Hi Neil,
That’s good news and your very welcome. It’s a fantastic service you offer so always will push for Rent a raid when I can!
Have a good day.
Speak soon
Dan
Dan Carling | Route West Digital
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In Stock – Areca Thunderbolt 3 AND USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAIDs
The Amazing Areca Thunderbolt 3 RAIDs Are Now USB Compatible Also! Connect To Any Thunderbolt Or USB Mac or PC.
4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAIDs (8TB To 72TB Capacities):
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 8.0 TB (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 2.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,054.95 | £ 1,265.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 12.0 TB (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 3.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,144.95 | £ 1,373.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 16.0 TB (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 4.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,249.95 | £ 1,499.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 24.0 TB (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 6.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,494.95 | £ 1,793.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 32.0 TB (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 8.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,614.95 | £ 1,937.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 40.0 TB (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 10.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,774.95 | £ 2,129.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 48.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 12.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 1,904.95 | £ 2,285.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 56.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 14.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 2,044.95 | £ 2,453.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 64.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 16.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 2,459.95 | £ 2,951.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-4 – 72.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array (4 x 18.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
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6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAIDs (12TB To 108TB Capacities):
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 12.0 TB (New Version)
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£ 1,439.95 | £ 1,727.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 18.0 TB (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 3.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,574.95 | £ 1,889.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 24.0 TB (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 4.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,734.95 | £ 2,081.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 36.0 TB (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 6.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 2,104.95 | £ 2,525.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 48.0 TB (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 8.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 2,279.95 | £ 2,735.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 60.0 TB (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 10.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 2,519.95 | £ 3,023.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 72.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 12.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 2,719.95 | £ 3,263.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 84.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 14.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 2,929.95 | £ 3,515.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 96.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 16.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 3,539.95 | £ 4,247.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6 – 108.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 18.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
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8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAIDs (16TB To 144TB Capacities):
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 16.0 TB (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 2.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,734.95 | £ 2,081.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 24.0 TB (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 3.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 1,914.95 | £ 2,297.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 32.0 TB (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 4.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 2,129.95 | £ 2,555.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 48.0 TB (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 6.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 2,619.95 | £ 3,143.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 64.0 TB (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 8.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 2,854.95 | £ 3,425.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 80.0 TB (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 10.0 TB Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 3yr Warranty)
£ 3,174.95 | £ 3,809.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 96.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 12.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 3,439.95 | £ 4,127.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 112.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 14.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 3,714.95 | £ 4,457.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-8 – 144.0 TB Enterprise (New Version)
Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (8 x 18.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 5,995.95 | £ 7,195.14 inc VAT
12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAIDs (48TB To 216TB Capacities):
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 48.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 4.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 3,499.95 | £ 4,199.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 72.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 6.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 4,299.95 | £ 5,159.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 96.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 8.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 4,059.95 | £ 4,871.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 120.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 10.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 4,539.95 | £ 5,447.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 144.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 12.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 4,984.95 | £ 5,981.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 168.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 14.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 5,404.95 | £ 6,485.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 192.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 16.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 6,594.95 | £ 7,913.94 inc VAT
Areca ARC-8050T3U-12E – 216.0 TB Enterprise
Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port (12 x 18.0 TB Enterprise Drives Fitted - 7200rpm, 5yr Warranty)
£ 7,969.95 | £ 9,563.94 inc VAT
6-Bay SSD Thunderbolt 3 & USB 3.2 Gen 2 RAIDs (6TB To 46TB Capacities):
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6M – 5.76 TB SSD (New Version)
Small, Very Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware SSD RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 960GB SSDs Fitted - 5yr Warranty)
£ please call for our best price
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6M – 11.52 TB SSD (New Version)
Small, Very Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware SSD RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 1.92 TB SSDs Fitted - 5yr Warranty)
£ please call for our best price
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6M – 23.04 TB SSD (New Version)
Small, Very Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware SSD RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 3.84 TB SSDs Fitted - 5yr Warranty)
£ please call for our best price
Areca ARC-8050T3U-6M – 46.08 TB SSD (New Version)
Small, Very Fast, Expandable 6-Bay Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware SSD RAID Array with Display Port (6 x 7.68.0 TB SSDs Fitted - 5yr Warranty)
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Thunderbolt 3 LTO Tape Packages
LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Tape Package
• Drag And Drop Files On To Tape With LTFS Straight From Your Desktop (Included)!
• 12.0TB Native Capacity Per Tape. 30 Year Archival Life. Performance Up To 1080GB/Hr Uncompressed.
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1 x LTO-8 Tape Media
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Package Price to Buy : £ 3,275.00 ex VAT | £ 3,930.00 inc VAT
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LTO-7 Thunderbolt 3 Tape Package
• Drag And Drop Files On To Tape With LTFS Straight From Your Desktop (Included)!
• 6.0TB Native Capacity Per Tape. 30 Year Archival Life. Performance Up To 1080GB/Hr Uncompressed.
• Perfect For A Thunderbolt 2 Or Thunderbolt 3 Mac (macMini / iMac / Mac Pro / MBP etc).
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1 x Quantum LTO-7 HH External SAS Tape Mechanism
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1 x Low-Profile 4-External Port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA PCIe 2.0 Host Adapter
1 x 1-slot Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Expansion Chassis
1 x miniSAS to miniSAS Cable
1 x Thunderbolt 3 Cable
1 x LTO-7 Tape Media
1 x LTO Cleaning Cartridge
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Delivery to UK Mainland
Package Price to Buy : £ 2,649.00 ex VAT | £ 3,178.80 inc VAT
Please Call For Availability & To Order.
nb: this system is Thunderbolt 2 or 1 compatible with an additional TB3>TB2 Adapter and Thunderbolt Cable. Please call for more details.
Recent Customer Feedback
Hi Neil,
Just a note to say thank you for helping us with the RAIDs and delivery.
It really made the difference between our editor getting home this week and not, so it’s very much appreciated.
Everything going to plan and you played a huge part in that.
Best wishes,
Mairi
Thank you, so much.
Your customer service is exceptional.
Thank you again.
Ben Adam-Harris
Director | Broken Antler
Hi Neil,
Just thought I’d get in contact to let you know, that we are all very happy with the performance of each raid set we purchased.
They have all been excellent!
And thank you ever so much for all of your assistance, we will definitely be in contact again the next time we are in need of some high-performance raids!!
Many Thanks.
Steve Clark
The Joint Post Production
Hi Neil,
Thanks very much again for your invaluable advice this time, plus your previous help and supply of my hard drive and backup system.
Great help as always and clear explanation of what I needed for my particular workflow.
Ron Bambridge
Photographer / Film Maker
Hi Neil,
That’s the first week of the job out of the way, the LTO rig is running like a dream.
Thank you so much for your help over the last few weeks, the price, quality and service has been amazing and I look forward to an ongoing business relationship.
Kindest Regards,
Kerr
Kerr Loy
Digital Imaging Technician
Hi Neil,
Thanks again. It’s really great to have you answer the phone when I call.
You’ve helped me greatly with two massive projects and I won’t forget that.
I hope business is going well for you.
All the best,
Jim
Hi Neil,
Just to confirm that the new hard drive has been delivered and is fully operational in the edit suite.
Thanks again with all your help.
Christopher Thomas
Hello Neil,
Just a line to let you know that the HD was delivered today just as scheduled by your good people.
I truly appreciate the way you run your business
Best
Hugh
Hey Neil,
Yes all arrived and unpacked by our DIT. Will check in to make sure all is well with them.
Thank you again for everything, really appreciate all of your time and effort.
Best,
Victoria
Hi there Neil,
Thanks so much, you’ve been really helpful!
I’m sure I will be in touch again soon.
All the best, Rachael
Rachael Mason | Two Rivers Media
Hi Neil,
Just wanted to send a quick note to say Thank you! Everything worked perfectly.
Thanks once again fro your help sir.
Warmest regards.
Greg Brand | Travizeo