OWC ThunderBay 8 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Enclosure

The OWC ThunderBay 8 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Enclosure is engineered around the concept of being a decisivily effecient, mini data center. Being a RAID with multiple bays, the OWC ThunderBay 8 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Enclosure can be configured into RAID 0, 1, 5, and JBOD (Just a Body of Disks). With option of eight hard drive bays being HDD or SDD, 2.5 or 3.5" in size, plus Thunderbolt 3 ports, data speeds of up to 2586 MB/s can be maintained. This array works with Windows and Mac systems.

General Features

Conquer High Bandwidth Demands

With Thunderbolt 3 offering real-world transfer rates up to 2586 MB/s and the ability to RAID together eight SSDs or HDDs, the ThunderBay 8's rugged, field-tested aluminum 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 you're racing against a deadline, the ThunderBay 8 puts you in the winner's circle.

Monstrous Capacity

Need even more capacity? Daisy-chain up to six of these capacity behemoths together so you can capture vast amounts of footage from multiple cameras or store vast libraries of production work with a unified and reliable storage solution.

Swap and Identify Drives Easily

The ThunderBay 8 makes it easy to keep large data sets organized for every project, thanks to its eight hot swappable drive bays. Whether you're using 2.5" or 3.5" HDDs and/or SSDs, the drives mount in alphabetically labeled trays for easy identification and are secured by a thumb screw. If you want the freedom to access an extensive collection of drives quickly, you can create a drive "bullpen" with additional separately-sold OWC drive trays.

As Secure As a Bank Vault

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.

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 extra Thunderbolt 3 port, you have the flexibility to add more devices to your workflow and master any task at hand.

More Powerful With SoftRAID (Sold Separately)

Need more power and protection? SoftRAID is a powerful, intuitive software RAID utility. Multiple RAID levels let you select the RAID level that fits you or your project's needs best. If you need maximum volume capacity, optimum drive performance, data protection, or a combination of attributes, SoftRAID has you covered. Packed with features like drive validation, verification, and failure prediction, SoftRAID includes features you don't get with hardware RAID. It's like having a datacenter on your desktop. From home users looking to protect photos and documents to professionals needing to protect and quickly access projects, SoftRAID is a good solution.

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Secure Your Workflow with OWC ClingOn

Greatly reduce, if not eliminate cable strain and accidental disconnects with the OWC ClingOn. These separately-sold, custom cable stabilizers screw into the ThunderBay 8's housing to secure your Thunderbolt 3 and USB Type-C connections and prevent work session interruption and possible data loss.

Your Digital Life, Protected for Free

Your data is irreplaceable, and OWC takes protecting it seriously. That's why this OWC Solution includes Acronis True Image OEM, a combination backup and anti-malware solution that keeps your data protected from accidents, failures, and malware/ransomware attacks. Easy Protect everything - photos, files, applications, systems, and the devices they're on in just a few clicks. Efficient Create "set and forget" backups to recover and restore files and folders. Secure Stop ransomware and cryptojacking from harming your device data and backup.