Name: OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure with Hardware RAID
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCTB3F8H0C000
Price: 4099.99 AUD
Availability: InStock

Storage

Number of Bays
- 8
Mechanisms Supported
- 3.5 inch SATA and SAS drives
- 2.5 inch SATA and SAS drives
- 2.5 inch U.2 drives (top 4 bays only)
- NVMe M.2 drives (via U.2 adapter)
Hot Swap Support
- Yes
Hot Plug Support
- Yes
Boot Support
- No

RAID

RAID Capable
- Yes
RAID Levels Supported
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- JBOD
- RAID 3
- RAID 6
- RAID 30
- RAID 50
- RAID 60
- RAID 10
RAID Features
- Hardware RAID

Expansion

Expansion Slots
- (1) PCIe 3.0 x16 physical, x2 electrical, full-height, half-length, single-width

Ports

Memory Card Slots
- (1) CFexpress 2.0 Type B
- (1) SD
Power Delivery
- Thunderbolt 3 host port provides up to 85W of power to the host computer.1
- Thunderbolt 3 device port (for external drives and other devices) provides 15W of power.
Device Ports
- (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s)
- (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port
- (1) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
- (2) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
- (1) DisplayPort Port

Display Support

Display Support by Port
- DisplayPort 1.4: Up to 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz
- Thunderbolt 3: Up to 5K @ 60Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or 4K @ 60Hz via a Thunderbolt display or a USB-C display adapter

Performance

Data Rate
- Thunderbolt 3: 40Gb/s (or 5000MB/s)
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- Thunderbolt 3 : Up to 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)

Chipset

Chipset / Controller
- Thunderbolt: Intel JHL7440
- PCIe RAID Controller: Areca: ARC-1226-8i
- USB Controller: Genesys Logic GL-3590

Reliability

Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Compatibility

Host Interface Requirements
- Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt¹)
Mac OS Compatibility
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
PC OS Compatibility
- Not compatible with Windows PCs
Driver Required
- Yes
- For PCIe cards that require a driver, please check the manufacturer web site. Drivers for PCIe cards must be Thunderbolt-aware to function.
Supported PCIe Cards
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x16 physical, x2 electrical, full-height, half-length, single-width (driverless or with Thunderbolt-aware driver). GPUs not supported.
- Cards that require more than 75W are not supported.
Other Requirements
- macOS 10.15.1 or later required.

Power

External Power Adapter
- No
Power Supply
- Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
AC Input
- 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 3.5A-7.0A
DC Output
- +12V, 37A
Wattage
- 450W

Physical

Cooling
- (1) 120mm 1,600RPM cooling fan
Security Slot
- Yes
Power Button
- Yes
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Black
Housing Material
- Aluminum
Dimensions
- Height: 34.9 cm (13.7 in)
- Length: 39.0 cm (15.4 in)
- Width: 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
Weight
- 9.2 kg (20.26 lbs)

Certifications

Certifications
- BSMI
- CE
- FCC
- RCM
- VCCI

Environmental

Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
Altitude
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Acoustics

Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure with Hardware RAID

OWC ThunderBay Flex 8

Eight-Bay Thunderbolt Storage, Docking & PCIe Expansion Enclosure

FLEXible 8-Bay Storage + 8-Port Connectivity + PCIe Expansion

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Manufacturer Information

Manufacturer P/N

UPC / EAN

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