OWC ThunderBay 4 4TB Four-Bay Thunderbolt 3 (4 x 1TB)
- Vendor: OWC
- Product Type: Accessories
All New Design for Power and Performance
ThunderBay 4, OWC's flagship 4-bay RAID ready powerhouse is bigger and faster than ever before. Now with the unbelievable performance of Thunderbolt 3 — up to 1527MB/s sustained performance1 — it's the ultimate workhorse external storage solution.
Not only faster, the new ThunderBay 4 Thunderbolt 3 is now natively compatible with both 2.5" and 3.5" drives, and with a redesigned chassis, it's even cooler and quieter too. Add vast amounts of high-performance storage with ThunderBay 4.
Utilize each of the four internal drives independently, or use the software RAID of your choice to setup a multi-drive array for high performance or data redundancy.
Edit, Experiment, Create, Design
Designed with performance in mind and engineered to harness the power of Thunderbolt 3, ThunderBay 4 is an incredibly flexible external solution with the throughput to support multi-stream compressed 4K video and other bandwidth-intensive operations.
Highly configurable to perfectly match your performance needs. Use each drive independently, or in the RAID configuration of your choice for the optimal balance of performance and data-redundancy. Get the most out of your storage, take the brakes off your workflow, and do more with a ThunderBay 4.
Certified and Tested
Each ThunderBay 4 undergoes OWC's multi-hour drive "burn-in" performance certification procedure prior to shipping. This ensures your ThunderBay 4 arrives operating properly, ready for demanding use.
Highlights
- Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
- Dedicated DisplayPort 1.2 port
- Up to 1527MB/s sustained performance
- Works with 3.5" or 2.5" drives — no adapter needed
- Ultra quiet, heat dissipating aluminum chassis
- Rigorously pre-tested with multi-hour burn-in
- Plug and play RAID Ready
Time-Tested Cooling
Built on OWC's time-tested enclosure cooling technology, ThunderBay 4 utilizes an open "flow-thru" vented design with an oversized 92 mm, low-turbulence, noise-quieting fan to keep the drives running cool and reliably.
Multi-Drive
Daisy-chain up to six ThunderBay 4s for massive storage capabilities and increased performance, or connect multiple ThunderBay 4s to multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports to achieve exponential speed capabilities.
Vibration Dampened
ThunderBay 4's drive isolating design reduces sonic resonance, and is aided by over-sized, rugged, vibration-absorbing, non-skid feet.
DisplayPort 1.2
Dual Thunderbolt ports let you connect the display of your choice that your computer can support, including 4K displays.
Thunderbolt Cable
ThunderBay 4 comes with a certified OWC Thunderbolt 3 cable, with other lengths from 0.5 meter to 2.0 meters available separately.
| Interface | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) female ports 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 female port |
| Drive Bays | 4 x 2.5/3.5" SATA 6Gb/s hard drive bays |
| Installed Hard Drives | 4 x 1 TB 3.5" 7200 rpm HDDs |
| Total Storage Capacity | 4 TB |
| RAID / JBOD Support |
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| Initial Configuration | RAID 0 |
| Read Speed | Up to 1527 MB/s |
| Write Speed | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Kensington Lock Support | Yes |
| LED Indicators |
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| Operating System Requirements | macOS Sierra 10.12.2 or later Windows 10 or later |
| System Requirements | Mac or Windows computer with a Thunderbolt 3 interface (Mac or Windows computer with a Thunderbolt 2 interface is supported, but it requires a certified Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter, which is not included and is sold separately) |
| Power | AC input: 100 to 230 V |
| Temperature |
Operating 50 to 95°F / 10 to 35°C Storage -40 to 149°F / -40 to 65°C |
| Dimensions | 5.3 x 7.0 x 9.6" / 135 x 177 x 245 mm |
| Weight | 12.6 lbs / 5.7 kg |
- OWC / Other World Computing ThunderBay 4 4TB Four-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID 0 Array (4 x 1TB)
- Thunderbolt 3 Cable (6.6')
- External Power Cable
- 2 x Security Keys
- SoftRAID Lite
- Utility Software Bundle
Limited 3-Year Warranty
