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Eight-Drive Thunderbolt (40Gb/s) External Storage Solution with Enterprise Drives and SoftRAID
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“Manages large libraries of video and audio production files… outstandingly well after months of constant use.”
macrumors.com“More than enough for editing RAW photos in Lightroom, and… I was really happy to see… it was fast enough to be directly editing 4K video projects directly off the ThunderBay”
Todd Dominey (watch the entire YouTube review)
We understand your needs as a creative professional, and we understand that every project is unique. We designed ThunderBay 8 with the speed, capacity, and flexibility to adapt to your evolving needs. Whether you’re changing cameras from a Sony FX9 to a Canon C300 or RED KOMODO, ThunderBay 8 has you covered.
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Up to 2586MB/s1 real-world speed for up to 8K multi-stream video editing and AR/VR workflows.
Access, backup, and archive up to 160TB of irreplaceable footage, images, and files on either HDD or SSD storage.
Bundled with OWC SoftRAID; the fastest and most flexible RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) tool. Also supports Apple RAID and Microsoft Disk Manager.
Daisy-chain up to five additional ThunderBay 8 or other Thunderbolt storage devices via the second Thunderbolt port.
"We're using ThunderBays because reliability is huge for us. If we're on tour and need to bring in a piece of gear into the workflow, it just must work. There's no time for troubleshooting..."
Trevor, Billie Eilish Music Technician / Global Tour
"Our primary drive is the ThunderBay 8. We cut the whole movie in 4K and it handled everything we could throw. It was our production workhorse and the central piece of gear to our workflow."
Geoffrey, Post Production / San Francisco, USA
"Enterprise-grade stuff made up to a spec and not down to a price. With their reputation and my experience, I knew I could trust OWC to deliver a product I could trust to work the first time."
Mike, Founder of Pro Tools Expert / Manchester, GB
"When I'm back at my desk editing this footage, I use a ThunderBay. I'm getting scary fast read and write speeds to this drive… I'm not only storing 70+ TB's of footage on this thing, but editing off it in real time in 4k, 6k, 8k."
Thomas, Buffnerds YouTube Channel / Los Angeles, USA
ThunderBay 8 checks all the functional boxes to make you a more efficient content creator: lightning-fast data access, massive capacity, centralized file location and it works with Macs ( Intel-based as well as the latest Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3 machines) and Windows PCs. What makes ThunderBay 8 the best 8 bay storage solution available is its ability to give you peace of mind your data is safely protected today and tomorrow. Gone is the fear of a costly slow down – or gulp – losing irreplaceable data because you didn’t select the right RAID solution.
SoftRAID is the world’s fastest and most flexible application to configure, maintain, and protect your RAID volumes on Mac and PC. OWC enclosures include 3 Years of SoftRAID Premium.
M1 Macs require macOS 11.3 or later. SoftRAID is licensed per computer.
ThunderBay 8 isn’t just about high capacity, high-performance storage. It’s about giving you all the options you need to work at your best. Attach a 5K Thunderbolt display or two 4K displays. Place a USB-C device at the end of a daisy chain. With an extra Thunderbolt port, you have the flexibility to add to your daisy-chain and master any task at hand.
With a locking front panel and backside security slot, the ThunderBay 8 is like a safe house for precious data. Additionally, implementing a redundant RAID setup, such as RAID 5 on SoftRAID, will protect against data loss from disk failure.
We understand having confidence in gear reliability is paramount to creative professionals. That’s why every ThunderBay 8 undergoes OWC's multi-hour "burn-in" performance certification prior to shipping. This ensures your ThunderBay 8 arrives operating properly and immediately ready for demanding use.
OWC Thunderbolt Pro Dock comes with a certified 0.7M OWC Thunderbolt Cable. But if your workflow demands a different length to make the connection, OWC Thunderbolt (USB-C) Cables are the perfect choice.
Active workspaces expose gear to bumps, shoves, or even the random tail wag from a pet. OWC ClingOn custom cable stabilizers (sold separately) screw into the OWC Dock or OWC Drive housing to reduce – if not completely eliminate – cable strain on Thunderbolt and USB-C connections so you can work with confidence even in the highest traffic environments.
