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24.0TB (4 x 6TB) OWC ThunderBay 4, four-drive HDD with dual Thunderbolt 20Gb/s ports - RAID 5
OWC ThunderBay 4
RAID 5 Edition
24.0TB 4-bay external drive
- Four 3.5" drive bays
- User configurable in RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 & 1+0
- Up to 407MB/s read / 342MB/s write RAID 5 performance.
- Up to 878MB/s read / 924MB/s write RAID 0 performance.
- Exponentially faster rebuild times than hardware RAID.
Enhance editing capabilities in video apps like Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, and Avid Media Composer. Empower greater audio production capabilities in audio apps like Avid Pro Tools and Logic Pro X. Edit large photos in apps like Adobe Photoshop, and browse large photo libraries in apps like Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom. Simply put, you can do more with a ThunderBay 4 enhanced workflow, and with a RAID 5 array you get data redundancy on top of great performance!
Time-Tested CoolingBuilt on OWC's time-tested enclosure cooling technology, ThunderBay utilizes an open "flow-thru" vented design with an oversized 92 mm, low-turbulence, noise-quieting fan to keep the drives running cool and reliably.
Multi-DriveDaisy-chain up to six ThunderBays for massive storage capabilities and increased performance, or connect multiple ThunderBays to multiple Thunderbolt 2 ports to achieve exponential speed capabilities.
Vibration DampenedThunderBay's drive isolating design reduces sonic resonance, and is aided by over-sized, rugged, vibration-absorbing, non-skid feet.
DisplayPort 1.2 SupportDual Thunderbolt ports let you connect the display of your choice that your computer can support, including 4K displays.
OWC Thunderbolt CableThunderBay comes with an OWC one-meter certified Thunderbolt cable.
Includes
- OWC ThunderBay 4 High-performance 4-bay Thunderbolt 2 interface drive
- SoftRAID 5 for ThunderBay
- High-Quality, Certified, Double-Shielded 1-Meter Thunderbolt cable
- External UL listed 3-prong power cable
- 2 keys for front panel lock
- OWC ThunderBay 4 Assembly Manual & User Guide (1.3MB PDF)
- SoftRAID Quick Start Guide (1.4 MB)
- Utility software bundle for Mac
- OWC 3-Year Solution Limited Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time
- Complimentary 1-Year, Level-1 Data Recovery
Reviews
Benchmarks
- QuickBench (cache deactivated)
Thunderbolt
- BlackMagic Performance
Thunderbolt
- AJA System Test - 2K
Thunderbolt
- AJA System Test - 4K
Thunderbolt
Product Specifications
Chipset
- Thunderbolt 2
Interfaces Supported
- Thunderbolt 2
JBOD / RAID Support
- JBOD: Utilize each of the four drives independently
- RAID: Use the included software RAID or one of your choice to setup the ThunderBay 4 for multi-drive performance or data redundancy.
Standard Mechanism
- 4 x 6.0TB* Toshiba MD04ACA 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.
- *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.
Drive Rotation Speed
- 7200 RPM
Drive Cache Size
- 128MB per drive, 512MB total for the solution
Port Configuration
- Thunderbolt – (2) Thunderbolt 2 ports
Format
- Comes pre-formatted for SoftRAID and configured as a RAID 5 volume.*
- *If utilizing on a Mac with OS X 10.8.5 or earlier, the SoftRAID software must be installed prior.
Max Data Transfer Rate
- Thunderbolt 2 – 20Gb/sec
Port/Interface Bootability
- It can be used as a Thunderbolt startup drive on Macs running Mac OS X.
System Requirements
- Any Mac with a Thunderbolt port running OS X 10.9 or later.
- Boot Camp is not supported. The Thunderbolt certification process does not include Macs running Windows through Boot Camp.
Software Included
- SoftRAID 5 for ThunderBay
- Intech® Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM (For Mac OS 8.6 – X only)
- ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later
- Over 1.5GB of Freeware, Shareware, Public domain software installed
Power Supply
- Internal UL Listed U.S./International Auto Switching 100 ~ 240v, 50/60Hz input, 12 Volt 16.66 Amp output Power Supply External Case Dimensions
- 9.65″(D) x 5.31″(W) x 6.96″(H)
- 245.11mm x 134.87mm x 176.78mm
Enclosure Weight (no accessories)
- Approximately 8.6 pounds (3.9kg)
Product Manual
Operating Environment:
Temperature
- (operating) 5°C – 42°C (41°F – 107°F)
- (non-operating) -40°C – 65°C (-40°F – 149°F)
Relative Humidity
- (operating) 8% – 90% RH (Non-condensing)
- (non-operating) 5% – 95% RH (Non-condensing)
Shock
- 65G 2mS; (non-operating) 175G 2mS
Vibration
- (operating) 1.0G (5 – 300Hz)
- (non-operating) 5.0G (5 – 500Hz)
Support
Includes OWC's award-winning U.S. based support for both the ThunderBay 4 drive and SoftRAID software.
Warranty
3 Year OWC Solution Limited Warranty
The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur – OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.
Note: Do not disassemble or otherwise open your OWC solution prior to the conclusion of the 3 Year OWC Solution Limited Warranty period. Doing so will void the remainder of the OWC warranty.
Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n TB2SRT24.0S UPC#: 812437020595
Additional Information
| Colour | Black |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 24.0TB |
| RPM | 7200 |
| Number of Bays/Drives | 4 |
| Type | HDD |
| Model Identifier | No |
| Connection | Thunderbolt 1 (10Gb/s), Thunderbolt 2 (20Gb/s) |
| Form Factor | 3.5 inch |
| Manufacturer | OWC |
| Manufacturer P/N | OWCTB2SRT24.0S |
| UPC | 812437020595 |
| Shipping Restriction | N/A |
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