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Stardom SOHOTANK ST8-U5
8-bay mini-SAS Drive Enclosure
Mfr P/N: ST8-U5 OWC SKU: RTIST8U5
Up to 48TB of storage in a single, portable enclosure.
- Stardom 2 Year Limited Warranty
Compact and portable too
Standing no more than 12 inches tall and only 5 inches wide, the ST8 Series is the market's most compact eight drive system enclosure to fit anywhere without taking much room. For field editing applications, the ST8 can also be made portable as it comes equipped with a grip handle that you can choose to install yourself, making creative contents mobile convenient and less bulky.
Ruggedly built with aluminum cooling
The ST8 is built tough with all aluminum surroundings to protect the enclosed drives, but when in operation, cools the system faster! Moreover, the system is equipped with 2 large quiet fans for continuous drawing away heat from the inside of the system for you drive to run comfortably.
Secure with confidence, remove with ease
Equipped with removable hard drive trays, installing or removing a drive would be absolutely hassle-free. There are no extra wires to attach, simply insert the drive to the designated slot and go! Each drive tray is also equipped with a locking mechanism to secure the drive into place to keep the drives and data safe.
Includes
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- (1) SOHOTANK ST8-U5Enclosure
- (8) Drive trays
- (1) Mini SAS cable (36pin to 36pin) x 2
- (1) Power cord
- (1) Manual
- Stardom 2 Year Limited Warranty
Specs
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Drive Bays
- 8 bays supporting: 3.5-inch SATA drives
Hot Swap Support
- Yes
Storage Interface
- 6Gb/s SAS
RAID Capable
- Yes
RAID Levels Supported
- JBOD
RAID Features
- Software RAID
Device Ports
- (2) Mini-SAS (6Gb/s) SFF-8088 Ports
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- mini-SAS : Up to 24Gb/s (or 2400MB/s)
Chipset / Controller
- Not disclosed by manufacturer
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Mac OS Compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
PC OS Compatibility
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
External Power Adapter
- No
Power Supply
- Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
AC Input
- 100-240V, 50-60Hz
DC Output
- +17V, 12A
Wattage
- 120W
Cooling
- (2) 90mm cooling fans
Security Slot
- Yes
Power Button
- Yes
Power/Activity LED
- Yes
Housing Color
- Aluminum
Housing Material
- Aluminum
Dimensions
- Height: 28.2 cm (11.1 in)
- Length: 22.8 cm (9.0 in)
- Width: 14.2 cm (5.6 in)
Weight
- 5.8 kg (12.79 lbs)
Certifications
- CE
- FCC
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Altitude
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Humidity
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Shock
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed