OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports

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OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports

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Build Quality

Customers generally praise the build quality of the OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports. They appreciate its durability and reliability, as well as the added features such as hot-swapping drives and SoftRAID software. However, a small group of customers have experienced issues with the Thunderbolt cables disconnecting easily.

Drive Compatibility

Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the drive compatibility of the OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports. Most customers were able to install and use their preferred drives, while some found the process of installing and removing drives to be slightly challenging. The enclosure is praised for its fast speed and ability to accommodate various drive sizes.

Noise Level

Customers have mixed opinions regarding the noise level of the OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 4-Bay External Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports. While some find it quiet and barely audible, others find it obnoxiously loud during drive access and synching.

Speed

Customers are impressed with the speed of the OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 external storage enclosure, particularly when using Thunderbolt 3 and solid state drives. However, some have noted slow communication with tech support.

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Quality

First of all it’s well built and a solid construction and fairly weighty without any drives in it!

Pros:• 100% reliable, no disconnects• solid metal construction.

After 2 weeks the power light on the first unit failed to illuminate (infant mortality).

Drive access and fan noise are barely audible, never heard drives spin up.

Price

This is a really good value enclosure.

Worth the money for convenience and piece of mind.

I tried to cheap out on this and used a drive chassis that was half the price, but ran into so many problems with it.

Be sure to buy the softraid software at the time of purchase to save some money.

Shipping

Tech support was prompt and very helpful.

Arrived early and is working like a champ.

It is early days yet -- a few weeks after i received it but so far i like like it.

Competitiveness

I also purchased my own drives (4x 10tb seagate ironwolf) instead of the toshiba drives that are preconfigured on some thunderbay products.

After some research i decided to purchase this thunderbolt 3 enclosure instead of a nas solution (considered a synology).

In contrast, i'd have preferred 6 feet for more flexible placement.

See below as to which version of softraid you should use.

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great and quiet.

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This product had a total of 123 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 19 2024.