a hardware RAID storage solution while keeping a PCIe slot open for other cards. Create RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10) volumes (RAID 6, 6+ coming soon). By installing an OWC U.2 NVMe Interchange System carrier tray (sold separately) with a built-in U.2 connector into a ThunderBay Flex 8 drive tray, you can protect the U.2 SSD drive’s connector from repeated install/removal wear for improved drive longevity and investment. RAID 4/5/1+0 (10) is available for Mac only at this time
Professional Grade 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution With eight hot-swappable drive bays, ThunderBay 8 is like a high-performance personal data center for lmmakers, video production pros, photographers, graphic designers and small business workgroups. It o ers massive, professional-grade storage capacity with real-world tested speed up to 2,586MB/s1 in a desktop-sized design. Use mixed drives independently or combine drives as a RAID with SoftRAID. 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 secure. Its rugged heat-dissipating aluminum enclosure also features two Thunderbolt 3 ports, so you can breeze through business backups all the way up to today’s largest RAW photo and multi-stream 4K video formats.
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| Pros for OWC - Thunderbay Flex 8 Thunderbolt 3 Storage Docking Station w/PCIe Capabilities - Black | |||
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| There were no pros for this product— | There were no pros for this product— | Speed, Storage Capacity, Connectivity, Portability, Overall Performance | Speed, Storage Capacity, Ease of use, USB, Size |
| Cons for OWC - Thunderbay Flex 8 Thunderbolt 3 Storage Docking Station w/PCIe Capabilities - Black | |||
| There were no cons for this product— | There were no cons for this product— | Compatibility | Heat |
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