{"product_id":"owc-flex-1u4-4-bay-rackmount-thunderbolt-storage-docking-pcie-expansion-1x4-0tb-nvme-4-0tb","title":"OWC Flex 1U4 4-Bay Rackmount Thunderbolt Storage, Docking \u0026 PCIe Expansion (1x4.0TB NVMe) 4.0TB","description":"\u003cp\u003eGo beyond the desktop with the most flexible PCIe storage, docking, and expansion solution for any rack application. Drive Diversity: Use SATA\/SAS and U.2\/M.2 NVMe drives for up to 128TB of capacity and true Thunderbolt speeds of up to 2750MB\/s.**Drive Flexibility: ** Swap drives quickly and easily if\/when needed**See more: **Use U.2 NVMe SSDs - as well as OWC's ecosystem of U.2 drives and adapters - for incredible speed and flash density per bay**Radial Ease of Use: **Create, manage, and monitor advanced RAID sets with OWC SoftRAID**Use them all: **Connect keyboards, mixers, cameras, displays, and mobile devices like tablets with (2) 10Gb\/s USB-C ports and (3) 10Gb\/s USB-A ports**See more: **Connect up to a 8K display to DisplayPort 1.4 port**Do more: **Add a single-wide audio\/video capture card, 10Gb Ethernet, SSD storage, hardware RAID, or an I\/O card to the PCIe x16 lane slot (at x4 speed)**Configurable: **Daisy-link up to five devices or add an additional display using the second Thunderbolt (USB-C) port**Charge: **Keep your notebook powered with 85W via the upstream Thunderbolt port OWC 5-year limited warranty. The Rack-Mount Workflow ChangerSince the launch of the OWC ThunderBay desktop storage line in 2014, computer users around the planet have continued to fall in love with it. They embrace its massive RAID capacity and intense performance powered by time-tested OWC reliability. Its appeal skyrocketed when it was infused with industry-first FLEXIBILITY to create the ThunderBay Flex 8. Now, businesses, institutions, studios, and creatives can go beyond the desktop with the OWC Flex 1U4. This innovative 4-bay rackmount solution is ready to power your efforts with the best combination of storage capacity, Thunderbolt transfer performance, drive flexibility, and device expandability. With FLEX in its name, you can count on the OWC Flex 1U4 to transform your rack workflow. Rack Workflow Flexibility You'll make your dreams of expandability and connectivity a reality when you add the OWC Flex 1U4 to your rack or cart. Use a mix of 2.5- or 3.5-inch SATA\/SAS drives and U.2\/M.2 NVMe drives with four bays for fast, hot-swappable drives. Connect mixers, keyboards, cameras, and other gear as you please, as well as charge mobile devices with a wide variety of Thunderbolt and USB ports. Add up to an 8K display via DisplayPort. And when you need custom capture, recording, networking, or storage, the OWC Flex 1U4 lets you install a PCIe card to conquer specialized tasks. Future-proof As your workflow needs change, the OWC Flex 1U4's \"FLEXpandability\" adapts easily. Add new drives, connect different devices, and install a full-height, single-width, half-length PCIe x16 card of your choice, such as a 10Gb Ethernet network card or a blazing-fast OWC Accelsior 4M2 SSD for expanded storage capacity. By not locking you into an inflexible, single-tasking design, the OWC Flex 1U4 extends its useful life and maximizes your long-term investment in the future. Ideal for all rack-mount environments. The OWC Flex 1U4 is like a productivity supercharger for new or existing rack environments powered by a rack-mount Mac Pro, rack-mount PC, MacBook Pro, notebook PC, or even a Mac mini. Whether you build your own custom configuration of drives and cards or select one of our convenient, ready-to-go solutions, the OWC Flex 1U4 is ideal in a wide variety of environments: In school: Perfect for taming growing digital file collections with easy integration and future drive capacity and performance scalability. In the workplace: Add Thunderbolt speed and swappable drives to server cabinets, server rooms, or colocation center backup capabilities. On stage: Handles all the storage and peripheral connectivity needs of front-of-house professionals for live performances. On set: Easily fits into mobile DIT carts to capture high-resolution, multistream sequences at full frame rate while daisy-chaining up to five additional Thunderbolt devices. In the studio: Expands the storage and connectivity options of fixed racks. At home: Great for installers creating an entertainment server cabinet at high-performance home.Do It U.2 ItA hallmark of OWC FLEX technology is the ability to utilize U.2 NVMe SSDs, as well as OWC's ecosystem of U.2 drives and adapters. U.2 NVMe drives are specifically designed to maximize the PCIe bus, and when combined with Thunderbolt, you'll quickly move with transfer speeds of up to 2750 MB\/s in real-world conditions. Whether you're using your rack-mount setup to complete massive backups faster, stream content during a live performance, edit large-format video, or run complex transactional and compute applications, you can do U.2 to it with the OWC Flex 1U4.A Complete Ecosystem of Swapping and SharingOWC Flex 1U4 goes with the flow when you need to move data outside or beyond your local network. With the OWC U.2 ecosystem, moving and sharing data is quick and easy. Change and ship a project from the field to post-production in video production workflows. Move backup data to an offline collocation for backup workflows. The combination of the OWC Flex 1U4 and the OWC U.2 ecosystem opens up a new dimension of data transfer possibilities. OWC U2 ShuttleOne: Convert a blade NVMe M.2 SSD into a 2.5-inch, interchangeable U.2 SSD with the peace of mind that your drive and its contents are protected by the all-metal, heat-dissipating adapter. OWC U2 Shuttle: Combine four NVMe M.2 SSDs into the world's first 3.5-inch, interchangeable U.2 shuttle to create a massive-capacity, interchangeable RAID solution. OWC Helios 3S with Swappable System: Create a Thunderbolt-powered external array to host a U.2 solution that protects your data while reducing shipping costs. OWC Mercury Pro U.2 Dual: Put lightning-fast Thunderbolt-powered storage and backup on a desktop with a compact two-bay footprint that can utilize the U2 ShuttleOne and U2 Shuttles. OWC ThunderBay Flex 8: Take control of your media workflow with the world's first 3-in-1 Thunderbolt desktop solution for PCIe storage, docking, and expansion. Easily swap U2 ShuttleOne and U2 Shuttles to\/from the Flex 1U4. Rack-ready The Flex 1U4 comes complete with hardware for mounting in most racks and cabinets. RAID Made Easy Unleash the full potential of your OWC Flex 1U4 drive array with included SoftRAID XT, the most powerful and intuitive RAID management software on the market for macOS and Windows. SoftRAID's RAID creation and management technology has been refined to perfection with over 20 years of development to provide rock-solid protection for your data and optimize drive performance. It's packed with features like multiple RAID options, drive validation and verification, and disk failure prediction with SoftRAID Monitor.SoftRAID delivers a level of storage performance you simply can't get with hardware RAID and is ideal for anyone who needs to securely store and back up massive amounts of data, including educational institutions, government agencies, enterprises, content creators, and M\u0026amp;E professionals. If you need even more power and flexibility, you can upgrade to SoftRAID Pro to span volumes across two or more drive enclosures—impossible with hardware RAID—for incredible performance!Certified for Demanding UseWe understand that trusting the reliability of your equipment is extremely important to creative professionals. That's why OWC Flex 1U4 solutions undergo a multi-stage performance certification before they ship. This ensures they arrive properly and are immediately ready for demanding use. Secure Your Connections Unexpected disconnections during file transfers or a work session can be devastating. OWC ClingOn (sold separately) easily reduces - if not eliminates - cable strain on the OWC Flex 1U4 Thunderbolt ports. Trusted by professionals and enthusiasts worldwide. We build our hardware to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because the goal is always 100% reliability, we rigorously test our quality and back our hardware with award-winning worldwide customer service.*1. SAS drives are supported with the SAS drive controller card (available separately).2. Up to four U.2 drives are supported. M.2 drives are also supported with M.2 to U.2 adapters, such as the OWC U2 Shuttle and OWC U2 ShuttleOne (available separately).3. Full DisplayPort 1.4 capabilities depend on host computer support for DisplayPort 1.4 specification over Thunderbolt 3 connection, host computer GPU capabilities, and connecting cable capabilities.4. Thunderbolt 2\/Thunderbolt compatibility requires a certified Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 (mDP) adapter and Thunderbolt 2 cable (available separately). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb\/s, but does not support notebook charging.*Includes(1) OWC Flex 1U4(1) 0.7M Thunderbolt cable(1) Rackmount hardware for 18-26\" racks and cabinets(1) OWC Flex 1U4 Quick Start Guide(1) OWC Flex 1U4 User Guide(1) OWC SoftRAID XT Software Bundle(1) OWC SoftRAID XT Quick Start Guide(1) OWC SoftRAID XT Manual and User GuideOWC 5-Year Limited Warranty\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52495191572809,"sku":"810100980276","price":14399.0,"currency_code":"RON","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/0279\/2992\/files\/800q-01_126447.png?v=1789304154","url":"https:\/\/gb.ro\/en\/products\/owc-flex-1u4-4-bay-rackmount-thunderbolt-storage-docking-pcie-expansion-1x4-0tb-nvme-4-0tb","provider":"GB.ro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}