The Mercury Elite Pro Dual 32TB 2-Bay Thunderbolt 2 RAID Array from OWC / Other World Computing features two bays that each sport a 16TB hard drive to deliver a total raw capacity of 32TB for your Thunderbolt-equipped system. The two 3.5" hard drives are preconfigured in a hardware RAID 0 array that strips the data across both drives to provide speeds of up to 474 MB/s. You can reconfigure the drives in a RAID 1, SPAN, or individual mode utilizing the hardware RAID controller. Other notable features include an aluminum enclosure and a quiet fan to cool the drives and internal components.
Number of Bays: 2
Total Capacity: 32.0TB
Total Solution Cache Size: 512 MB
Standard Mechanism: (2) 16.0TB Toshiba MG08ACA Series 7,200RPM Enterprise Capacity Hard Disk Drive with 256 MB cache; *OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
Plug and Play: Yes
Format: Included Drive Guide Software will format drive for either OS X, or Windows
Rotational Speed: 7,200RPM
Drive Interface: SATA
RAID Capable: Yes
Default RAID Level: RAID 0
RAID Levels Supported: RAID 0; RAID 1; SPAN; JBOD
RAID Features: Hardware RAID
Device Ports: (2) Thunderbolt 2 Ports; (1) USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-B Port
Benchmark Speed, Read (Max): Up to 531 MB/s
Benchmark Speed, Write (Max): Up to 496 MB/s
Chipset: Thunderbolt
Contact Start Stops: 600,000
Mac OS Compatibility: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard; Mac OS X 10.7 Lion; Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion; OS X 10.9 Mavericks; OS X 10.10 Yosemite; OS X 10.11 El Capitan; macOS 10.12 Sierra; macOS 10.13 High Sierra; macOS 10.14 Mojave; macOS 10.15 Catalina; macOS 11.x Big Sur; macOS 12.x Monterey; macOS 13.x Ventura
PC OS Compatibility: Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit Edition; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; Windows Vista; Windows 7 32-bit Edition; Windows 7 64-bit Edition; Windows 8 32-bit Edition; Windows 8 64-bit Edition; Windows 10 32-bit Edition; Windows 10 64-bit Edition; Windows 11
External Power Adapter: Yes
Power Supply: External power supply
Cooling: (1) cooling fan
Security Slot: Yes
Power Button: Yes
Power/Activity LED: Yes
Housing Color: Black
Housing Material: Aluminum
Dimensions: Height: 13.5 cm (5.3 in); Length: 22.9 cm (9.0 in); Width: 7.1 cm (2.8 in)
Weight: 2.5 kg (5.60 lbs)
Ambient Temperature: Operating: 41°F to 107.6°F (5°C to 42°C); Non-Operating: -40°F to 149°F (-40°C to 65°C)
Altitude: Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft); Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity: Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing; Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock: Operating: 65 G max at 2 ms; Non-Operating: 175 G max at 2 ms