The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 40TB Thunderbolt 2 RAID Arrayfrom OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 40TB Thunderbolt 2 RAID Arrayfeatures two bays that each sport a 20TB hard drive to deliver a total raw capacity of 40TB for your Thunderbolt-equipped system. The two 3.5" hard drives are preconfigured in a hardware RAID 0 array that strips the data across both drives to provide speeds of up to 474 MB/s. You can reconfigure the drives in a RAID 1, SPAN, or individual mode utilizing the hardware RAID controller. Other notable features include an aluminum enclosure and a quiet fan to cool the drives and internal components.

To keep up with the fast transfer speeds from the drives, the dual Thunderbolt 2 ports have a 20 Gb/s bi-directional channel for each port. The Mercury Elite Pro also has a USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB 3.1 Gen 1/3.0) connection for greater compatibility with a wider range of systems. Moreover, Thunderbolt and USB-B to USB-A cables are included so you can start storing and editing right out of the box.

2 x 20TB 3.5" Hard Drives    2 x SATA III 3.5" Drive Bays    2 x Thunderbolt 2 | 1 x USB-B 3.2 Gen 1    RAID 0, 1, SPAN, and Independent Modes    Preconfigured as RAID 0    Hardware RAID Controller    Data Transfer Speeds up to 474 MB/s    Aluminum Enclosure with Cooling Fan    Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 Cables Included    Windows and Mac Compatible

The Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt 2 technology is a suitable RAID solution for creative workflows, project archives, and system backups. Inside are two drives, easily configured in RAID 0, 1, span, or independent mode.

The Mercury Elite Pro Dual comes with two Thunderbolt 2 ports, one USB 3.0 port, and all of the cables you need for use with almost any system. Ready to perform in RAID 0, it's also easily configured in RAID 1, span, and independent modes to match your workflow needs.

With dual Thunderbolt 2 ports, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual supports Thunderbolt daisy-chains that enable you to expand your workstation's capabilities with up to five additional Thunderbolt devices, including high-speed storage, expansion chassis for specialist workflows, and even a high-definition display.

The Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt 2 technology features a heat-dissipating, brushed-aluminum design with a whisper-quiet, high-performance fan. In addition, smart power conserves energy and extends the life of the drives inside. The Elite Pro Dual automatically spins down during periods of inactivity, and powers on and off with your workstation. Extraordinarily durable and efficient, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt 2 technology is built to seamlessly integrate with any work environment from large-scale, high demand production studios to your home office.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does it work with Linux?

A: This unit only supports Windows and Mac environments.

Q: 2. Can you swap out hard drives easily with this?

A: It is not difficult, but it is not built with frequent drive swaps in mind.

Q: 3. Will this drive work to edit 6K prores video footage?

A: The OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 32TB 2-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAID Array with 3-Port Hub will have USB-3.2. I would recommend that this can be used for editing assuming that your computer has USB-C 3.2 as well. Otherwise, it will not be to your advantage.

Q: 4. If this Raid enclose goes bad, will I be able to take the drives out and still get my data off of them?

A: If set up as a RAID 1 then yes, if it is a RAID 0, then no, you cannot.

Q: 5. What is the read/write speed of the new 3.2 Generation 2? It states in the description the transfer speed is 1250/MB/s. However, here in the question and answer it states the read write speed is only around 400mb/s/ Curious as to which one is accurate for the read/write speed actually is for the 3.2?

A: USB 3.2 gen 1 supports up to 10Gbps (1250MB/s). The read and write speed will depend on several factors including the drives being used and the RAID mode being used. OWC mentions how they got those numbers on their website: Up to 1026MB/s sequential read/write performance with 2 x 1.0TB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs in RAID 0 connected to a Windows 10 PC (GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD5 motherboard with 16GB RAM, Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz processor) running Crystal Disk Mark 7.0.0x64 (1GB test size, Q8T1). Up to 567MB/s sequential read/write performance with 2 x 16.0TB Seagate Exos X16 HDDs I. RAID 0 connected to 15-inch MacBook Pro 2018 (MacBookPro15,1) with 16GB RAM and 2.2GHz processor running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 10bit RGB codec, single file test). Performance will vary depending on drives and application used.

Q: 6. I need a Hdrive for editing a doc project. Can this system, in RAID 0, handle editing in Davinci Resove?

A: There aren't any issues that I'm aware of, it should work well.

Q: 7. What drives are used in this Raid system?

A: Toshiba 10.0TB MG06ACA Series Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive Mfr P/N: MG06ACA10TE

Q: 8. If I buy 2TB model, then can I change 2TB HDs for HDds with more capacity, 10-16TB?

A: You can swap the drives on the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual enclosure.

Q: 9. As of now 2021 does this raid system come with 2 4TB HDD drives of 7200rpm?

A: The two 4TB hard drives in this OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 8TB 2-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAID Array with 3-Port Hub would be 7200 RPM.

Q: 10. Can this be used to backup a synology nas?

A: As long as the total amount of data can fit on the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual 36TB 2-Bay USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAID Array with 3-Port Hub (2 x 18TB), you can use it to backup the data from a NAS.