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)
