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OTHER WORLD COMPUTING OWCTB2SRT48.0S OWC THUNDERBAY 4 48TB W/SOFTRAID TB2

Mfg Part Number:  OWCTB2SRT48.0S  
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Performance + Redundancy

  • Fits both 2.5" and 3.5" drives
  • User configurable in RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 & 1+0
  • Up to 651MB/s read / 446MB/s write RAID 5 performance
  • Exponentially faster rebuild times than hardware RAID

Experience the first and only software RAID 5 technology developed for the Mac with the SoftRAID XT. Empower your workflow with up to 35% faster RAID 5 performance and exponentially faster rebuild times than comparable hardware based RAID arrays. Activate advanced features, such as drive monitoring, e-mail notifications, and more when you install the included SoftRAID XT for macOS.

Conventional wisdom turned on its head.

Hardware RAID has long been thought to be superior to software RAID, but we've now combined the massive performance and capacity of ThunderBay 4 with a robust, proven software RAID engine to provide breathtaking performance, flexibility, and reliability.

Software RAID + ThunderBay = WHOA!

Over a year ago, OWC partnered with SoftRAID to bring enhanced storage capabilities to the Mac, and we're now seeing that dream become a reality. SoftRAID XT combines advanced RAID modes, fast performance, monitoring, e-mail notification, and fast rebuild capabilities that only software RAID can deliver.

Monitoring + Notifications

SoftRAID XT lets you 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.

Better than Hardware RAID Performance

ThunderBay 4 and the SoftRAID engine offers faster performance than many competing 4 or even 5-bay hardware RAID external drives - benefiting from modern processors that are both fast and designed for exceptionally high-performance RAID management with no real-world impact on apps or tasks.

Flexible + Robust

SoftRAID XT 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.

Backed by OWC

Should you ever have a question or troubleshooting need, you can rely on OWC's award-winning U.S. based support for both the ThunderBay 4 drive and SoftRAID XT software.

Empower your workflow with RAID 5 performance and up to 40TB capacity.

Edit, view, stream, and produce more with ThunderBay in your 2K, 4K, and audio production workflow.

The RAID 5 Advantage

RAID 5 merges the four drives inside ThunderBay together for exponential performance gains over a single drive, the combined capacity of three of the drives, and data redundancy that allows the array to still work even if one drive were to fail!

Edit, Experiment, Create, Design

With ThunderBay's performance capabilities you can complete projects faster, have more time to experiment, and push your creations to the next level.

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!

Main Specification
General Information
Manufacturer Other World Computing
Manufacturer Part Number OWCTB2SRT48.0S
Manufacturer Website Address https://www.owc.com/
Brand Name OWC
Product Line ThunderBay 4
Product Name ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Edition 48.0TB 4-bay External Drive
Product Type Drive Enclosure
Technical Information
Number of Hard Drives Supported 4
Number of Hard Drives Installed 4
Total Hard Drive Capacity Installed 48 TB
Controllers
Non-RAID Mode JBOD
Software RAID Supported Yes
I/O Expansions
Number of Total Expansion Bays 4
Number of 2.5"/3.5" Bays 4
Interfaces/Ports
Drive Interface SATA/600
Host Interface Thunderbolt 2
Physical Characteristics
Cooling Fan Yes
Form Factor Desktop
Height 7"
Width 5.3"
Depth 9.7"
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