OWC, 8TB Mercury Pro U.2 Dual Thunderbolt SSD

Fast NVMe SSD performance meets ample capacity in the OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual 8TB 2-Bay Thunderbolt RAID Array. Perfect for everything from routine backups to high-bandwidth pro creative uses, the Mercury Pro U.2 Dual is powered by two enterprise class 4TB NVMe U.2 SSDs and a total storage capacity of 8TB, so you can edit high-res files on the fly, ingest and duplicate dailies without a hitch, rip through the tightest of timelines, and back up huge music and photo libraries in a flash. Additionally, this compact solution is small enough to easily fit on a DIT cart, in a rack, or on your desktop. Its NVMe SSD array utilizes Thunderbolt's full data bandwidth to produce read and write speeds up to 2409 and 2361 MB/s, respectively; nearly six times faster than your typical SSD.

• Mechanisms Supported: 3.5-inch U.2 SSDs; 2.5-inch U.2 SSDs; NVMe M.2 SSDs via 2.5 or 3.5 inch U.2 adapter
• Total Capacity: 8.0TB
• Standard Mechanism: (2) 4.0TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN630 2.5-inch NVMe U.2 SSD; *OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
• Display Support: Up to one 5K display @ 60Hz,; or one 4K display @ 60Hz,; or one 4K display @ 30Hz
• Display Support by Port: Thunderbolt 3: Up to 5K @ 60Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or 4K @ 60Hz via a Thunderbolt display or a USB-C display adapter
• Boot Support: Independent volumes bootable in macOS
• Hot Plug Support: Yes
• Chipset: Thunderbolt 3: Intel JHL6540
• Drive Interface: NVMe U.2
• Data Transfer Rate (Maximum): Thunderbolt 3 : Up to 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s)
• RAID Capable: Yes
• Default RAID Level: RAID 0
• RAID Levels Supported: RAID 0; RAID 1; JBOD; SPAN
• RAID Features: Software RAID
• Benchmark Speed, Read (Max): Up to 2409 MB/s
• Benchmark Speed, Write (Max): Up to 2361 MB/s
• Mac OS Compatibility: 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 11; Windows 10 64-bit Edition; Windows Server 2016
• Driver Required: No
• Host Port Requirements: Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt1)
• Other Requirements: Requires 2.5 or 3.5 inch NVMe U.2 SSDs or U.2 adapters using the same form factors.
• Power Supply: External UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply
• AC Input: 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 2.0A
• DC Output: +12V, 10A
• Wattage: 120W
• External Power Adapter: Yes
• Power Delivery: Two Thunderbolt 3 ports (15W each)
• Number of Bays: 2
• Drive Bays: 2 bays supporting: 2.5-inch U.2 drives, 3.5-inch U.2 drives, M.2 drives (with M.2 to U.2 adapter)
• Device Ports: (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s); (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port
• Cooling: (1) 60mm 3,000RPM cooling fan
• Security Slot: Yes
• Power/Activity LED: Yes
• Housing Color: Black
• Housing Material: Aluminum
• Dimensions: Height: 14.7 cm (5.8 in); Length: 23.9 cm (9.4 in); Width: 8.5 cm (3.3 in)
• Certifications: BSMI; CE; FCC; RCM; VCCI
• Ambient Temperature: Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C); Non-Operating: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°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
• Noise: 32.4dB