OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 – 96TB
OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 – 96TB
96TB Eight-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Storage, Dock & PCIe Expansion Solution With 3-Year SoftRAID Premium Licence Included
The OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 96TB combines eight-bay professional storage, a Thunderbolt dock, PCIe expansion and high-speed media ingest in one desktop system.
- 8 x 12TB Enterprise 7200RPM HDDs.
- Up to 2,750MB/s real-world performance.
- Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports with up to 85W host charging.
- PCIe 3.0 x16 mechanical / x4 electrical expansion slot.
- SD UHS-II and CFexpress Type B card readers.
- SoftRAID Premium included.
Category: All PCIe Expansion Chassis, Card Readers (Integrated), Desktop Hard Drives & RAIDs, Thunderbolt Docks & Hubs
Brand: OWC
£ 7,589.95 | £ 9,107.94 inc VAT
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OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 – 96TB Product Overview
OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 is a three-in-one Thunderbolt workflow platform combining high-capacity storage, a professional dock and PCIe expansion in a single desktop chassis. This 96TB configuration is supplied with 8 x 12tb enterprise 7200rpm hdds.
Eight Flexible Drive Bays
All eight bays support 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA storage, while the top four bays can also accept U.2 NVMe SSDs or compatible adapters. OWC quotes up to 192TB capacity and real-world transfer speeds up to 2,750MB/s depending on the drive and RAID configuration.
Integrated Thunderbolt Dock
Two Thunderbolt 3 ports provide 40Gb/s connectivity and daisy-chaining, with up to 85W host charging. The chassis also provides one USB-C 10Gb/s port, two USB-A 10Gb/s ports and DisplayPort 1.4 for displays up to 8K.
Fast Media Ingest
Front-mounted SD UHS-II and CFexpress Type B card readers provide direct ingest for professional photo and video workflows, with CFexpress performance up to 985MB/s.
PCIe Expansion
A half-length, full-height, single-width PCIe 3.0 slot provides an x16 mechanical connector with x4 electrical lanes, supporting compatible capture, networking, audio, storage and I/O cards.
Flexible RAID
OWC SoftRAID supports RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10 as well as JBOD, giving the system flexibility for performance, capacity and data protection.
OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 – 96TB Key Features
- 8 x 12TB Enterprise 7200RPM HDDs
- Up to 192TB supported capacity
- Up to 2,750MB/s real-world performance
- Dual Thunderbolt 3 (40Gb/s) ports
- Up to 85W host charging
- 1 x USB-C 10Gb/s and 2 x USB-A 10Gb/s
- DisplayPort 1.4 with up to 8K display support
- SD UHS-II and CFexpress Type B card readers
- PCIe 3.0 x16 mechanical / x4 electrical expansion slot
- RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 10 and JBOD support with SoftRAID
- 5-year OWC limited warranty
OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 – 96TB Technical Specifications
| Product | OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | TB3F80D096 |
| Total Capacity | 96TB |
| Drive Configuration | 8 x 12TB Enterprise 7200RPM HDDs |
| Drive Bays | 8 total; SATA 2.5-inch / 3.5-inch support, top four bays additionally U.2 NVMe ready |
| Host Interface | 2 x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gb/s) |
| USB | 1 x USB-C 10Gb/s; 2 x USB-A 10Gb/s |
| Display | DisplayPort 1.4; up to 8K |
| Media Readers | SD UHS-II; CFexpress Type B |
| PCIe Expansion | 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 mechanical slot, x4 electrical; half-length, full-height, single-width cards |
| RAID Support | RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 10 and JBOD with SoftRAID |
| Maximum Quoted Performance | Up to 2,750MB/s |
| Host Charging | Up to 85W |
| Warranty | 5-year OWC limited warranty |
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