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OWC ThunderBlade High Performance Thunderbolt OWCTB3TBV4T08 Review

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Very good

Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.3
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Description of OWC ThunderBlade High Performance Thunderbolt OWCTB3TBV4T08

8 TB Extreme performance external Solid-State drive. Includes Thunderbolt 3 cable. Up to 2800MB/s Read & 2450MB/s Write. Daisy chain up to 6 Thunderbolt 3 devices. Rugged portability in a sleek design; Includes a custom-fit ballistic hard-shell case, 0.5 meter Thunderbolt 3 cable, power supply. 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty.

Reviews

Global ratings 6
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Type of review

Revainrating 5 out of 5

DOES NOT WORK WITH BIG SUR OS

HORRIBLE experience! Bought it for my new 2020 iMac. spent HOURS between Mac and OWC emails and phone calls for weeks. not solve, just return this SSD. OWC does not understand this and does not work with BIG SUR OS. OWC's final decision was to downgrade the Mac OS!

Pros
  • Daisy chain up to 6 Thunderbolt 3 devices
Cons
  • old

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Outstanding performance and reliability

I've mastered many technologies in my life. These drives are among the fastest external drives available. I've set up 2 of these in a RAID configuration and they're testing about the same speeds as my Macbook Pro internal drives. OWC is a great third party for Apple. Highly recommended.

Pros
  • Reliable portability in a stylish design; Includes custom hard-shell ballistic case, 0.5 meter Thunderbolt 3 cable, power adapter
Cons
  • protection

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fast external drive

I've been using my OWC Thurderblade 8.0TB drive connected to my 2017 iMac for about two months. This is by far the fastest external drive I've seen. It's definitely quiet since it's an SSD, has no fan, and looks good. I currently have around 4TB of digital photos that I access through Capture One and Photoshop. I've found this to be slower than having photos stolen on my internal SSD (which I couldn't as it's only 1TB. Having other OWC products I expect this to work flawlessly for many years is

Pros
  • Data storage
Cons
  • Makes me angry

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Best Thunderbolt 3 External Drive I've Ever Owned

UPDATE: Works great with macOS BigSur I've been using it for 8 months as photo storage and work drive. Great performance, super quiet and, fingers crossed, very reliable. A second T3 port increases flexibility by successively replacing other Thunderbolt 3 devices. Expensive, but worth the money

Pros
  • Electronics
Cons
  • Expensive Insurance

Revainrating 5 out of 5

DOESN'T WORK WITH BIG SUR OS

HORRIBLE experience! Bought it for my new 2020 iMac. spent HOURS between Mac and OWC emails and phone calls for weeks. not solve, just return this SSD. OWC does not understand this and does not work with BIG SUR OS. OWC's final decision was to downgrade the Mac OS!

Pros
  • Computer and accessories
Cons
  • I really don't like it, everything is fine

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Outstanding Performance and Reliability

I have mastered many technologies in my life. These drives are among the fastest external drives available. I've set up 2 of these in a RAID configuration and they're testing about the same speeds as my Macbook Pro internal drives. OWC is a great third party for Apple. Highly recommended.

Pros
  • External Hard Drives
Cons
  • Doubt