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TERRAMASTER D8 Thunderbolt 3 (D8-331) Professional-Grade 8-Bay Thunderbolt3 Hardware RAID Enclosure Support RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 External Hard Drive RAID Storage (Diskless) Review

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Description of TERRAMASTER D8 Thunderbolt 3 (D8-331) Professional-Grade 8-Bay Thunderbolt3 Hardware RAID Enclosure Support RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50 External Hard Drive RAID Storage (Diskless)

[Veritable Hardware RAID Controller] The D8-Thunderbolt3 is equipped with the latest dedicated RAID chip and high-speed cache memory to complete all RAID processing, which can provide true high-performance hardware RAID protection to ensure stable and high-performance data transmission. This 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 storage is suitable for video editors working with real-time multi-channel HD and 4K video streams. Starting from March 26th, 2021, Mac with M1 security chip was fully supported. [Lightning Fast Storage for Video Editing] Drawing on a pair of Thunderbolt 3 interfaces (40Gbps) and a hardware RAID controller, the D8 Thunderbolt 3 can operate at transferring speeds of 2100 MB/s in RAID 0 with 8 SSDs. Under RAID 5, the device can achieve a speed of 1800 MB/s. [Large-Capacity Storage] Multiple hardware RAID: RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50, JBOD, Single. Support up to 144TB storage capacity (18TB x 8, in RAID 0); users can also daisy-chain with other Thunderbolt 3 storage devices via the Thunderbolt 3 interface, which can achieve an enormous 800 TB capacity by linking together six D8 Thunderbolt 3 devices. [One Device with Multifunctions] Capitalizing on the Thunderbolt3 and DP interface, the D8 thunderbolt3 supports multi-screen displays with up to 3 monitors or daisy-chain up to 6 devices to create the smartest workspace. This is an ideal solution for multitaskers, especially when efficiency is the end goal. [Professional and Safe] Equipped with two 90-mm inbuilt temperature-controlled smart fans ensure excellent heat dispersion. In addition, its sturdy and durable, metal body and humanized design with double handles can be easily and safely moved to meet the needs of the studio and field work.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Not compatible with my WD Red Drive

I've had this unit running for about 6 months now and an alarm goes off every few weeks saying the drive in bay 1 has failed. After inserting a new drive, it takes days to rebuild the RAID and when it does, it won't mount on my Mac. After my 4th "disk failure" in just a few months, I'm ready to shut down this thing. By the way, after the alleged failures, all drives passed the tests very well. EDIT - I've upped my rating a few stars because of the service I received. The company has been…

Cons
  • Nothing

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It works with NTSF formatted drives

This is only day number 2. I'm writing this review in advance just to let anyone interested know that I'm using a 2-bay D2 device as a RAID 1 on a MAC with recently purchased 16 TB. The Iron Wolf reigns. I managed to format the drives to NTSF file system as planned and everything works fine. I will update this in the future no matter if I have any problems. I contacted TerraMaster with a question. You are in the Asian time zone, so it took me a few days to get my reply. framework. I've tested…

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  • zero

Revainrating 4 out of 5

This thing is amazing!: Computers and accessories

Not only does this enclosure look great, it's the fastest RAID 5 solution you can get for the money. After much trial and error, I installed it on my iMac Pro with five 8TB WD Red drives. RAID-5 has 32TB and can handle a single drive failure. If you want to make the most of it, the configuration is very complex. I chose an encrypted 2TB Time Machine partition running Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Then a 30TB APFS partition with several dynamic volumes, some of which are encrypted. According to…

Cons
  • There are some downsides

Revainrating 4 out of 5

The Terra-Master TD-2 has solved a problem, but it needs to be set up at the factory

The Terra-Master TD-2 is reliable with some problems. It's well built, quiet (except for HD spinning), and solved my "wrong eject" issue from another dock. However, when I got it, I couldn't get it to recognize any of the drives I tested. It came with multiple ports, cables, settings, and 4 different drives. After this frustrating start and an email to Terra Master Support, they responded the next day with the following suggestion: Step 1: Leave the device connected to the computer, powered on…

Cons
  • Some small things

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent device - Terra-Master makes reliable products!

This is my second Terra Master unit (I also have a 5-bay D5-300 unit). Before I found Terra-Master, I looked at several other well-known manufacturers. I've had no problems with Terra-Master (while I've had some with most other manufacturers) and have received excellent support when needed. new macbook pro. The package arrived in excellent condition, I found it very securely packed (see pictures). A few features I really like about the physical design of the device: 1.) Grip. When we go on…

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  • Quality