• My OWC
  • Specials
  • Mac Software
  • Memory - RAM, SD...
  • Internal Storage - 2.5/3.5 HDD/SDD
  • External Storage - FireWire / USB / eSATA
  • CD / DVD / Blu-ray
  • Laptop Center - Adapters, Batteries...
  • iPod / iPhone
  • Accessories
  • Audio
  • Video
  • OWC Live Chat Support
  • OWC Newsletter
  • OWC Blog
Description: Ships: Price:
The iStoragePro iT8 SAS Enclosure Soltuion w/Expandability. 8 Bay Expandable SAS enclosure. Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 or JBOD configuration. Removable Silent Fan Technology that cuts down the noise level. 3 Year CiDesign Warranty. (IT8SAE) 24-48 hrs $1,595.00
OWC Discounted Price: $1,379.99
Add to Your Basket:
 
The iStoragePro iT8 SAS Expander
The smart choice for your growing studio environment

The iT8 SAS Expander is a tower-style enclosure sporting a smooth, modern design that compliments any desktop workstation in style. Through the process of Daisy Chaining, you can connect up to 10 of these enclosures to reach a maximum capacity of 160TB of storage, making this the perfect solution for growing businesses and studio environments.

  • Store up to 16TB of data per enclosure, and up to 160TB of data at full expanded capacity.
  • Expand your configuration to up to 10 enclosures, totaling 80 hard disk drives.
  • 8 hot-swappable 3.5" disk modules, with secure locking for SATA II drives.
  • Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 or JBOD configuration.
  • Removable Silent Fan Technology that cuts down the noise level.
  • Lightweight, heat-dissipating aluminum-finished enclosure.
  • Mac, Windows, and Linux Systems compitable.

Professional Low Noise Fan

Module Professional Low noise technology makes the iStoragePro Series perfect choice for edit suites and audio video recording Enviroment, who can not tolerate the noise within the studio quiet listening environment. iStoragePro series can dramatically cut back the system noise level compared to most desktop systems in the industry. Fan Module design for field replaceable to ensures data integrity.

iStoragePro

iStoragePro's Tower 8 Bay SAS Expander JBOD can perform the daisy chain configuration up to 128 HDDs based on RAID controller card's specification.

Benchmark Results
Ideal for: Digital content creators, digital audio & music production, video post-production, graphic design,
digital photography, pre-press, D2D backup, video surveillance and game programming.
Additional Views
Product Specifications:
Capacity: 16.0 TB (8x 2.0TB)
Drive Interface:

8x 3.5" 3Gb/s SATA (Serial ATA)

RAID Modes Supported RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 or JBOD
Qualified RAID Controller Cards (Mac):
Qualified RAID Controller Cards (PC):
Port Configuration:
  • 1 MiniSAS Host Port*
  • 2 MiniSAS Expander Ports**
Operating Systems Supported:
  • Mac OSX
  • Windows
  • Linux
Power Supply:

Universal Auto-Switching

External Case Dimensions:

16" x 7" x 12.75"

Bare Enclosure Weight:

20 lbs

Package Contents:
  • 1 Tower Storage Enclosure
  • 1 A/C Cable
  • 1 Accessories Box
  • 1 User Guide
  • 8 Removable Drive Trays
Warranty: 3 Year CiDesign Warranty***

* Host Port refers to the connection slot used to connect to your computer system.
** Expander Port refers to the connection slot used to connect to other SAS Expander-based systems.
*** Certain restrictions apply.

cap
Load Time: 0.04 seconds, Guest ID: 224984241