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Over 1000MB/s RAID 0 Speed - Four Drives - SoftRAID Premium (3 Year) Included - RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10)/JBOD - 3 Year Limited Warranty
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Perfect in All, for All
Speed, capacity, and configuration flexibility in a compact desktop footprint. ThunderBay 4 is perfection for a myriad of content creators and the reason it's been one of the best-selling RAID storage solutions for the past decade.
Handle it all from everyday file storage and backup to running multi-stream compressed 4K video. Choose a preconfigured solution to start working immediately or add your own HDDs or SSDs to a DIY kit. Configure ThunderBay 4 with OWC SoftRAID or your own RAID software to achieve your optimum level of performance and data redundancy. Add additional ThunderBay 4 or other Thunderbolt storage devices to the second Thunderbolt port and flex bigger capacity muscle. In every imaginable way, ThunderBay 4 is perfect in all, for all.
Speed to Create
Up to 1527MB/s real-world speed to easily handle video editing, audio production, and photo editing, and other bandwidth demanding needs.
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.
Capacity to Dream
Access, backup, and push your creativity beyond your dreams with up to 80TB of either HDD or SSD storage.
Powerfully Expansive
Daisy-chain up to five additional ThunderBay 4 or other Thunderbolt storage devices via the second Thunderbolt port
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Performance and Capacity Perfection for Individual to Studio Content Creators
Work faster: up to 1074MB/s real-world speed to easily handle video editing, audio production, and photo editing, and other bandwidth demanding needs
Work bigger: access, backup, and archive an enormous amount of 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 Microsoft Disk Manager.
Expansive: daisy-chain up to five additional ThunderBay 4 or other Thunderbolt storage devices via the second Thunderbolt port
Flexible: mix and match 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch HDDs and SSDs
"When it comes to making sure years of content is easily accessible in a speedy manner, the ThunderBay provides that and much more."
“I use Thunderbay for storing all the data I took over the years. I take huge risk in taking the best possible images. I do not want to loose them at any price."
Perfect in All, for All
Speed, capacity, and configuration flexibility in a compact desktop footprint. ThunderBay 4 is perfection for a myriad of content creators and the reason it’s been one of the best-selling RAID storage solutions for the past decade.
Handle it all from everyday file storage and backup to running multi-stream compressed 4K video. Choose a preconfigured solution to start working immediately or add your own HDDs or SSDs to a DIY kit. Configure ThunderBay 4 with OWC SoftRAID or your own RAID software to achieve your optimum level of performance and data redundancy. Add additional ThunderBay 4 or other Thunderbolt storage devices to the second Thunderbolt port and flex bigger capacity muscle. In every imaginable way, ThunderBay 4 is perfect in all, for all.
Perfect in All, for All
Speed, capacity, and configuration flexibility in a compact desktop footprint. ThunderBay 4 is perfection for a myriad of content creators and the reason it’s been one of the best-selling RAID storage solutions for the past decade.
Handle it all from everyday file storage and backup to running multi-stream compressed 4K video. Choose a preconfigured solution to start working immediately or add your own HDDs or SSDs to a DIY kit. Configure ThunderBay 4 with OWC SoftRAID or your own RAID software to achieve your optimum level of performance and data redundancy. Add additional ThunderBay 4 or other Thunderbolt storage devices to the second Thunderbolt port and flex bigger capacity muscle. In every imaginable way, ThunderBay 4 is perfect in all, for all.
Speed to Create
Up to 1527MB/s real-world speed to easily handle video editing, audio production, and photo editing, and other bandwidth demanding needs.
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 Microsoft Disk Manager.
Capacity to Dream
Access, backup, and push your creativity beyond your dreams with up to 80TB of either HDD or SSD storage.
Powerfully Expansive
Daisy-chain up to five additional ThunderBay 4 or other Thunderbolt storage devices via the second Thunderbolt port
The Difference-Maker for Creators Just Like You
Whether you want to blaze through viewing a huge Lightroom catalog, import and edit massive files faster, level up your editing capabilities, or want to unleash greater audio production capabilities, ThunderBay 4 is the difference maker for:
Individual content creators and filmmakers
Audio editors, musicians, producers, music studios
Wedding, sports and high-volume photographers
Small production companies and photography studios
DIT setups with large data needs
Anyone seeking consolidation of multiple external drives
Gone is the time-consuming frustration of dealing with your content spread across multiple different external drives. Just connect ThunderBay 4’s Thunderbolt cable to your notebook to access your files faster while simultaneously charging your notebook. And with SoftRAID equipped models, you’ll work more confidently knowing the health status of your drives.
Mac-Ready Across the Board
ThunderBay 4 checks all the functional boxes to make you a more efficient content creator: fast data access, enormous storage capacity, centralized (and hassle-free!) file location, and it works with Macs (Intel-based plus the latest Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 machines) and Windows PCs. What makes ThunderBay 4 the best 4 bay storage solution available is its time-proven reputation of providing peace of mind your data will be safely protected today and tomorrow. Gone is the fear of a costly slow down or — gulp — losing irreplaceable data because you didn’t select the right RAID solution
We Never Rest.
Our Good is Better.
Our Better is Best.
What’s most important to you in a storage solution is likely entirely different than another content creator. That why we don’t rest on our laurels and continue to make sure ThunderBay 4 doesn’t make you compromise. Merge four drives in a RAID 0 for huge performance and capacity gains over using a single external drive. Combine the capacity of three drives and use the fourth for RAID 5 data protection that keeps you working even if one of the drives fails. Or choose a DIY kit and add your own SATA SSDs for ultimate speed. With ThunderBay 4, you’re in charge of what’s good, better, or best for your needs:
Limited Warranty: 5 Year
About OWC For more than 35 years, OWC has had a simple goal. To create innovative DIY solutions to give you the most from your technology. At OWC, we feel that technology can be instrumental in changing the world for the better if it’s done right. Whether you use it to communicate, create, or safeguard, we believe that technology should be simple, affordable, and easy to use. It should just work and do what you need it to do. At OWC, it is our mission to deliver that seamless level of experience to you with every solution that we make, and in every interaction that we have. We are working to build a better world through our solutions, and it is our mission to create solutions that improve the lives of everyone that touches them. At OWC we promise to: Respect your time. Whether that is through our solutions that aim to get the tech out of the way and keep it out so you can focus on what’s important to you or through our service getting you the advice or help you need. Maximize your budget. That means in the short term in having fair prices, but most importantly in the long term by focusing on quality solutions that are built to last. Our solutions aren’t the cheapest because we know how much of a pain it is to swap out parts in your set up and we know how much you rely on your OWC gear. Support you. Every solution is backed and supported by knowledgeable representatives, not just before the sale, but during and after. You can always call, email or chat with OWC over the lifetime of the product. And that support is always free (outside of the few noted exceptions). Educate. It’s a fast moving world out there. We geek out on the tech so you don't have to. Our solutions help make complicated tasks fast and easy, our install videos demystify and our blog helps you do more with what you have and wade through the marketing-speak. Give it our all. All components in our solutions go through a strict qualification process to make sure they will perform as needed. External drive solutions are additionally tested after assembly, with some tests taking hours or even days to certify that they will go the distance. Channel you. Our solutions are tested using many different workflows so we can ensure when you plug it in, it just works. Complete the circle. There are many, many different options out there and while our hardware and software solutions are designed to work together, they are also designed to work within your setup. What We Do We empower our customers to take their technology further and ensure the investment that they made a couple years ago doesn’t have to be thrown out the door and recycled for something new. How It All Started “I started OWC because it was difficult for me to get to a local store to upgrade my own Apple. On top of that, it was very very expensive to do so and it drove me to number one do my own updgrades, but share that information and offer these upgrades so that others can benefit the same.” Environmental Sustainability We have worked tirelessly to build sustainable practices into all levels of our business operations. Join Our Team At OWC we strive to empower our customers through groundbreaking advancements in upgrades and solutions for Mac, PC, and mobile devices. With an emphasis on superior service, quality, value, and environmental responsibility, we are committed to the creation of technology that inspires the imagination and a world where everything is possible.
| Controllers | |
|---|---|
| Controller Type | Serial ATA/600 |
| RAID Supported | Yes |
| RAID Levels | 0, 1, 4, 5, 10, JBOD |
| General Information | |
| Manufacturer | Other World Computing |
| Manufacturer Part Number | OWCTB3SRT16.0S |
| Brand Name | OWC |
| Product Line | ThunderBay 4 |
| Product Name | ThunderBay 4 External Storage Solution |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 |
| Product Type | DAS Storage System |
| I/O Expansions | |
| Number of Total Expansion Bays | 4 |
| Number of 2.5"/3.5" Bays | 4 |
| Interfaces/Ports | |
| Drive Interface | Serial ATA/600 |
| Host Interface | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Number of Thunderbolt 3 Ports | 2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Height | 7.5" |
| Width | 5.3" |
| Depth | 9.6" |
| Form Factor | Desktop |
| Storage | |
| Number of Hard Drives Supported | 4 |
| Number of Hard Drives Installed | 4 |
| Total Hard Drive Capacity Installed | 16 TB |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA/600 |
| Hard Drive Configuration | 4 x 4TB |
| Number of Solid State Drive Supported | 4 |
| Number of Solid State Drive Installed | 0 |
| Warranty | |
| Limited Warranty | 5 Year |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Package Contents | ThunderBay 4 External Storage Solution 1 x 0.7M (28") OWC Thunderbolt Cable 1 x US Power Cable 2 x Security Keys for Front Panel Lock 1 x Quick Start Guide for OWC ThunderBay 4 with Thunderbolt 3 1 x Assembly Manual & User Guide for OWC ThunderBay 4 with Thunderbolt 3 1 x Quick Start Guide for OWC SoftRAID (Digital) |
| Environmental Compliance | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) |
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