OWC ThunderBlade 8TB

OWC ThunderBlade

Enhance your workflow with the 4TB ThunderBlade Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array from OWC. This portable RAID storage solution features four M.2 NVMe drive bays, each housing a 1TB SSD, for a total storage capacity of 4TB. By connecting to your host via Thunderbolt 3, you can achieve impressive read speeds of up to 2402 MB/s and write speeds of up to 2332 MB/s. Additionally, it includes an extra Thunderbolt Type-C port that allows you to daisy chain more Thunderbolt 3 devices.

The Fastest. Period

In a fast-paced, professional environment, time is money and performance is everything. The success of your project depends on quick data processing, and demands performance and efficiency working with uncompressed, high-bandwidth content streams. ThunderBlade delivers the performance to match - capable of unbelievable transfer speeds up to 2719MB/s read & 2827MB/s write. And with SoftRAID, two ThunderBlades can reach dizzying heights up to 3800MB/s.

At Home on The Road

Designed to be rugged and dependable as well as blazing fast, ThunderBlade is equally at home on the road, on set or in the edit suite. It’s compact and tough enough to withstand even the roughest treatment in between locations, and it comes complete with its own ballistic hard-shell case for even greater protection. And with two Thunderbolt 3 ports, ThunderBlade fits your workflow daisy-chain perfectly.

The Most Powerful RAID Tool on the Planet

SoftRAID is the world’s fastest and most flexible application to configure, maintain, and protect your RAID volumes on Mac and PC. OWC enclosures include 3 Years of SoftRAID Premium.
• High-Performance RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) volumes
• Predictive Health Monitoring proactively notifies of Volume and Disk issues well before failure — provided on your computer and remotely
• 35+ Years of Experience of Pro Support to provide peace-of-mind with setup help, ongoing questions, or urgent disk issues
• And many more unique features.

SoftRAID works with macOS 10.14+, Windows 10+, and Windows Server 2019/2022. M1 Macs require macOS 11.3 or later. SoftRAID is licensed per computer.

Thunderbolt Made Easy

We make it easy to choose the right gear. Our Thunderbolt Certified products offer the same performance and functionality whether they are Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4. And if you’re rocking a beloved Thunderbolt 2 machine, we offer a certified Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter so you can plug into our universe of award-winning solutions. No hassles, no confusion. That’s the OWC Difference.


Apple Mac models with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt ports can be connected using a certified Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (not included). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb/s but does not support notebook charging.

Quality You Can Trust

Like all OWC drives, ThunderBlade is built to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, ThunderBlade is rigorously quality tested, and backed by our award-winning customer support.

• Up to 2827MB/s peak performance1
• Daisy chain up to 5 Thunderbolt devices
• Rugged portability in a sleek design
• Includes a custom-fit ballistic hard-shell case
• Includes SoftRAID: robust software for creating, monitoring, and managing advanced RAID sets
• 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty