ThunderBay 8 RAID 5 Edition 8-Bay External Drive w/Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports

Gerät ok, aber Softraid muss jährlich upgedatet werden, Kosten von 75€ oder mehr. Das ist nirgendwo beim Kauf erkennbar. Das ist immer dann erforderlich, wenn eine neues Betriebssystem dazu kommt. Sonst läuft es nicht mehr störungsfrei. So sagt zumindest OWC. Habe nun schon das zweite update kaufen müssen.

Well manufactured easy to install and very quiet

Recently, I replaced my DROBO 5D and DROBO 5N2 with an OWC ThunderBay 4 and an OWC ThunderBay 8, both equipped with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports. The reason behind this switch was the recent announcement of DROBO's bankruptcy and my previous experiences with their 5 series. In my experience, the DROBO 5 series has had issues with enclosures, power supplies, firmware, and overall reliability. Thus, I thoroughly researched various NAS and DAS brands and ultimately chose the OWC Thunderbolt 3 series for its exceptional build quality and performance. As someone who has had a positive experience with their Thunderbolt docks, this was a significant factor in my decision-making process. My previous experience with DROBO reinforced the importance of keeping data safety simple. The OWC enclosures provide me with the necessary RAID features in a simple and efficient manner. So far, everything has been working well, and I hope it continues to be that way.

Really love the simplicity of getting it up and running. Just put your drives in with the included screws, plug in the power and thunderbolt 3 cable and you're set! It acts like a JBOD enclosure which is exactly what I wanted. However, it is fairly loud coming at around 42dB when it's just sitting there at your desk. You can DEFINITELY hear it along with some slight higher pitched vibration coming from the single exhaust fan at the back. It's already irritating me. A fan upgrade is a MUST when getting this enclosure, I highly recommend a Noctua NF-A9 FLX with the ultra low noise adapter, it SIGNIFICANTLY lowers the amount of noise compared to the stock fan. Although this will mean you have to spend even more money on top of this already expensive enclosure which will put people off. This thing's heavy too, coming in at a whopping 7.3KG without drives. It's built like a tank though. Another thing I wished it had were filters, I came up with a DIY solution by using electrical tape to stick some Silverstone ultra fine mesh 120mm filters on the front mesh panel, and at the rear exhaust (removing the grille). I won't be worried about dust anymore. Really had a hard time finding reputable thunderbolt 3 JBOD enclosures, but despite the shortcomings, I'm going to keep this as there's really nothing out there that's much better. Just be prepared to spend a bit more one some extras to actually tolerate the noise and keep dust from getting into the enclosure.

Good love it!