![]() It’s available in two versions, one with SoftRAID 5.0 built in and one that’s effectively a JBOD (just a bunch of disks) system like the old Mac Pro. The ThunderBay 4 (not to be confused with the ThunderBay IV, which only supports Thunderbolt 1) has a pair of Thunderbolt 2 ports for daisy chaining and holds up to four 3.5″ hard drives or SSD modules for more extreme performance. Thunderbolt 2 devices have been somewhat slow to hit the market (though Thunderbolt 1 devices are decently plentiful) - but now, Other World Computing has released a new 4-bay Thunderbolt 2 external drive enclosure that should meet the storage needs of many pro- and prosumer-level users. Instead, Apple’s engineers installed six Thunderbolt 2 ports capable of moving data bidirectionally at 20 Gbps. ![]() ![]() However, for the new Mac Pro, launched late last year, Apple skipped all the internal upgradability in favor of a sleek new design and ultra high speed SSD storage. I have a 2008-era Mac Pro hidden in a closet as a whole home media server, and it has four 3 GB drives inside. This was great, because multiple drives could be easily installed for RAID, backup, or scratch disk purposes. The old Mac Pro, which was around for more than five years, had four internal 3.5-inch hard drive bays. A new product from Other World Computing aims to fix that with a (comparatively) inexpensive external solution. The previous version of the Mac Pro lacked internal storage. New 4-bay Thunderbolt 2 external drive gives exceptional storage performance in a compact package ![]()
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