Four-Drive Thunderbolt External Storage Solution with SoftRAID XT
Speed, Flexibility, Convenience
- Flexible: mix and match 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch HDDs and SSDs
- Versatile: two Thunderbolt ports so you can daisy chain up to five additional Thunderbolt devices
- Speedy: Up to 1152MB/s peak performance (RAID 0)
- View more: connect up to a 4K display via DisplayPort 1.2
- Easy: offers same functionality and performance with Thunderbolt 3 & 4 machines
- Convenient: built-in power supply eliminates hassle of bulky power brick
- Complete: Includes SoftRAID XT: robust software for creating, monitoring, and managing advanced RAID sets
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
The “Just Right” RAID for All Storage Needs
When two bays clearly aren’t enough storage for your needs and eight bays feels a bit ambitious for now, enter the ThunderBay 4. This “just right” Goldilocks of storage solutions offers the space, speed, and flexibility you can use for both current and future needs.
There’s a reason ThunderBay 4 is our most popular multi-bay RAID storage solution. You can use a variety of 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch drives for everyday digital file storage and backup all the way to running multi-stream compressed 4K video. With two Thunderbolt ports, it gives you the muscle to move all that content.
And ThunderBay 4 is highly configurable to perfectly match your storage needs. You can use each drive independently, or with OWC SoftRAID XT configure your setup with 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.
Cool. Fast. Empowering.
Each populated ThunderBay 4 solution undergoes OWC’s multi-hour drive “burn-in” performance certification procedure prior to shipping. This ensures your ThunderBay 4 arrives operating properly and ready for demanding use.
Time-Tested Cooling
Built on OWC’s time-tested enclosure cooling technology, ThunderBay 4 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.
Vibration Dampened
ThunderBay 4s’ drive isolating design reduces sonic resonance, and is aided by over-sized, rugged, vibration-absorbing, non-skid feet.
Multi-Drive
Daisy-chain up to six ThunderBay 4s’ for massive storage capabilities and increased performance, or connect multiple ThunderBay 4s’ to multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports to achieve exponential speed capabilities.
Gain a 4K Perspective
With a dedicated DisplayPort 1.2, ThunderBay 4 empowers you to add the fresh, crisp perspective of a 4K display to your workflow. Whether in your home office or on a mobile studio job, seeing your work in full detail is just one connection away. Use it to free up your laptop port so you can dock in and out quick.
The “Supply Chain” That Always Delivers
With two Thunderbolt ports, the ThunderBay 4 lets you daisy-chain up to five additional Thunderbolt devices and displays while keeping Thunderbolt ports on your laptop or desktop free for other uses. You can learn more about how to connect multiple Thunderbolt devices to your computer with this easy-to-flow infographic.
SoftRAID: RAID Made Easy
Harness the full capability of your OWC drive array with the included SoftRAID XT, the most powerful, intuitive RAID management software on the market for macOS and Windows. SoftRAID’s RAID creation and management technology has been finely tuned to perfection with over 20 years of development to provide rock solid protection of your data and optimize drive performance.
SoftRAID XT provides an unbeatable combination of speed, protection, and compatibility:
- Advanced: Create RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) arrays
- Protected: SoftRAID Monitor constantly watches your disks and alerts you if problems are detected
- Validated: Volume validation ensures sectors can be read and parity is correct
- Certified: Checks disks before use to ensure they are safe for data storage
- Vigilant: Error prediction helps protect against unexpected failure
- Universal: Move SoftRAID arrays seamlessly between Mac and PC2 with built-in OWC MacDrive technology
Beyond Hardware RAID
SoftRAID provides a level of storage performance that you simply can’t get with hardware RAID. SoftRAID gives you increased power and control over your RAID drives and disks that hardware RAID can’t deliver and doesn’t lock you into technology that you can’t upgrade or expand.
Workflow and Storage Solutions for Pros
Whether you’re finishing and mastering, creating proxies or working with state-of-the-art VFX and AR, you need dependable tech that keeps pace with your demands. OWC workflow and storage solutions cover every angle, delivering blazing speed, capacity for all five levels of RAID, and bonus features like the freedom to daisy-chain and hot-swap.
Thunderbolt Made Easy
We make it easy to choose the right gear. Our Thunderbolt Certified products offer the same performance and functionality whether they are Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4. And if you’re rocking a beloved Thunderbolt 2 machine, we offer an adapter so you can plug into our universe of award-winning solutions. No hassles, no confusion. That’s the OWC Difference.
Speedy Delivery and Professional Packaging
Due to our long-term partnership with UPS, FedEx, DHL as well as a range of other leading global carriers, we can provide various shipping options. Our warehouse staff are highly educated to pack your items precisely according to the specifications that we supply. Before shipping, all goods are carefully examined and safely secured. We ship to thousands clients each day across multiple countries. The fact that we are dedicated to becoming the largest online retailer in the world is clear. These warehouses are in Europe as much as they are in USA.
Note: Orders containing multiple items will have a distinct processing period for each item.
Prior to shipping We will conduct a thorough inspection of the items you've ordered. The majority of orders are delivered within 48 hrs. The time to deliver varies from 3-7 days.
Returns
The inventory is always changing, and cannot be fully controlled by us due to the involvement of several parties including the factory and our warehouse. The stock levels may fluctuate at any time. Please be aware it's possible your order could be unable to fill once you've placed your order.
The policy is for 30 days. If it's been more than 30 days since you've purchased your item, we unfortunately can't give you a full refund or exchange.
The item you purchase must be in the original packaging and be unused. It should also be returned in the original packaging.
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