OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual 8TB 2-Bay Thunderbolt RAID Array (2 x 4TB)

The OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual 8TB 2-Bay Thunderbolt RAID Array (2 x 4TB) is perfect for fast performance and capacity with its high-bandwidth pro creative applications. The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual is powered by eight NVMe SSDs, so you can edit high res files on the fly, ingest and duplicate dailies without a hitch, rip through the tightest of timelines, and backup huge music and photo libraries in a flash. While it offers blazingly fast performance with massive storage capacity, this compact solution is small enough to easily fit on a DIT cart, on a rack, or on your desktop.

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual easily handles any project backup and storage task you throw at it. Dual drive bays house eight NVMe SSDs to tackle nearly any data need imaginable. From personal videos to major motion pictures, from photo shoots to file backups... the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual gives you necessary the capacity and horsepower to get the job done.

An extra Thunderbolt USB-C port lets you daisy-chain devices to your Mercury Pro U.2 Dual to expand your capabilities. Add up to five additional Thunderbolt solutions and merge them with SoftRAID for mind-blowing storage. Attach a 5K display or two 4K displays. You can even place a USB device at the end of the chain. The Mercury Elite Pro U.2 Dual gives you the freedom to use more of what you need.

Harness the full capability of this NVMe array with the easiest to use, the broadest selection of RAID levels available. SoftRAID is a powerful and intuitive software RAID utility that guides your setup. It offers maximum volume capacity, optimum drive performance, data protection, or a combination of attributes. SoftRAID is ideal for anyone who needs to safely store and backup massive amounts of data, including video editors, audio producers, photographers, and graphic designers.

The Mercury Pro U.2 Dual can be taken wherever you need a compact yet super-fast massive capacity storage solution. At 3.3-inches wide, 5.8-inches in height, and 9.4-inches in depth and weighing just 4 pounds with drives, the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual can travel anywhere your workflow takes you. It connects to Thunderbolt Macs and PCs and can work cross-platform using OWC's MacDrive software (sold separately).

FEATURES:

• 8TB Raw Storage Capacity
• 2 x 4TB 2.5" NVMe U.2 SSDs
• Up to 2409 MB/s Read & 2361 MB/s Write
• Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD & SPAN