I'm thinking about long term storage and about to start editing a feature. I think I'm going to buy the OWC Thunderbay IV and just swap drives in and out. Any advice on this product? I plan on using it as a JBOD and just backing up my drives regularly.
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Anyone have opinions about the OWC Thunderbay IV?
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It's great. I have one for my Mac Mini and it works as advertised. Fast, reliable, silent. Not much more to say really. Although I think it's cheaper from OWC directly (or at least you can get the Thunderbay 4 which is TB2 for the same money from OWC directly).
I've heard nothing but good things about the ThunderBay and I have one scheduled for delivery tomorrow. The only minor issue that has surfaced for a few people (but not all) is more fan noise then they prefer. However, there is a very easy fix for that. Otherwise, it has received nothing but praise.
There's an on-going thread regarding the Thunderbay over in the iMac forum and I think you may find it to be very useful. Check it out -- its definitely a good read.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1808641/
Cheers,
Bryan
The only issue I've had with mine (Thunderbay 4) is that the slightest of movements seems to disconnect Thunderbolt. Now mind you, a box full of spinning hard drive platters isn't something that I move around often, but during the initial arrangement I did manage to disconnect several times.
Tried a couple different Thunderbolt cables, and seems as if the ports on the unit as just a tad too shallow. That said, a non-issue once the box has been put into its final resting place on my desk, and I used a stick on cable hold down and a loop of cable as 'slack' to prevent it from disconnecting inadvertently.
I own their Helios II Thunderbolt box as well, and wish the Thunderbay came with the similar cable clamp to keep things in place.
I was skeptical of SoftRaid, as I was initially unaware how long the software had been around and the performance of "software" raid in general, but I ended up being really impressed with it and ended up buying a license (even after the recent +$50 price increase).
Tried a couple different Thunderbolt cables, and seems as if the ports on the unit as just a tad too shallow. That said, a non-issue once the box has been put into its final resting place on my desk, and I used a stick on cable hold down and a loop of cable as 'slack' to prevent it from disconnecting inadvertently.
I own their Helios II Thunderbolt box as well, and wish the Thunderbay came with the similar cable clamp to keep things in place.
I was skeptical of SoftRaid, as I was initially unaware how long the software had been around and the performance of "software" raid in general, but I ended up being really impressed with it and ended up buying a license (even after the recent +$50 price increase).
I looked up the TB enclosures on OWC. They also had Elite(?) model/ Lookede to be same warranty & etc, what about it?