OWC's extreme performance ThunderBlade might just be the ultimate working drive for media professionals. In terms of pure transfer speed, ThunderBlade is at the absolute cutting edge of possibility.
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 2622MB/s read & 2614MB/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.
- Learn more about SoftRAID
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.
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.
- General Information
- Manufacturer
- Other World Computing
- Manufacturer Website Address
- https://www.owc.com/
- Brand Name
- OWC
- Product Line
- ThunderBlade
- Packaged Quantity
- 1
- Product Type
- Drive Enclosure
- Warranty
- Limited Warranty
- 3 Year
- Technical Information
- Number of Solid State Drive Supported
- 4
- Number of Solid State Drive Installed
- 4
- Total Solid State Drive Capacity Installed
- 32 TB
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate
- 40 Gbit/s
- Controllers
- Software RAID Supported
- Yes
- I/O Expansions
- Number of Total Expansion Bays
- 4
- Hot Swappable Bays
- Yes
- Network & Communication
- Wireless LAN
- No
- Interfaces/Ports
- Drive Interface
- PCI Express NVMe 4.0
- M.2
- Host Interface
- Thunderbolt 3
- Number of Thunderbolt 3 Ports
- 2
- Software
- Operating System Supported
- Mac OS X 12.x Monterey
- Mac OS X 13.x Ventura
- Mac OS X 14.x Sonoma
- macOS Sequoia 15.x
- Windows 10 x64
- Windows 11
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2022
- Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave
- Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
- Mac OS X 11.x Big Sur
- Physical Characteristics
- Color Family
- Black
- Product Color
- Black
- Product Material
- Aluminum
- Form Factor
- External
- Height
- 1.1"
- Width
- 4.9"
- Depth
- 7.6"
- Weight (Approximate)
- 1.55 lb
- Miscellaneous
- Package Contents
- ThunderBlade External Storage Solution
- 1 x 0.7M (28") Thunderbolt Cable
- 1 x External Power Supply
- 1 x US Power Cable
- 1 x Ballistic Hard-Shell Travel Case
- 1 x Support Manual for OWC ThunderBlade
- 1 x 3 Years of SoftRAID Premium Access (License located on device)
- 1 x Quick Start Guide for OWC SoftRAID(Digital)
- Compatibility
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, Early 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, Early 2023)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2022)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, Late 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, Late 2021)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Late 2020)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Mid 2020)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 16-inch, Mid 2019)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Mid 2019)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 15-inch, Mid 2019)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 15-inch, Late 2018)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Mid 2018)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 15-inch, Mid 2018)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 15-inch, Mid 2017)
- MacBook Pro (Touch, 13-inch, Mid 2017)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2017)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, Touch Bar, 15-inch, Late 2016)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, Touch Bar, 13-inch, Late 2016)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2016)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, Early 2024)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2024)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, Mid 2023)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2022)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2020)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2020)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2019)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2018)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2017)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- iMac (Retina 4.5K, 24-inch, Late 2023)
- iMac (Retina 4.5K, 24-inch, Mid 2021)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2020)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2020)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Early 2019)
- iMac Pro (27-inch, Late 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Mid 2017)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
- Mac Pro (Mid 2023)
- Mac Pro Rack (Mid 2023)
- Mac Pro (Late 2019)
- Mac Pro Rack (Late 2019)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Mac Studio (Mid 2023)
- Mac Studio (Early 2022)
- Mac mini (Early 2023)
- Mac mini (Late 2020)
- Mac mini (Late 2018)
- Mac mini (Late 2014)
- Mac mini (Late 2014)
- PC Compatible
- Environmental Compliance
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)