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2023-04-05 TESTED: WD Purple Pro 22TB Hard Drive (vs Seagate Iron Wolf Pro 20TB)
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-09-06 OWC Thunderbay FLEX 8: Discussing Various Configuration Possibilities
2020-05-19 OWC ThunderBay 8: Speed vs Transfer size, RAID-0 vs Fault Tolerant RAID-5
2020-05-19 OWC ThunderBay 8: Speed Across Volume Capacity, RAID-0 Stripe vs Fault-Tolerant RAID-5
2020-05-17 OWC ThunderBay 8: Examples of Various Configurations using SoftRAID
2020-05-17 First Look: OWC ThunderBay 8
2020-05-11 OWC ThunderBay 8: Installing Hard Drives and SSDs, Plus Info and Specifications
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2023-06-12 Backup Headache: When Data Overflows a Single Backup Drive — what do do, and which Drives?
2023-06-12 Backup Headache: When Data Overflows a Single Backup Drive — what do do, and which Drives?
2023-03-31 Using 4TB USB-C SSDs for Photo/Video Backup, Which One? (Clear Choice!)
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-07-12 NOW SHIPPING: OWC ThunderBay FLEX 8
2020-05-17 First Look: OWC ThunderBay 8
2020-02-02 28-Core Apple Mac Pro with AMD Radeon Pro Vega II
2020-01-29 Why I Returned the 16-Core 2019 Mac Pro... Wanted 28 Cores!
2019-08-01 Computer Storage for Photographers (August 2019)
2019-02-18 Delayed For Days: Hard Drive Horrors
2019-01-10 Drives Full, Upgrading to OWC Thunderbay 6 with Six 14TB Drives (84TB total space)
World’s fastest desktop?.
Fastest Mac Yet?..
World’s fastest laptop, beats nearly all desktops..
Trouncing Intel-based laptops and desktops alike..
Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..
Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..
How to utilize cloning for backup and other chores..
High performance RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-1+0..
High performance with 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs..
Ultra high flat-line performanc in 40 Terabyte capacity.
Six bay storage solution with RAID-0/1/4/5/10 or non-RAID..
Eight bay storage solution with RAID-0/1/4/5/10 or non-RAID..
Big Fast Hard Drives, 2021 and Later.
Eight bays for HDD, SSD plus PCIe Card and Ports.
High performance with hard drives or SSDs..
Using the right ports is critical to performance..
SSDs and thumb drives..
Various SATA and USB SSDs..
Fast 6 Gbps high capacity SSD..
Outstanding high-capacity enterprise hard drive..
2023-04-05 TESTED: WD Purple Pro 22TB Hard Drive (vs Seagate Iron Wolf Pro 20TB)
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-09-06 OWC Thunderbay FLEX 8: Discussing Various Configuration Possibilities
2020-05-19 OWC ThunderBay 8: Speed vs Transfer size, RAID-0 vs Fault Tolerant RAID-5
2020-05-19 OWC ThunderBay 8: Speed Across Volume Capacity, RAID-0 Stripe vs Fault-Tolerant RAID-5
2020-05-17 OWC ThunderBay 8: Examples of Various Configurations using SoftRAID
2020-05-17 First Look: OWC ThunderBay 8
2020-05-11 OWC ThunderBay 8: Installing Hard Drives and SSDs, Plus Info and Specifications
2020-05-11 OWC ThunderBay FLEX 8: Eight Bays for Hard Drives, U.2 NVMe SSDs, Hard Drives or SATA SSDs
2020-01-29 Why I Returned the 16-Core 2019 Mac Pro... Wanted 28 Cores!
2019-01-26 OWC Thunderbay 6 vs OWC Thunderbay 4: what if 5 Drives Are Used for RAID-0 instead of just four?
2019-01-24 OWC Thunderbay 6 vs OWC Thunderbay 4: What If 5 Drives Are Used for RAID-5?
2019-01-24 TESTED: OWC Thunderbay 6, RAID-0 and RAID-5 Performance
2019-01-23 Firmware Updater for OWC Thunderbay 4 Fixes Thunderbolt 3 Disconnect Issue
2018-09-18 OWC Lauches the Thunderbay 6, a Six-Drive Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure, with RAID Options
2018-01-12 Shipping Soon: OWC Thunderbay 4 with Thunderbolt 3, Up to 48TB Capacity
2017-11-30 Switched to 2017 iMac 5K as Primary Machine: Details on Gear I’m Using
2017-11-27 Using Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports to Build Out a System
2017-11-25 Testing Seagate 12TB Enterprise Capacity 3.5-inch (Helium) Hard Drives
2016-12-21 OWC 40TB SSD Performance as Photoshop Scratch Drive
2016-11-26 OWC 40TB SSD: RAID-4 vs RAID-5 from 32KiB to 512MiB Transfers
2016-11-26 OWC 40TB SSD Sequential Transfer Speed: RAID-4 beats RAID-5 by 16% for Reads
2016-11-25 TESTED: OWC 40TB SSD Sequential Transfer Speed
2016-11-25 TESTED: OWC 40TB Thunderbay 4 Mini SSD with RAID-0 Stripe and RAID-4 Fault Tolerance
2016-11-24 TESTED: OWC 40TB Thunderbay 4 Mini SSD
2016-11-23 OWC 40TB Thunderbay 4 Mini SSD
2016-11-23 OWC 40TB Thunderbay 4 Mini SSD
2016-11-10 OWC Offers Up to 40TB SSD in Thunderbay 4 Mini
2016-06-21 OWC Thunderbay 4: Now up to 40TB Capacity
2016-04-11 OWC Announces SoftRAID 5.5: allows users to convert Apple RAID volumes to SoftRAID
2016-04-05 Thunderbolt on OS X: Spontaneous Drive Disconnect
2015-12-19 TESTED: 2TB Samsung 850 EVO, Singly and RAID-0
2015-12-17 TESTED: 1TB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD
2015-12-10 TESTED: 1TB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD in Thunderbay 4 Mini, RAID-0 Stripe Configuration
2015-11-11 REVIEWED: HGST 8TB Ultrastar He8 Hard Drive, Singly and in RAID
2015-11-10 Coming Soon for Testing: HGST 8TB Ultrastar He8 Hard Drive
2015-11-05 MPG’s Computer and Storage Wish List at B&H Photo
2015-10-31 OWC Thunderbay 4 Deal: 20TB RAID-5 Edition Deal: now with Spare 5TB Drive
2015-10-16 Reader Question: Why No USB3 ports on OWC Thunderbay 4?
2015-10-16 OWC Thunderbay 4 Deal: 20TB RAID-5 Edition Deal: now with Spare 5TB Drive
2015-09-19 Two Products MPG Uses Every Day
2015-09-02 OWC Thunderbay can be Partitioned into Multiple RAID-5 Volumes
2015-08-22 DEAL: OWC Thunderbay 4 RAID-5 Edition with Extra 4TB Drive
2015-07-01 OWC Thunderbay 4 RAID Customers: Get your FREE SoftRAID Download
2015-05-14 How to save about $360 on a 20TB OWC Thunderbay 4
2015-04-17 OWC NAB Specials Through Apr 19
2015-01-28 How Fast Can Eight (8) SSDs go in Dual OWC Thunderbay Minis on Thunderbolt 2?
2014-11-21 OWC ThunderBay Mini Performance with Four SSDs
2014-11-20 OWC ThunderBay Mini Performance with Four SSDs
2014-11-17 OWC Announces ThunderBay Mini: 4-bay Enclosure for 2.5-inch Drives, Thunderbolt v2
2014-11-14 OWC Offers Thunderbay Mini, Thunderbolt v2 Enclosure for 2.5-Inch SSDs or Hard Drives (4 bays)
2014-09-02 OWC Thunderbay Now Up to 24TB (4 X 6TB Hard Drives)
2014-08-31 Thunderbolt Cabling Reliability: Check the Fit and Tension
2014-08-31 Simplify Your Storage: Fast, Reliable, Expandable
2014-08-29 OWC Labor Day Specials
2014-08-22 Thunderstorms and Thunderbay
2014-08-05 OWC Offers Thunderbay in RAID-5 Edition
2014-08-04 SoftRAID 5 Goes Final: High Performance RAID 5, RAID 1+0, RAID-0, RAID-1
2014-07-29 Fast H.264 Video Compression on the MacBook Pro Beats the 2013 Mac Pro
2014-07-29 RAID 1+0 Fault Tolerance with SoftRAID 5
2014-07-25 Four SSDs in OWC Thunderbay 4 test with RAID-0 and RAID-5
2014-07-11 RAID-0 Scalability with Thunderbolt 2: Separate Bus or Daisy Chain?
2014-07-08 RAID-0 Scalability: 60TB and 12 Hard Drives in Three OWC Thunderbay 4 Enclosures
2014-07-02 60TB here for Testing (OWC Thunderbay 4)
2014-07-01 July 4th deal on OWC Thunderbay IV
2014-06-29 Testing the OWC Thunderbay 4
2014-06-27 OWC Thunderbay IV vs Thunderbay 4
2014-06-25 OWC Ships Thunderbay 4-Drive Solution with Thunderbolt 2
2014-06-16 OWC Thunderbay Special
2014-06-03 Awesome: SoftRAID with RAID-5 rebuild
2014-05-28 OWC Thunderbay as RAID-5 or RAID 1+0 Video Storage Solution
2014-05-07 OWC Thunderbay Now up to 20TB as 4 X 5TB Drives
2014-05-06 OWC Thunderbay Fan Noise = Nil
2014-05-02 OWC Thunderbay can use Hard Drives or SSDs and Handy for Swapping Drives of all Types
2014-04-07 OWC Upgrades Thunderbay 4-Bay Enclosure to Ultra-Quiet Fan
2014-03-08 Housing Data Safely: Dual OWC Thunderbay 4-Bay Units for Performance, Capacity, Redundancy, Backup
2014-02-08 Reviewed: OWC Thunderbay 4-bay Thunderbolt Enclosure