The Industry's First Thunderbolt 3 All-In-Wonder

  • Eight drive bays: Pre-configured with eight high-performance enterprise class SATA hard drives
  • Reconfigurable: Use a mix of SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for virtually limitless capacity and real-world speeds up to 2750MB/s
  • Future ready: top four bays can use U.2 SSDs…the emerging M&E industry storage standard
  • Includes SoftRAID: robust software for creating, monitoring, and managing advanced RAID sets
  • Do more: second Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy chaining devices or additional display(s)
  • See more: DisplayPort 1.4 for connecting up to an 8K display
  • Fast media ingest: front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers with up to 985MB/s speed
  • Play your card: (1) PCIe slot for audio/video capture, networking, SSD storage, hardware RAID card, or I/O card
  • Innergize™ Enabled: custom OWC software for complete health, performance, and field upgrade management when using OWC Atlas Memory Cards with OWC Atlas Card Readers and card reader-equipped products


8 HDD Maximum Capacity Configuration

Ideal for taming the voracious drive space appetite of RAW, 4K, large format, and VR workflows. Arrives pre-set with RAID 5 speed and protection. Plus, enjoy docking convenience and expand your capabilities by selecting a recommended PCIe card or add your own.

Flex Your Way Through Every Workflow

Whether you call it a workflow workhorse, a productivity platform, or a configurable command center, one description of the ThunderBay Flex 8 says it best. It is a groundbreaking workflow solution for digital imaging, VFX, video production, and video editing professionals from the world’s leading Thunderbolt accessory manufacturer.ThunderBay Flex 8 offers eight drive bays that support a mix of SATA/SAS 1 and U.2/M.2 2 NVMe drives for virtually limitless storage capacity. Next, there’s a plethora of ports including two Thunderbolt 3 3 , one USB-C, and two USB-A for device docking and charging.See your work in greater detail by adding up to an 8K display 4 via a built-in DisplayPort 1.4 connection. Ingest hi-res images and video via front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. And when you want to expand your desktop capabilities, there’s a PCIe slot waiting for your specific project needs.ThunderBay Flex 8 is the one Thunderbolt 3 desktop device that rules them all. With an irresistible economy of scale, this consolidated solution is ideal for anyone waiting for the right moment to invest in Thunderbolt technology.

Muscle-FLEXing Data Performance

Right out of the packaging, all eight bays are configured with SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch HDDs. With real-world read/write speeds of 2750MB/s that saturates the Thunderbolt 3 speed threshold, you’re ready to handle 4K/8K and even Phantom high-speed files. Done with the drives but need the docking connectivity?Eject the ThunderBay Flex 8 drives and any external drives in a single click with the free OWC Dock Ejector app. It ensures all data has been written before any drive is unmounted to protect against data loss. It will even warn you from accidentally ejecting an in-use drive.

FLEXpandable for Unique Needs

By removing the enclosure’s side panel, you can expand your capabilities by installing a half-length, full-height, single-width expansion card in the PCIe x16 connector/x4 lanes slot. Add a 4K video capture card for direct ingest of multi-stream high-res footage. Record high-quality tracks with an audio card and then edit and archive tracks.Create a powerful file server with a high-speed networking card. By replacing the built-in SATA drive controller with a SATA or SAS RAID card, you can turn ThunderBay Flex 8 into a hardware RAID storage solution while keeping a PCIe slot open for other cards.

A Protective, Economical Post-Production Solution

Sending a drive from set to post-production typically entails tedious and time-consuming drive enclosure disassembly to access the storage drive or costly shipping of the entire enclosure to the post lab. But ThunderBay Flex 8 offers yet another option.By installing an OWC U.2 NVMe Interchange System carrier tray (sold separately) with a built-in U.2 connector into a ThunderBay Flex 8 drive tray, you can protect the U.2 SSD drive’s connector from repeated install/removal wear for improved drive longevity and investment. When done with your shoot, just ship the lightweight protective carrier and drive to the lab where the carrier can be installed into an OWC Helios 3S equipped with the OWC Interchange System. It’s a complete solution to safeguard your data while lowering shipping costs.

End-To-End Workflow Possibilities

FLEX On-Set+ OWC Interchange System Carrier Tray with SSD+ OWC ThunderBay Flex 8Protects U.2 SSD drive connectors from install/ removal wear to improve drive longevity and extend your drive ROI. Transit to Post+ OWC Interchange System Carrier Tray with SSD+ Small and economical. Ship only what you need.Lightweight protective carrier safeguards data while lowering shipping costs vs shipping the entire enclosure. Post-Production Lab+ OWC Interchange System Carrier Tray with SSD+ OWC Helios 3S (sold separately)+ OWC Interchange System (sold separately)Desktop U.2 NVMe SSD swappable storage for fast processing of footage.

OWC Thunderbolt cable Included

OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 comes with a certified 0.7 meter OWC Thunderbolt cable, with other lengths from 0.5 meter to 2.0 meters available separately.

Innergize Your Workflow with Highest Performance and Reliability

OWC Innergize™ is the first stage of the Capture to Completion™ ecosystem of OWC products designed to seamlessly propel professional photographers, videographers, and content creators to the highest level of workflow performance and reliability. This OWC custom-designed app is a complete health, performance, and field upgrade management tool when using OWC Atlas memory cards with OWC Atlas readers and reader-equipped products.

  • Health: Over time and use cycles, flash memory does wear out. Innergize verifies and reports the percentage of use life remaining. Now you can work with full confidence your OWC Atlas memory card will deliver the reliability you can trust.
  • Sanitize: Writes, deletes, and formatting all take their toll on memory cards. Innergize cleans and restores the flash memory performance of your OWC Atlas memory card so you can get the best results on every use.
  • Field Upgrade: When new cameras or firmware updates to existing cameras are introduced, they may not work properly with flash memory cards. Innergize gives OWC Atlas memory card users the ability to quickly upgrade their firmware in the field for full compatibility, additional performance enhancements, and bug fixes for optimal reliability.

Innergize is free to use with OWC Atlas memory cards, card readers, and card reader-equipped products. Download for OWC Innergize for Mac or OWC Innergize for Windows.