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Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 48TB

Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 48TB

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Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 48TB

Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 8.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)

The Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 is a professional-grade six-bay hardware RAID storage enclosure designed for high-performance video production, content creation, and data-intensive workflows.

Featuring dual Thunderbolt 3 ports with 40Gbps bandwidth and USB 3.2 Gen 2 compatibility, this system delivers enterprise-class data protection with flexible RAID configuration options.

The unit comes pre-configured with six 8TB enterprise-class drives for a total raw capacity of 48TB.

Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports (40Gbps) with USB 3.2 Gen 2 fallback compatibility and daisy-chaining support.
Hardware RAID controller with dual-core 1.2 GHz SAS ROC processor and 2GB DDR3-1866 SDRAM cache.
Supports simultaneous 4K input/output workflows with DisplayPort 1.4 video output for external monitoring.
Multiple RAID levels (0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60) with single-disk and JBOD modes for flexible data protection strategies.

Category: Desktop Hard Drives & RAIDs

SKU: areca_arc-8050t3u-6_048tb

Brand: Areca Technology

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