OWC StudioStack TB5 Hub with 4 TB NVMe SSD

High-quality hub for professional use with 4x Thunderbolt 5 ports (USB-C), 3x USB-A 3.2 ports, 1x M.2 2280 SSD slot, 1x slot for 2.5/3.5" SATA HDD or SSD as well as support for RAID 0 and RAID 1, and with 4 TB

Upgrade your Mac Studio or Mac mini / MacBook / iMac with the world's fastest and highest-capacity stackable hybrid storage solution. Now you can unleash your true potential... with up to 64 times MORE storage capacity1, a real-world speed of up to 6302MB/s that rivals the latest Mac Studio models, and a six-port Thunderbolt/USB-A hub for additional connectivity. Showcase all this power in a sleek aircraft-grade aluminium design that fits perfectly on or under your mighty Mac Studio. Maximise your capacity by assembling a workflow monster with your own NVMe SSD and SATA HDD, or take the easy route with a ready-to-go dual drive solution. With either option, you can expand your data storage capacity to gigantic proportions - with performance to match.

Expand your Mac Studio or any other Mac with the StudioStack. Utilise the full power of up to 32 TB of storage with Thunderbolt 5.

Work at the speed of an internal drive: edit 8K videos, run AI models and access files with real-world performance of up to 6302 MB/s, equivalent to your Mac Studio's internal SSD!

Access your entire library: Keep all your projects, assets and archives at your fingertips with up to 8TB of fast NVMe storage and 24TB of high-capacity HDD space.

Connect everything: Three Thunderbolt 5 ports and three USB-A ports mean you can run multiple displays, drives and devices simultaneously without having to reconnect cables.

Wide compatibility: Can be used with Thunderbolt 5/4, USB4 Macs and PCs as well as Thunderbolt 3 Macs

Protect your work: Aircraft-grade aluminium construction protects your drives while dissipating heat to ensure consistent peak performance

Stay focused: Work distraction-free thanks to a smart, adaptive fan that only switches on when needed

Grows with you: Easily upgrade to higher capacity drives as your needs change

Ready for immediate use: Get started at full speed thanks to the included 80 Gb/s Thunderbolt 5 cable


SPECIFICATIONS
Drive bays
- 1 bay for: M.2 SSDs
Supports single-sided and double-sided M.2 2280 drives ("M Key")
NVMe SSDs with heatsink do not fit and are not supported.
- 1 bay supports: 3.5-inch SATA HDDs, 3.5-inch SATA SSDs, 2.5-inch SATA HDDs, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs
SATA drives are connected via the USB protocol.

Hot-plug support
Yes

Boot support
Yes, Boot Camp is not supported. Independent volumes are bootable under macOS

RAID-capable
Yes

Supported RAID levels
RAID 0
RAID 1

Device ports
1x host port - Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with up to 80 Gb/s bidirectional data transfer rate and up to 120 Gb/s display bandwidth
2x Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports
3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports with up to 10 Gb/s (1250 MB/s) - backwards compatible with USB 2.0/3.0
The use of OWC ClingOn cable stabilisers (sold separately) is limited to two non-adjacent Thunderbolt ports

Power supply
The Thunderbolt 5 host port delivers up to 60W of power to the host computer.

UASP support
UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) is supported

Connection support
Up to two 8K displays at 120 Hz
or three 4K displays at 144 Hz

Connection support
Thunderbolt 5: up to two 8K displays at 120 Hz or three 4K displays at 144 Hz via a native Thunderbolt 5 display or other displays that support USB-C connections and DisplayPort 2.1


Scope of delivery
- OWC StudioStack external storage enclosure with built-in 4 TB NVMe SSD
- 0.3 m Thunderbolt 5 cable
- External power supply unit
- 1.0 m power cable for Switzerland (3-pin)
- Operating instructions for OWC StudioStack (digital)