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        OWC RAID Central

        OWC RAID Central

        Why Go RAID?

        A RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) array bests any single-drive storage solution by utilizing multiple drives to offer massive storage space, live data backup, and/or faster data access.

        Learn about RAID types in the right side panel »

        Thunderbolt External Drives

        Choose a complete RAID solution, pre-built by OWC.

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          ThunderBay Flex 8           8-Drive Solution with Thunderbolt 3 + PCIe Expansion RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) or JBOD From $2,779.00           OWC ThunderBay Flex 8
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          ThunderBay 8           8-Drive Solution with Thunderbolt 3 RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) or JBOD From $1,499.99           OWC ThunderBay 8
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          ThunderBay 4           4-Drive Solution with Thunderbolt 3 RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) or JBOD From $599.75           OWC ThunderBay 4
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          Express 4M2           4-Bay Enclosures for NVMe M.2 SSDs RAID 0/1 or JBOD From $249.99           OWC ThunderBay 4
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          Mercury Elite Pro Dock           Thunderbolt 3 Dock + Dual-Drive Solution RAID 0/1 or JBOD, Span From $469.99           OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt
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          Mercury Elite Pro Dual           Dual-Drive Solution with Thunderbolt 3 RAID 0/1 or JBOD, Span From $329.99           OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt
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        USB, eSATA & FireWire External RAID Drives

        Choose a complete RAID solution, pre-built by OWC.

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          Mercury Elite Pro Quad           4-Drive Solution with USB RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) or JBOD From $599.99           OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad
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          Mercury Elite Pro Dual with 3-Port Hub           Dual-Drive Solution with Powered USB Hub RAID 0/1 or JBOD, Span From $294.99           OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with 3-Port Hub
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          Mercury Elite Pro Dual           Dual-Drive Solution with USB + eSATA RAID 0/1 or JBOD, Span From $219.99           OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with USB 3.1 Gen 1 + eSATA
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          Mercury Elite Pro Dual           Dual-Drive Solution with USB + FW800 RAID 0/1 or JBOD, Span From $199.00           OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with USB 3.1 Gen 1 + FW800
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        • SoftRAID OWC SoftRAID Easy-to-use high-performance RAID with predictive health monitoring for Mac and PC. RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) Only $149.99
        RAID QuickGuides
        RAID Concepts 101
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        RAID 0 (Stripe)
        Data is split into blocks over two or more drives at same time for high speed and large capacity.
        Capacity
        blue meter 4
        Data Safety
        orange meter 1
        Performance
        green meter 4
        Learn About RAID 0
        RAID 1 (Mirror)
        Data is written at same time to two drives only for highest level of data safety and redundancy.
        Capacity
        blue meter 1
        Data Safety
        orange meter 4
        Performance
        green meter 14
        Learn About RAID 1
        RAID 10 (1+0)
        Data is Striped (RAID 0) over two Mirrored sets (RAID 1) of drives for fast redundancy.
        Capacity
        blue meter 2
        Data Safety
        orange meter 4
        Performance
        green meter 2
        Learn About RAID 10
        RAID 5 (Stripe with Parity)
        Data is Striped (RAID 0) while incorporating parity over three or more drives for the best combination of speed, capacity, and redundancy.
        Capacity
        blue meter 3
        Data Safety
        orange meter 3
        Performance
        green meter 3
        Learn About RAID 5
        JBOD
        (Just a Bunch Of Disks/Drives)
        Each disk shows up as an individual logical volume on the computer. A 4 bay unit populated with drives will have 4 logical drives show up on the computer.
        Capacity
        blue meter 4
        Data Safety
        orange meter 1.5
        Performance
        green meter 1
        Learn About JBOD
        Span (N-RAID)
        Combines capacity of two or more drives of varying size without any RAID data distribution scheme into one logical desktop volume.
        Capacity
        blue meter 4
        Data Safety
        orange meter 1.5
        Performance
        green meter 1
        Learn About Span/N-RAID
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