OWC 16TB ThunderBay 8 Thunderbolt (40Gb/s) RAID Storage Solution With SoftRAID
Over 2000MB/s RAID 0 Speed - 8x Drives - SoftRAID Premium (3 Year) Included - RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10)/JBOD - Pre-configured In RAID 5 - 5 Year Limited Warranty
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- OWCTB38SRT016
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- Storage Arrays & Servers
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- SKU
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Overview
Pro Storage Built by Creators for Creators
We understand your needs as a creative professional, and we understand that every project is unique. We designed ThunderBay 8 with the speed, capacity, and flexibility to adapt to your evolving needs. Whether you're changing cameras from a Sony FX9 to a Canon C300 or RED KOMODO, ThunderBay 8 has you covered.
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Highlights
- Work faster: up to 2546MB/s real-world speed for up to 8K multi-stream video editing and AR/VR workflows
- Work bigger: access, backup, and archive irreplaceable footage, images, and files
- Built for RAID: bundled with OWC SoftRAID; the fastest and most flexible RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) tool. Also supports Apple RAID and Windows Disk Manager.
- Expansive: daisy-chain up to five additional ThunderBay 8 or other Thunderbolt storage devices via the second Thunderbolt port
- Flexible: mix and match 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch HDDs and SSDs
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Specifications
| Package Contents |
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|---|---|
| Host Interface | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Product Type | DAS Storage System |
| Manufacturer Part Number | OWCTB38SRT016 |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 |
| Limited Warranty | 5 Year |
| Weight (Approximate) | 23.37 lb |
| Form Factor | Desktop |
| Manufacturer | Other World Computing |
| Product Name | ThunderBay 8 16.0TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution |
| Product Line | ThunderBay 8 |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1, 4, 5, 0+1, JBOD |
| Controller Type | Serial ATA/600 |
| Brand Name | OWC |
| Operating System Supported | Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.x Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.x Monterey, Mac OS X 13.x Ventura, Mac OS X 14.x Sonoma, macOS Sequoia 15.x, Windows 10 x64, Windows Server 2022, Windows 11 |
| Height | 7.1" |
| Width | 10.2" |
| Depth | 9.4" |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA/600 |
| Maximum Data Transfer Rate | 40 Gbit/s |
| RAID Supported | Yes |
| Number of Total Expansion Bays | 8 |
| Maximum Power Supply Wattage | 300 W |
| Hard Drive Configuration | 8 x 2TB |
| Total Hard Drive Capacity Installed | 16 TB |
| Number of Hard Drives Supported | 8 |
| Number of Hard Drives Installed | 8 |
| Number of Solid State Drive Supported | 8 |
| Number of Solid State Drive Installed | 0 |
| Number of 2.5"/3.5" Bays | 8 |
| Cooling Fan | Yes |
| Drive Interface | Serial ATA/600 |
| Non-RAID Mode | JBOD |
| Software RAID Supported | Yes |
| Number of Thunderbolt 3 Ports | 2 |
| Environmental Compliance | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) |
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