Areca Technology Corp. established in 1999 is one of a few major RAID Adapters & SAS HBAs makers (true-makers) in the world today (excluding those Re-branded Names but OEMed from the original maker). Areca engineer’s team has over 30 years of disk array relative firmware/BIOS, software application, device drivers and ASIC technology. Areca has completely committed its entire research and development effort to disk array technologies that yield fastest performance, best reliability, and lower cost points than competitive disk array solutions.
Storage
ARC-8050T3U series
(Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage)
ARC-8050T3U-4
ARC-8050T3U-6
ARC-8050T3U-8
ARC-8050T3U-12
Highlights
- High performance 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface
- Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow
- Support a USB-C computer port
- Fully support Apple M1 silicon on Macs
- Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD
- 1m 40Gb/s active Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) cable included
- Advanced configuration for video optimized performance settings
- Delivers enterprise-class data protection and security
- Controller-level hardware encryption (not available for 4-Bay)
- Intelligent power On/Off function for data integrity
- SED (self-encrypting drives) function support
- Hard drive firmware update all at once
Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage
The ARC-8050T3U series are equipped with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host and offers an additional Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging. The ARC-8050T3U also sports a full sized DisplayPort 1.4 video output on its rear, allowing for a quick and easy 8K 30Hz display setup.
Thunderbolt and USB Protocol in ONE RAID Storage Thunderbolt 3 Port
Ultrafast Transfer Speed
Unprecedented Performance
ARC-8050T3U 6/8/12-bays RAID storage is built to deliver unprecedented performance, using only carefully, best-in-class components. These include the dual core ROC, PCIe Gen3 x8, 12Gb/s SAS, on-board cache SDRAM with ECC protection and the latest Thunderbolt3-encbled USB-C ports up to 40Gbps, dual 4K UHD external displays.
Powerful Broadcom 12G SAS Engine
True Hardware RAID Controller
ARC-8050T3 series
(Thunderbolt™ 3 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage)
ARC-8050T3-8
ARC-8050T3-12
Highlights
- High performance 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface
- Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow
- Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for daisy-chaining
- Fully support Apple M1 silicon on Macs
- Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD
- 1m 40Gb/s active Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) cable included
- Advanced configuration for video optimized performance settings
- Delivers enterprise-class data protection and security
- Controller-level hardware encryption (not available for 4-Bay)
- Intelligent power On/Off function for data integrity
- SED (self-encrypting drives) function support
- Hard drive firmware update all at once
Thunderbolt™ 3 to 12Gb/s SAS RAID Storage
ARC-8050T3 is the most complete 12Gb/s SAS 4/6(M)/6/8/12-bay Thunderbolt™ 3 desktop SAS/SATA RAID storage with RAID control capabilities solution for both PC and Mac. ARC-8050T3 incorporated on-board RAID-On-Chip and ECC SDRAM memory to deliver true high performance hardware RAID protection against drive failure. This combination helps to provide a high performance storage device perfect for the video editor working with Real time multi-stream HD and 4K workflows.
Thunderbolt™ 3 brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at speeds up to 40 Gbps, creating one compact port that does it all – delivering the fastest, most versatile connection to any dock, display, or data device. ARC-8050T3 is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host and offers an additional Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals. The Thunderbolt daisy-chaining allows connection of up to six devices, so customers can connect ARC-8050T3 for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer.
ARC-8050T3 Rackmount
(12/16/24-bays Thunderbolt™ 3 RAID Storage)
ARC-8050T3-12R
ARC-8050T3-16R
ARC-8050T3-24R
Highlights
- High performance 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface
- Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow
- Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for daisy-chaining
- Fully support Apple M1 silicon on Macs
- Controller level hardware encryption and SED drive management
- 1m 40Gb/s active Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C) cable included
- Advanced configuration for video optimized performance settings
- Delivers enterprise-class data protection and security
- Intelligent power On/Off function for data integrity
- Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD
- Support FBM/BBM option for cache protection
- Hard drive firmware update all at once
12/16/24-bays Thunderbolt™ 3 RAID Storage
Thunderbolt™ 3 brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at speeds up to 40 Gbps, creating one compact port that does it all – delivering the fastest, most versatile connection to any dock, display, or data device. ARC-8050T3 rackmount is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 3 ports for connecting to any Thunderbolt 3-enabled host and offers an additional Thunderbolt 3 port for daisy-chaining other peripherals, while also supplying power for quick notebook charging. The Thunderbolt daisy-chaining allows connection of up to six devices, so customers can connect ARC-8050T3 rackmount for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer.