SKU : 131175 Mfg. Part No. : OWCTB2SRT32.0S
32TB - 7200RPM - 4 Drives - RAID 0/5 - Thunderbolt 2 20Gb/s Interface - 3.5" External Hard Drive - Black Colour - macOS Compatible - Hot-Swap Drives - 3 Year Depot Carry-In Mfg. Warranty
(* - Cash Discounted Price (Reg. $4511.85))
4.0TB 4-bay external drive
Dual Thunderbolt 2 | RAID 5 | 4 Drive Bays | Mac
Performance + Redundancy
Experience the first and only software RAID 5 technology developed for the Mac with the ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Edition. Empower your workflow with up to 35% faster RAID 5 performance and exponentially faster rebuild times than comparable hardware based RAID arrays.
- Up to 914MB/s read / 680MB/s write RAID 5 performance.
- Up to 1317MB/s read / 1275MB/s write RAID 0 performance.
- Exponentially faster rebuild times than hardware RAID.
Activate advanced features, such as drive monitoring, e-mail notifications, and more when you install the included SoftRAID for OS X.
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 combines advanced RAID modes, fast performance, monitoring, e-mail notification, and fast rebuild capabilities that only software RAID can deliver.
- OWC award-winning U.S. based support for both the ThunderBay 4 drive and SoftRAID software is included with your purchase.
- 3 Year OWC Solution Limited Warranty
- 48 Hour Warranty Service
- 1 Year Level 1 Data Recovery Service
Monitoring + Notifications
Software RAID easily lets you 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 with SoftRAID 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 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 software.