The Mercury Helios 3S is an easy to use yet powerful expansion solution that adds an external PCIe slot to your Thunderbolt 3 equipped computer. Now you can maximize your existing PCIe card investment — or expand it! — while enjoying the flexibility of adding professional-class video production, transcoding, audio processing, data storage, and high-speed network connectivity to your machine.
With dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Mercury Helios 3S offers the bandwidth needed to support data-intensive 4K capture cards to speed up diverse video workflows such as vlogging. Boost your DAW with external DSP acceleration and run larger mixes with multiple plug-ins. Live stream the action in your gaming sessions or share files over a 10GbE or Fibre Channel network without any speed throttling.
Mercury Helios 3S supports a wide variety of half-length, full-height, single or double-width, pro-level PCIe cards from leading brands like AJA, Apogee, ATTO, Avid Pro Tools, Blackmagic Design, CalDigit, HighPoint, Intel, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, and OWC.
- Video capture
- Digital audio
- Solid State Drive (SSD)
- 40GbE/10GbE network adapters
- SAS controllers
- Firewire, USB, or eSATA host adapters
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Accelsior 4M2
You can also enjoy the performance boosting benefits of Accelsior 4M2 with your Thunderbolt 3-equipped notebook computer, iMac workstation, or slot filled gaming rig. It’s plug and play easy with a PCIe expansion chassis like the OWC Mercury Helios 3s (sold separately).4 Helios 3S lets the Accelsior 4M2 flow with your workflow by offering up to 2,500MB/s real-world read/write performance in the field on your notebook.5 Once back at your desk, the choice is yours…keep Accelsior 4M2 in the Helios 3S or install it into your Mac Pro 2019 to enjoy its blistering fast 6,000MB/s capabilities.
Accelsior 4M2 was designed with a PCIe switch to let your computer address each of the M.2 NVMe drives at full x4 PCIe speeds instead of hard-limiting each drive to x2 PCIe speeds. When running in JBOD, where all four drives are typically not accessed at the same time, each drive has the unlocked capability to run at full speed.
When over 6,000MB/s real world speed and 8.0TB of capacity isn’t enough to satisfy your needs, you can RAID two Accelsior 4M2 cards together to experience out of this world performance.
Accelsior 4M2 includes SoftRAID Pro to ensure you get the maximum, steady performance, protection and monitoring against drive failure, and plug and play simplicity. SoftRAID is the only solution with robust drive health monitoring and reporting capabilities and full TRIM support for attached external and PCIe slot NVMe drives under MacOS. SoftRAID's easy setup makes it customize storage to the RAID volume(s) your applications need by helping you through the entire process. Ready to go plug and play or just decide what you're use requirements are for desired RAIDs and how much space to allocate to it. It's that simple to create your preference of speed and/or redundancy attributes of your data volume.
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Envoy Pro EX USB-C
Built tough for mobile jobs and on-set challenges, the Envoy Pro EX with USB-C has an IP67 rating. It's dust tight and can even withstand an unexpected plunge in water1. So relax, knowing your data is protected, and refocus your energy on your creative flow.
The Envoy Pro EX with USB-C packs production-level performance in a palm-size package. Inside the finely-crafted shell sits a high performance NVMe M.2 SSD that delivers quick access to your data and doesn’t interrupt your workflow. One try, and you’ll wonder how you ever worked without one.
- Transfer speeds up to 980MB/s
- Capacity up to 2TB
- IP67 Rated (dust tight + water resistant for up to 30 minutes in 1 meter of water)
- NVMe M.2 SSD
- Compatible with both Mac & PC
- Direct-connect to devices like the latest USB-C cameras from Blackmagic Design
- Bus powered
- Quiet fanless operation
- Ultra-portable
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Envoy Pro EX with Thunderbolt 3
Whether you’re capturing your travels on the road, grabbing amazing aerial shots, on a photo safari, making digital dupes in the desert, or rocking some killer designs in the urban jungle — the OWC Envoy Pro EX is ready to be your companion wherever your digital adventures take you.
The OWC Envoy Pro EX has the power and performance to do everything from daily tasks such as storing photos, videos and documents to importing and editing photography and audio. This high-performance portable blends the latest technologies with multiple capacity options to push the price vs performance envelope to meet nearly any need or budget.
The OWC Envoy Pro EX with Thunderbolt 3 is extremely fast and provides up to 2800MB/s1 of sheer performance. The secret is the perfect combination of phenomenal 40Gb/s bandwidth offered by the Thunderbolt 3 interface and an ultra high-performance M.2 NVMe SSD. Available in a range of capacities, there’s an OWC Envoy Pro EX that’s perfect for your workflow.
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Mercury Elite Pro Dock
With multi-drive media dumps, controllers, A/V outputs, and a mess of device cables, it can be hard enough to find space for your notebook let alone room to work. The Mercury Elite Pro Dock fights the clutter with a single-cable connection that delivers storage, ethernet sharing, charging power, and 4K display support while neatly consolidating all your peripheral device cables. Reclaim your workspace and reduce your stress.
With the built-in hardware-based RAID controller, you get speed and security without being dependent on what operating system you are running. If you work in a cross-platform world, you can easily connect the Mercury Elite Pro Dock to Mac and PC using OWC's MacDrive software (sold separately).
You can customize the Mercury Elite Pro Dock to quickly adapt to project changes and help you stay ahead of deadlines. Install your choice of 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDDs or SSDs and even combine the speed of a SSD with the cost-effective storage capacity of a HDD. With built-in hardware RAID, you have four drive set-up choices:
- Non-RAID to keep the drives as independent volumes
- RAID 1 (mirror) for backup reliability
- RAID 0 (stripe) for optimal performance and maximum speed or use
- Span to combine the drive capacities into one huge volume for extra-large storage capacities
Done with the drives but need the connectivity? Use OWC's free Dock Ejector utility to quickly and safely eject the RAID or any other disks attached to the Mercury Elite Pro Dock.
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Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expansion Solution
With dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Mercury Helios 3S offers the bandwidth needed to support data-intensive 4K capture cards to speed up diverse video workflows such as vlogging. Boost your DAW with external DSP acceleration and run larger mixes with multiple plug-ins. Live stream the action in your gaming sessions or share files over a 10GbE or Fibre Channel network without any speed throttling.
Mercury Helios 3S supports a wide variety of half-length, full-height, single or double-width, pro-level PCIe cards from leading brands like AJA, Apogee, ATTO, Avid Pro Tools, Blackmagic Design, CalDigit, HighPoint, Intel, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, and OWC.
- Video capture
- Digital audio
- Solid State Drive (SSD)
- 40GbE/10GbE network adapters
- SAS controllers
- Firewire, USB, or eSATA host adapters
Mercury Helios 3S Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expansion Solution
With dual 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, the Mercury Helios 3S offers the bandwidth needed to support data-intensive 4K capture cards to speed up diverse video workflows such as vlogging. Boost your DAW with external DSP acceleration and run larger mixes with multiple plug-ins. Live stream the action in your gaming sessions or share files over a 10GbE or Fibre Channel network without any speed throttling.
Mercury Helios 3S supports a wide variety of half-length, full-height, single or double-width, pro-level PCIe cards from leading brands like AJA, Apogee, ATTO, Avid Pro Tools, Blackmagic Design, CalDigit, HighPoint, Intel, Solid State Logic, Universal Audio, and OWC.
- Video capture
- Digital audio
- Solid State Drive (SSD)
- 40GbE/10GbE network adapters
- SAS controllers
- Firewire, USB, or eSATA host adapters
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OWC Aura Pro X2
When it’s go time, getting off the line and maintaining a high level of performance are equally important. Aura Pro X2 is engineered with advanced SLC caching, providing instant full-speed write acceleration, meaning those media projects and games stream fluidly and respond without lag time. You might even forget what that beachball looks like.
Aura Pro X2 is designed for the latest macOS versions (macOS High Sierra 10.13 and later), taking full advantage of the advanced features of APFS including: strong encryption, copy-on-write metadata, space sharing, cloning for files and directories, snapshots, fast directory sizing, atomic safe-save primitives, and improved file system fundamentals.
The smaller stock SSDs for Mac can fill up quickly, especially with photo and video files, games, or even your email. Aura Pro X2 SSDs are available in capacities up to 2TB, giving you more space to work and play. Newly calibrated to use less power and run cooler, Aura Pro X2 is the best way to upgrade your PCIe equipped Mac.
Aura Pro X2 SSD upgrades are precisely engineered for your Mac, so you'll never need to compromise your data by relying on complicated software hacks or TRIM-enablers to get the most from your upgrade. Just install, migrate your data, and enjoy the great performance of flash storage with up to 16x the capacity of the original drive.
- Performance that thrills: Up to twice as fast as the original SSD
- Up to 3200MB/s1 read
- Up to 2400MB/s1 write
- Room to spare: Up to 2TB, 16x greater capacity than original SSD
- Less is more: Consumes less power and runs cooler than earlier models
- Feels like home: Same Mac, faster SSD, your keyboard, your stickers and the ports you need
- Revival of the fittest: Speed and stamina for years to come
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OWC Envoy Express
Build the Envoy Express with a brand-new drive for a fast boot drive. Retask an existing drive replaced during an upgrade for added storage and backup capacity. Or, use Envoy Express to regain access to files on a drive removed from an inoperable machine. Whatever the reason for building a bus-powered Thunderbolt™ enclosure, Envoy Express has the power to make it happen.
Designed to support any 2280 M.2 NVMe SSD, the Envoy Express gives users the freedom of flexibility to use any drive today - including OWC Aura SSDs up to 4.0TB capacity - as well as being ready for tomorrow’s 8.0TB, 16TB and future capacities without limit.
Whether you want to backup your growing photo and music libraries, share files, play your favorite games and movies anywhere, or even want to capture and edit up to 8K video, the Envoy Express can do it all. And it’s built to support super-fast sustained data transfer rates up to 1553MB/s…often faster than a machine’s internal drive performance!
When working space is limited, the Envoy Express mounting system is the solution. Today’s office is where you make it - a cramped airplane seat, a tiny coffeeshop table, on your lap in a remote location. There’s no power outlet and not enough room for an external drive. Besides being the industry’s first Thunderbolt™ 3 bus-powered (no power adapter required) enclosure, the Envoy Express is the first to include a laptop mounting system.
Super-strong, removable adhesive gel and a lightweight yet durable plastic holder secure the Envoy Express to the back of a Thunderbolt™ 3-equipped Mac or PC laptop screen.
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OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual – USB-C
The Mercury Elite Pro Dual - USB-C gives you nearly infinite options for your workspace. Dual hardware RAID controlled drive bays utilize 2.5-inch SSDs and/or 3.5-inch HDDs for up to 32TB of storage capacity. Two USB-C ports with real world speed up to 1026MB/s* rip through full system and Time Machine backups, archive projects, and transfers of HD photos and large format video footage. Two USB Type-A ports let you connect a universe of USB 3.0/2.0 peripherals plus provide charging power for your phone, camera, and tablet. And a whisper-quiet fan, front panel drive status LEDs, and included USB-C and USB-A cables make the Pro Dual the convenient do-it-all desktop solution.
You can configure the Mercury Elite Pro Dual - USB-C to seamlessly integrate with any work environment, from your home office up to high-demand production studios. Install your choice of 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SSDs or HDDs, even combine the speed of an SSD with the cost-effective storage capacity of an HDD. With built-in hardware RAID, you have four drive set-up choices:
*Independent (JBOD) keeps the drives as two separate and independent volumes
*RAID 0 (stripe) for optimal performance and maximum speed use
*RAID 1 (mirror) for the security and peace of mind of mirrored data
*Span combines the drive capacities to create one extra-large storage volume
Done with the drives but need the hub connectivity? Eject the Mercury Elite Pro Dual’s drives and any additional external drives connected to it from your computer in a single click with OWC’s free Dock Ejector app. You’ll be certain that all data has been written before any drive is unmounted, protecting against data loss.
At 5.8” high x 3.3” wide and weighing under four pounds with two SSDs installed, the Mercury Elite Pro Dual - USB-C can be taken anywhere you need an all-in-one storage and connectivity solution. It connects to USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 computers and can work cross-platform with Macs and PCs using OWC's MacDrive software (sold separately).
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OWC Rover Pro
The OWC Rover Pro is the innovative mobility solution for the 2019 Mac Pro. The patent-pending design enables your Mac Pro to go “wheels on/wheels off” in under two minutes while saving time and money vs the factory wheel kit.
No tools, no hassle, no worry: simply place your Mac Pro’s factory feet into the Rover Pro’s polished stainless-steel housings and secure with a few hand twists. When you’re done moving your Mac Pro around, the Rover Pro allows quick and easy conversion back to the factory feet for stationary use.
Industrial-strength soft rubber tread wheels with 360-degree articulating rotation and low friction bearings let you move your 2019 Mac Pro silently and effortlessly on any surface. Pull it across the studio, rotate it under your desk for convenient port access… the Rover Pro lets you easily put your Mac Pro where you want it while safely preserving your floor’s finish.
The Rover Pro includes wheel stops that prevent any unintended movement. When not in use, the stops conveniently clip to the casters so they’re immediately ready to help get the job done wherever you need to with a wheel kit built for rolling and securing a 2019 Mac Pro on any surface.
The OWC Rover Pro is available to order now .
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OWC ThunderBay Flex 8
The award-winning ThunderBay Flex 8 is a groundbreaking 3-in-1 solution that accelerates performance, capacity, and efficiency in digital imaging, VFX, video production, and video editing workflows. Bringing unrivaled potential and convenience, ThunderBay Flex 8 trailblazes through the biggest projects and deadlines. Its eight drive bays support a mix of SATA/SAS1 and U.2/M.22 NVMe drives for up to 128TB of storage capacity, and that’s only the beginning. You can saturate the Thunderbolt 3 speed threshold with real-world read/write speeds up to 2750MB/s. Connect A/V mixers, digital cameras, and desktop essentials, while charging mobile devices via Thunderbolt 3, USB-C and USB-A ports. Ingest hi-res video and photo files at speeds up to 985MB/s with front-side SD 4.0 and CFexpress card readers. Or add a video or audio card to the PCIe slot to ingest multi-stream large format footage or record high-quality tracks.
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OWC Thunderbolt™ 3 mini Dock
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock harnesses the full potential of your Mac or PC’s Thunderbolt 3 port, with fast data transfers, dual 4K display support, and small device charging power creating a hub of powerful connections. Built by the world’s largest producer of Thunderbolt devices, OWC follows the highest standards in engineering and manufacturing, so you can use the Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock with full confidence in its compatibility and precision performance.
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock effectively utilizes your computer’s Thunderbolt 3 40Gb/s capability to provide support for two displays up to 4096 x 2160 4K @ 60Hz without impacting performance. Transform your notebook’s single display into a three-screen viewing space or instantly support two displays on your desktop and increase work productivity with extended or mirrored modes. Experience crystal-clear, vibrant 4K video and high-fidelity audio in gaming and uncompressed video streaming of high action sports and movies. Whatever your display desire, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock helps you see what you’ve been missing.
On-the-go or on a desktop, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock is the ultimate all-in-one portable dock. Compact-sized like a smartphone and with no AC adapter needed, this “kitchen sink of connectivity” expands port-limited Thunderbolt 3 Macs and PCs with five additional ports.
A must-have for the mobile professional, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock offers a Gigabit Ethernet port for a faster and more reliable internet connection. Users will relish a speedy server connection, uninterrupted downloads, and reliable file transfers while saying goodbye to aggravating, low-quality public Wi-Fi connections.
The OWC Thunderbolt 3 mini Dock is available to order now.
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SoftRAID RAID Utility Software
Data-center software on your desktop
Using RAID to store and manage data offers unparalleled performance and data security. OWC SoftRAID protects your life’s work with redundant storage options and disk failure monitoring. SoftRAID from OWC delivers the best of safety and speed, far outperforming hardware-only solutions.
The best of access speeds and data safety with countless disk configurations is a game-changer. With the ease of creating RAID volumes, the flexibility to use multiple enclosures and the foresight to prevent disk failure, SoftRAID helps you manage your data like a pro at a fraction of the cost.
- Create and/or delete raid volumes easily
- New disk? Test it first with certify
- Check your data or volume at any time
- Five raid levels for all uses
- RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 1+0 (10)
- 24/7 Disk failure warning via email
When it comes to protection, SoftRAID stays steps ahead of data loss. SoftRAID checks new disks before you use them, warns you when a disk is about to fail, and keeps working after a disk fails.
If speed is what you’re after, SoftRAID leads the race. SoftRAID enables the use of up to 16 disks in a single volume or the ability to spread volumes over two or more enclosures for unprecedented speeds.
For optimal speed and safety, SoftRAID is in a class by itself.
SoftRAID checks new disks before you use them. New disk? SoftRAID's certify feature will tell you if your disk is bad, before you save precious data to it—protecting you against using a disk that is faulty or about to fail.
Always on and never in the way. SoftRAID Monitor runs scans in the background—even when you're not logged in—making it ideal for use on servers. And when you're logged in and working, it uses a minimum of CPU power, so you won't even notice it's there.
Keep working after a disk fails. If you use a SoftRAID mirror (RAID 1), RAID 4, RAID 5 or RAID 1+0 volume, your work is protected against disk failure. Even if one of your disks fails, you can keep right on working and make your deadline. None of your files will be lost. How great is that?
SoftRAID supports five levels of RAID optimized for speed, safety, or both. Any SoftRAID volume can have up to 16 disks.
- RAID 0 – Stripes
- Fastest
- RAID 1 – Mirrors
- Safest RAID
- RAID 4 – Dedicated Parity
- Fast and safe
- RAID 5 – Distributed Parity
- Fast and safe
- RAID 1+0 (10) – Stripes + Mirrors
- Fastest and safest
ThunderBay 4 mini
With four drive bays, you can mix or match different brand and capacity 2.5-inch SSDs and HDDs. Use mixed drives independently or combine drives as a RAID with the included SoftRAID setup and management software. Available in a variety of pre-configured capacity solutions to achieve your desired balance of storage, performance, and data redundancy.
Whatever the day or project demands, the ThunderBay 4 mini is the perfect workflow solution:
- Expand production capabilities in industry-leading creative platforms like Final Cut X, Avid Pro Tools, Apple Pro Logic, and Adobe Lightroom
- Edit large images
- Manage massive photo and audio libraries
- Store drone videos
- Use it as a transport drive
With the ability to daisy-chain you can add up to five additional ThunderBay 4 mini solutions to create massive storage capacities. Merge them with SoftRAID for even more flexibility, capacity, and capability. Or if speed is what you’re after, connect multiple ThunderBay 4 mini solutions to multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac or PC to achieve exponential speed capabilities. Beyond storage, the sky is the limit for what you can connect. Attach a 5K Thunderbolt display or two 4K displays. Place a USB 3.1 device at the end of the chain. With an extra Thunderbolt 3 port, you have the flexibility to add to your daisy-chain and master any task at hand.
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Thunderbolt 3 Dock 14-port
With its 14 ports of connectivity thoughtfully placed, the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock delivers convenience while keeping desktops clutter-free. The dock’s front is designed for the easy connection of your portable devices, headphones and media cards, while the rear features a multitude of ports for your static devices so cables stay out of sight.
Leave your power adapters in your bag! The OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock provides 85 watts of power to your computer via the Thunderbolt 3 connection and has multiple, high-power USB ports to charge your mobile devices. The days of searching for your power adapter are officially over.
OWC Dock Ejector safely disconnects all connected drives in a single click. Designed by OWC hardware and software engineers, Dock Ejector ensures all data is written before disconnection, saving time and protecting against data loss. Use it to move quickly between workstations and get the most out of your Thunderbolt 3 Dock.
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Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock
Pro-level docking stations should be ready to handle any situation that you encounter in a production workflow. The Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock is your on-location and post production “mission control” with an unrivaled combination of super-fast 10Gb Ethernet, CFast and SD card readers, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, three USB 3.1 ports, and full support for eSATA devices and drives.
When you’re on location, your cart needs the power of versatility. With conveniently accessible front-side CFast and SD 4.0 card readers, the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock helps you manage multiple card uploads efficiently. It’s a huge asset when you’re covering events like conferences, festivals, and concerts where you’re working with multiple videographers and photographers.
Need more work view space? Need to access a large on-location DAS (Direct Attached Storage) drive? No problem. The Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock offers a DisplayPort for adding another 4K display, plus additional ports including an eSATA port with port multiplier support, so you can access multiple drives within a multi-bay RAID.
Sized similarly to a single external drive enclosure, the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock’s aluminum case helps keep cart weight streamlined while easily fitting into a cart drawer or small box during cart breakdown.
With two Thunderbolt 3 (Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt backward compatible)1, the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock offers incredible potential to connect multiple devices to take on the biggest projects. You can daisy-chain up to 5 additional Thunderbolt devices to the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock for studio-level storage, RAID arrays, eGPUs for graphics processing, or all of these combined and connected at 40Gb/s bandwidth.
USB-C Travel Dock
It’s important to make your work – not technical issues — the focus of your meetings. The USB-C Travel Dock features an HDMI port for easy display connections up to 4K resolution, so you can plug in and focus on delivering a memorable presentation.
When you're on the go, having power and charging options can help keep your work flowing. The USB-C Travel Dock can be used via bus power when you don't have access to a power outlet. Or use your notebook USB-C adapter to deliver up to 100W of pass-through power and use the open port on your computer to connect another device.
Whether it’s time-lapse photography, live events, or urban exploring, the USB-C Travel Dock helps lighten your load of adapters and dongles while expanding your connectivity options. With minimal gear, you can find inspiration anywhere, download your SD card quickly, and keep capturing the moment.
- 5 ports of connectivity: (2) USB-A 3.1 Gen 1, (1) HDMI, (1) SD card, (1) USB-C power pass through
- Power options: bus powered or use existing USB-C power adapter
- Charge while working: up to 100W pass-through power for a notebook or other devices1
- Neat and tidy: Built-in cable storage
- Compatibility: notebooks, tablets, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows and Chrome
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