Other World Computing (OWC) has released their ThunderBay 4 mini four-bay production RAID designed for SSDs and powered by the SoftRAID Engine with the speed and capacity to “create workflows without limitations.”
The ThunderBay 4 mini offers four 2.5-in drive bays, offering four configurations, offering up to 40TB of storage. It delivers sustained performance up to 1346MB/s with the flexibility to support multiple streams of 4K video. It also offers two Thunderbolt 2 ports that support Thunderbolt daisy-chaining of up to six devices.
Highlights:
- Four 2.5” drive bays with class-leading SSD configurations: 10, 20, 30 & 40TB
- Two Thunderbolt 2 ports (Supports Thunderbolt daisy-chains of up to six devices)
- Up to 1,136MB/s RAID 4 performance
- Up to 1,314MB/s RAID 0 performance
- Preconfigured in RAID 4 for optimal SSD performance and data redundancy
- 75% faster rebuild times than hardware RAID with SoftRAID engine
The TransWarp Edition protects your essential files with a hybrid RAID 1+0 that starts with an SSD and a hard drive configured as a mirrored pair (RAID 1). Any data written to the SSD is automatically doubled on the hard drive. This pair is then configured in RAID 0 with a second SSD/HDD RAID 1 pair, meaning your data is spread across both pairs of drives. Accessing files happens at SSD RAID 0 speed. But because each drive pair has a level of redundancy, ThunderBay 4 mini TransWarp Edition can survive up to two disk failures while keeping your data completely intact.
The ThunderBay 4 mini also features a rugged aluminum enclosure, an oversized, temperature-regulated fan, and an integrated power supply to keep your drives running reliably, quiet, and cool.
The package includes:
- OWC ThunderBay 4 mini high-performance storage enclosure
- 1 meter (39″) Thunderbolt cable
- External power supply and power cable
- 2 keys for front panel lock
- SoftRAID® 5 for ThunderBay for OS X 10.6.8 or later (RAID 5 Edition Only)
- Assembly Manual & User Guide (1.4MB PDF)
- SoftRAID® Quick Start Guide (RAID 5 Edition only) (1.4MB PDF)
- Utility software bundle
- Intech® Hard Disk SpeedTools Utilities™ OEM for OS X 10.4
- ProSoft Engineering® Data Backup 3 for OS X 10.4 or later
- NovaStor NovaBACKUP® for Windows 7
- Over 1.5GB of freeware, shareware, and public domain software
Dimensions
- Height: 4.6 in (11.7 cm)
- Width: 3.8 in (9.6 cm)
- Length: 7.6 in (19.3 cm)
Weight
- With Drives: 3.6 lb (1.6 kg)
- Without Drives: 2.4 lb (1.1 kg)
The OWC ThunderBay 4 mini is available via MacSales.com, and pricing starts at $347.99. For more information or to purchase the ThunderBay 4 mini, visit Macsales.
