Price: $1,299.00
(as of Jun 12,2023 02:17:11 UTC – Details)
Product Description
All New Design for Power and Performance
ThunderBay 4, OWC’s flagship 4-bay RAID ready powerhouse is bigger and faster than ever before. Now with the unbelievable performance of Thunderbolt 3 — up to 1527MB/s sustained performance1 — it’s the ultimate workhorse external storage solution.
Not only faster, the new ThunderBay 4 Thunderbolt 3 is now natively compatible with both 2.5″ and 3.5″ drives, and with a redesigned chassis, it’s even cooler and quieter too. Add vast amounts of high-performance storage with ThunderBay 4.
Edit, Experiment, Create, Design
Designed with performance in mind and engineered to harness the power of Thunderbolt 3, ThunderBay 4 is an incredibly flexible external solution with the throughput to support multi-stream compressed 4K video and other bandwidth-intensive operations.
ThunderBay 4 is highly configurable to perfectly match your performance needs. Choose between traditional hard drives or Solid State Drives. Use each drive independently, or in the RAID configuration of your choice for the optimal balance of performance and data-redundancy. Get the most out of your storage, take the brakes off your workflow, and do more with a ThunderBay 4.
Out of This World Performance + Redundancy
Experience the most advanced software RAID available with the ThunderBay 4 RAID Edition. Empower your workflow with up to 35% faster RAID performance and exponentially faster rebuild times than comparable hardware RAID arrays. SoftRAID combines the advanced RAID modes, superior performance, comprehensive, real-time disk monitoring, e-mail notification, and fast rebuild capabilities that only software RAID can deliver.
Flexible + Robust
The SoftRAID engine is extremely flexible and can easily be updated, reconfigured and used across multiple enclosures to provide an amazing amount of robust options to empower you to make the most of your ThunderBay workflow.
Monitoring + Notifications
Easily setup drive monitoring and e-mail notifications to keep you informed about your ThunderBay’s performance and drive health. Helping you to maintain mission critical workflows.
Each ThunderBay 4 undergoes OWC’s multi-hour drive “burn-in” performance certification procedure prior to shipping. This ensures your ThunderBay 4 arrives operating properly, ready for demanding use.
Software Requirements
macOS 10.12 or later
Windows 10 or later
Hardware Requirements
Mac or PC featuring Thunderbolt 3 interface
Mac or PC featuring Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 interface1
Interface (Chipset)
(2) Thunderbolt 3 (Intel DSL6540)
(1) DisplayPort
Max Transfer Rate
Thunderbolt 3: 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s)
JBOD / RAID Support
JBOD: Utilize each of the four drives independently
RAID: Use the included SoftRAID software RAID to setup the ThunderBay 4 for RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, and 10
Initial Configuration
RAID 5
Standard Mechanism
4 x 1.0TB* Toshiba DT01ACA Series Hard Disk Drives**
*1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
**OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
Performance
Sequential Read/Write (compressible data)
Read: 564MB/s
Write: 564MB/s
Sequential Read/Write (incompressible data)
Read: 560MB/s
Write: 526MB/s
Kensington Lock Slot
Yes
LED
Yes (Power and disk activity)
Plug and Play
Yes
Power
Power Supply
AC input: 100 – 230V
Environment
Environmental (Operating)
Temperature (°F) 50° — 95°
Temperature (°C) 10° — 35°
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Temperature (°F) −40° — 149°
Temperature (°C) −40° — 65°
Dimensions
Height: 7.0 in (177 mm)
Width: 5.3 in (135 mm)
Length: 9.6 in (245 mm)
Weight
5.7 kg (12.6 lbs)
Includes
OWC ThunderBay 4 high performance hard drive enclosure with Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt 3 cable
External power cable
2 Security Keys
ThunderBay 4 Quick Start Guide
SoftRAID XT
Highlights
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
Dedicated DisplayPort 1.2 port
Up to 1527MB/s sustained performance
Works with 3.5″ or 2.5″ drives — no adapter needed
User configurable in RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 & 1+0
Ultra quiet, heat dissipating aluminum chassis
Rigorously pre-tested with multi-hour burn-in
Intelligent drive monitoring with desktop and email notifications
4.0 TB 4-Drive HDD Storage Solution with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports
Up to 1527MB/s sustained performance; Two Thunderbolt 3 ports, Dedicated DisplayPort 1.2 port
Works with 3.5″ or 2.5″ drives — no adapter needed; Intelligent drive monitoring with desktop and email notifications
User configurable in RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 & 1+0; Ultra quiet, heat dissipating aluminum chassis; Rigorously pre-tested with multi-hour burn-in
Featuring SoftRAID XT, RAID-5 Pre-configured. Thunderbolt 3 cable included, 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
