OWC has announced a new version of its external SSD drive ThunderBlade with a storage capacity of now maximum 16TB. With Thunderbolt 3, it achieves a read speed of up to 2,800 MB/s, a write speed of up to 2,450 MB/s and can be configured by software in different RAID levels (0/1/4/5/10) and thus achieve transfer speeds of up to 3,800 MB/s. With its two Thunderbolt3 ports it can be connected in series with up to 5 other Thunderbolt 3 devices.
OWC ThunderBlade 16TB
OWC offers the ThunderBlade drive with 1/2/4/8 and 16TB capacity at prices between 730 and around 4,800 dollars in a robust aluminum case. In its 16TB version it uses four 4TB OWC Aura P12 SSDs internally. It is delivered in a stable transport case. A PC with a newer operating system (Windows 10/MacOS from 10.13) and a Thunderbolt 2/3 port is required for operation.
OWC ThunderBlade 16TB
