Areca ARC-8050T3U Thunderbolt Desktop RAID systems

  • Areca ARC-8050T3U desktop tower

Areca 8050T3U Thunderbolt Desktop Tower - Overview

  • 4-, 6-, 8- or 12 x 3.5" slots desktop tower (Thunderbolt, USB-C)
  • Hardware RAID controller
  • RAID level 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, (30, 50, 60) Single Disk, JBOD
  • 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA HDDs
  • 2 x 40 Gbit Thunderbolt3 ports
  • scalable with daisy chaining
  • RAID management with embedded Web GUI (Ethernet Port)
  • RAID expansion on-the-fly

Areca 8050T3U Thunderbolt Desktop Tower - fully customized for your business

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Model overview

Product information

Unleash Your Creativity Faster Than Ever
The Thunderbolt 3 technology combines Thunderbolt with USB-C, offering speeds of up to 40 Gbps in one versatile port. The device features dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for connection to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host, with an additional port for daisy-chaining peripherals and providing power for notebook charging. Thunderbolt daisy-chaining supports up to six devices, allowing users to connect RAID systems for extensive video storage through a single Thunderbolt connection.
Unparalleled Performance for 4K Workflow
The RAID storage solution provides RAID control capabilities for both PC and Mac users. Equipped with on-board RAID-On-Chip and ECC SDRAM memory, it ensures high-performance hardware RAID protection against drive failure. Ideal for video editors working with real-time multi-stream HD and 4K workflows, the device supports quick 4K displays, simultaneous daisy-chaining, and file transfers while maintaining maximum throughput.

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Model overview

model ARC-8050T3U-4A ARC-8050T3U-6M ARC-8050T3U-6 ARC-8050T3U-8 ARC-8050T3U-12E
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Form Factor Desktop 4-Bay Desktop 6-Bay Desktop 6-Bay Desktop 8-Bay Desktop 12-Bay
number of disks 4 6 6 8 12
RAID controller single controller
RAID Architecture

  • RAID 6 support with extremely high performance
  • 2 GB ECC Cache with optional BBU
RAID level 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, Single Disk, JBOD 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD
RAID features
  • multiple RAID selection
  • online RAID level / stripe size modification
  • online capacity expansion with RAID Level migration
  • direct availability of capacity - background initialization
  • hot spare disks - automatic disk integration and automatic rebuild
host interface Thunderbolt 3 x 2 / Display Port x 1
disk support 4 x 6Gb/s SAS/SATA 6 x / 8 x / 12 x 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA
battery backup optional
RAID management
  • integrated web browser based RAID manager over LAN or Thunderbolt
  • integrated manager over LCD display
monitoring
  • over integrated web browser based RAID manager
  • system status over LCD, LED and acoustic
  • all system events can be sent via email
  • SNMP agent for remote management over LAN
OS
  • Thunderbolt 3: macOS 10.12 or later and Windows 8, 10 or later
  • USB: Betriebssystem unabhängig
electrical 150 W PSU 180 W PSU 300 W PSU 400 W PSU
temperature operating: 0 - 35 °C
rel. Humidity 10%-85% non condensing
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