OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 HDD/SSD enclosure Black 2.5/3.5"

FLEXible 8-Bay Storage + 8-Port Connectivity + PCIe ExpansionTame your workflow with this highly configurable productivity platform for digital imaging. VFX. video production. and video editing professionals. With unrivaled FLEXibility. you can choose drive type(s). enjoy docking convenience. and expand your capabilities with PCIe cards.FLEXible StorageEight drive bays: use a mix of SATA/SAS1 and U.2/M.22 NVMe drives for for virtually limitless capacity and real world speeds up to 2750MB/sFuture ready: top four bays can use U.2 SSDs…the emerging M&E industry storage standardPowerfully easy RAID: create. manage. and monitor advanced RAID sets with SoftRAIDDocking FLEXibilityDo more: second Thunderbolt 3 port3 for daisy chaining devices or additional display(s)Connect more: (1) USB-C and (2) USB-A 10Gb/s ports for peripherals and mobile devicesSee more: DisplayPort 1.4 for connecting up to an 8K display4Fast media ingest: front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers with up to 985MB/s speedFLEXpandable for Unique NeedsPlay your card: (1) PCIe slot for audio/video capture. networking. SSD storage. hardware RAID card. or I/O cardFlex Your Way Through Every WorkflowWhether you call it a workflow workhorse. a productivity platform. or a configurable command center. one description of the ThunderBay Flex 8 says it best. It’s a groundbreaking 3-in-1 workflow solution for digital imaging. VFX. video production. and video editing professionals from the world’s leading Thunderbolt accessory manufacturer.Main ImageGallery Pic 1Gallery Pic 2Gallery Pic 3Gallery Pic 4Gallery Pic 5Gallery Pic 6HighlightsEight drive bays: use a mix of SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for virtually limitless capacity and real world speeds up to 2750MB/sFuture ready: top four bays can use U.2 SSDs…the emerging M&E industry storage standardPowerfully easy RAID: create. manage. and monitor advanced RAID sets with SoftRAIDDo more: second Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy chaining devices or additional display(s)See more: DisplayPort 1.4 for connecting up to an 8K displayFast media ingest: front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers with up to 985MB/s speedPlay your card: (1) PCIe slot for audio/video capture. networking. SSD storage. hardware RAID card. or I/O cardThunderBay Flex 8 offers eight drive bays that support a mix of SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for virtually limitless storage capacity. Next. there’s a plethora of ports including (2) Thunderbolt 3. (1) USB-C. and (2) USB-A for device docking and charging.See your work in greater detail by adding up to an 8K display via a built-in DisplayPort 1.4 connection. Ingest hi-res images and video via front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. And when you want to expand your desktop capabilities. there’s a PCIe slot waiting for your specific project needs.ThunderBay Flex 8 is the one Thunderbolt 3 desktop device that rules them all. With an irresistible economy of scale. this consolidated solution is ideal for anyone waiting for the right moment to invest in Thunderbolt technology.NVMe. PCIe. What’s It Mean to Me?At the heart of the ThunderBay Flex 8 capabilities are two cutting-edge technology standards: NVMe and PCIe. Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) optimizes the performance of modern flash technology over the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) standard. It enables significantly faster SSD performance with a more direct and optimized path to a computer’s processor.Tying both of these technologies together is the Thunderbolt 3 interface which uses the PCIe bus. This interface offers the fastest data transfers possible on a single cable between computers and peripherals like storage solutions. docks. and expansion devices while also supplying charging power.The Future Standard of Storage Available TodayRight out of the packaging. all eight bays can utilize SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-inch SSDs or 3.5-inch HDDs. To take advantage of 40Gb/s PCIe technology. the top four bays are NVMe U.2 SSD ready. These emerging super-fast SSDs enable ThunderBay Flex 8 to meet the future storage needs of content creators and video production pros.A Protective. Economical Post-Production SolutionSending a drive from set to post-production typically entails tedious and time-consuming drive enclosure disassembly to access the storage drive or costly shipping of the entire enclosure to the post lab. But ThunderBay Flex 8 offers yet another option.By installing an OWC U.2 NVMe Interchange System carrier tray (sold separately) with a built-in U.2 connector into a ThunderBay Flex 8 drive tray. you can protect the U.2 SSD drive’s connector from repeated install/removal wear for improved drive longevity and investment. When done with your shoot. just ship the lightweight protective carrier and drive to the lab where the carrier can be installed into an OWC Helios 3S equipped with the OWC Interchange System. It’s a complete solution to safeguard your data while lowering shipping costs.Muscle-FLEXing Data P