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ThunderBay Flex 8 160TB HDD
$6,699.99
Ships verified + pre-burned in 72 hours
Ships verified + pre-burned in 72 hours
OWC SKU: OWCTB3F8H0D160
Configure Your OWC Thunderbay Flex 8
8 HDD w/ RAID Options
Maximum Capacity Configuration
Ideal for taming the voracious drive space appetite of RAW, 4K, large format, and VR workflows. Arrives pre-set with RAID 5 speed and protection. Plus, select a recommended PCIe card or add your own.
- Storage Solution #1: 160TB HDD RAID change below
- RAID Management: Hardware RAID change below
- PCIe Expansion Slot
- 8 Port Dock
- OWC 5 Year Limited Warranty
- OWC SKU: OWCTB3F8H0D160
For more info, or to select a different configuration option:
Visit the OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 page
Visit the OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 page
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Storage
- Drive Bays
- 4 bays supporting: 2.5-inch SATA HDDs, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, 3.5-inch SATA HDDs, 3.5-inch SATA SSDs, 2.5-inch U.2 SSDs, M.2 SSDs (with M.2 to U.2 adapter), 2.5-inch SAS HDDs (with SAS drive controller card), 2.5-inch SAS SSDs (with SAS drive controller card), 3.5-inch SAS HDDs (with SAS drive controller card), 3.5-inch SAS SSDs (with SAS drive controller card)
- 4 bays supporting: 2.5-inch SATA HDDs, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs, 3.5-inch SATA HDDs, 3.5-inch SATA SSDs, 2.5-inch SAS HDDs (with SAS drive controller card), 2.5-inch SAS SSDs (with SAS drive controller card), 3.5-inch SAS HDDs (with SAS drive controller card), 3.5-inch SAS SSDs (with SAS drive controller card)
- Total Capacity
- 160TB
- Total Solution Cache Size
- 4096 MB
- Drive Mechanism
- (8) 20.0TB Toshiba MG10 Series 7,200RPM Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive with 512 MB cache
- *OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
- Hot Swap Support
- Yes
- Hot Plug Support
- Yes
- Boot Support
- No
RAID
- RAID Capable
- Yes
- RAID Levels Supported
- RAID 0
- RAID 1
- RAID 5
- JBOD
- RAID 3
- RAID 6
- RAID 30
- RAID 50
- RAID 60
- RAID 10
- RAID Features
- Hardware RAID
Expansion
- Expansion Slots
- (1) Full-height, half-length, single width PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (physical) at x4 speed
Ports
- Device Ports
- (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40Gb/s (5000MB/s)
- (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port
- (1) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
- (2) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
- (1) DisplayPort Port
- Memory Card Slots
- (1) CFexpress 2.0 Type B
- (1) SD
- Power Delivery
- (2) Thunderbolt 3 Ports (15W, 85W)
Display Support
- Display Support
- Up to N/A,
- or one 8K display @ 60Hz,
- or one 5K display @ 60Hz,
- or one 4K display @ 120Hz,
- or one 4K display @ 60Hz,
- or two 4K displays @ 60Hz,
- or one 4K display @ 60Hz and one 4K display @ 30Hz
- Display Support by Port
- DisplayPort 1.4: Up to 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz
- Thunderbolt 3: Up to 5K @ 60Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or 4K @ 60Hz via a Thunderbolt display or a USB-C display adapter
Performance
- Data Rate
- Thunderbolt 3: 40Gb/s (or 5000MB/s)
- Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)
- Thunderbolt 3 : Up to 40Gb/s (or 5000MB/s)
Chipset
- Chipset / Controller
- Thunderbolt: Intel JHL7440
- PCIe RAID Controller: Areca: ARC-1226-8i
- USB Controller: Genesys Logic GL-3590
Reliability
- Contact Start Stops
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Compatibility
- Host Interface Requirements
- Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt1)
- Mac OS Compatibility
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- macOS 15.x Sequoia
- PC OS Compatibility
- Not compatible with Windows PCs
- Driver Required
- Yes
- For PCIe cards that require a driver, please check the manufacturer web site. Drivers for PCIe cards must be Thunderbolt-aware to function.
- Supported PCIe Cards
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x16 physical, x2 electrical, full-height, half-length, single-width (driverless or with Thunderbolt-aware driver). GPUs not supported.
- Cards that require more than 75W are not supported.
- Other Requirements
- macOS 10.15.1 or later required.
Power
- External Power Adapter
- No
- Power Supply
- Internal UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
- AC Input
- 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 3.5A-7.0A
- DC Output
- +12V, 37A
- Wattage
- 450W
Physical
- Cooling
- (1) 120mm 1,600RPM cooling fan
- Security Slot
- Yes
- Power Button
- Yes
- Power/Activity LED
- Yes
- Housing Color
- Black
- Housing Material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- Height: 34.9 cm (13.7 in)
- Length: 39.0 cm (15.4 in)
- Width: 14.9 cm (5.9 in)
- Weight
- 14.9 kg (32.96 lbs)
Certifications
- Certifications
- BSMI
- CE
- FCC
- RCM
- VCCI
Environmental
- Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
- Altitude
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
- Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
- Shock
- Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
- Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Acoustics
- Noise
- Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt compatibility requires a certified Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 (mDP) adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (not included). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb/s but does not support notebook charging.
GPUs are not supported.
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We build our hardware to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, we rigorously quality test and back our hardware with up to a 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty and award-winning customer support.
Learn More- SAS drives are supported with SAS drive controller card (available separately).
- Up to four U.2 drives are supported. M.2 drives are also supported with M.2 to U.2 adapter (available separately).
- Apple Mac models with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt ports can be connected using an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (sold separately). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb/s but does not support notebook charging.
- Full DisplayPort 1.4 capabilities depends on host computer support of DisplayPort 1.4 specification through its Thunderbolt 3 connection, host computer GPU capabilities, and connecting cable capabilities.
- 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty for Enterprise Hard Drive and SSD solutions. 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty for enclosure only.
- The LED function of this product will be disabled and not function if used with a 4TB and/or 8TB OWC U2 Shuttle (OWCU2SHUTTLE04), (OWCU2SHUTTLE08).
FlexPreparation
Every custom-built OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 runs through a rigorous diagnostic and setup process. This multi-hour setup includes drive verification, pre-burn conditioning, and more to ensure your Flex 8 arrives in optimum condition and ready to serve.
FlexSupport + Notes
What’s not to love about the custom-built, pre-tuned, and optimized OWC ThunderBay Flex 8? If you have any questions or issues, our friendly customer support team is here to help.