OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 172TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage

Enhance your production workflows with the OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 172TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage, an advanced storage solution combining flexible drive configurability and high-speed data access. This comprehensive RAID system is equipped with eight 2.5/3.5" drive bays, of which one includes a 4TB U.2 NVMe SSD and seven with 24TB HDDs. Strategically designed to support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 4, 5, and JBOD modes, this device emphasizes speed and data redundancy tailored to your needs.

With a selection of Thunderbolt 3 and SATA III interfaces, and hard drives reaching speeds of 7200 rpm, this storage array accelerates tasks like video editing, VFX, and digital imaging. Cooling is managed by a 120mm fan, while a secure lockable door and Kensington Lock slot assure rigorous protection. Leveraging PCIe 3.0 x16/x4 slot expansion, CFexpress and UHS-II SD card readers, and DisplayPort 1.4 output, it effortlessly expands to support your advanced media ingestion and connectivity demands, driving real-world speeds up to 2750 MB/s. The ThunderBay Flex 8 is designed to integrate smoothly with macOS 10.15 and later systems, promising a future-ready solution enhanced by the SoftRAID management software for easy RAID setup and monitoring.

Features

• Eight universal 3.5/2.5" drive bays with SATA, SAS, U.2, and M.2 drive support
• Preconfigured RAID 5, supporting RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 4, 5, and JBOD modes
• Diverse connectivity with Thunderbolt 3, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, and USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports
• Fast 7200 rpm hard drive speeds for dynamic workload handling
• Secure access with a lockable drive bay door and Kensington Lock slot
• NVMe and PCIe technologies ensuring high-speed SSD performance up to 2750 MB/s
• Frontside UHS-II SD and CFexpress card readers supporting up to 985 MB/s transfer speeds
• 85W power delivery to connected notebooks via Thunderbolt 3
• DisplayPort 1.4 output supporting up to 8K resolution displays
• SoftRAID software for enhanced RAID management and monitoring