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New Areca Thunderbolt 5 RAIDs – Now In Stock

Proven Areca Quality & Reliability – Best Value Full Hardware Thunderbolt 5 RAIDs Available Today!

New Areca ARC-8050T5U-4A Thunderbolt 5 4-Bay RAIDs(up to 96TB capacity):

Compact 4-Bay Thunderbolt 5 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array – External PSU Version.

• Hardware RAID Levels: 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, Single Disk, JBOD.
• High Performance 80Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface.
• Support a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port.
• Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow.
• EFI Option ROM supported for macOS multi-boot.
• Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD.

• 1 x 120Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Cable Included (1 Meter).

• Areca Chassis – 3 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.
• Enterprise Drives Fitted – 5 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.

* New Thunderbolt 5 Version – Maximise Your Computer’s TB5 Bandwidth.

New Areca ARC-8050T5U-6 Thunderbolt 5 6-Bay RAIDs(up to 144TB capacity):

Fast 6-Bay Thunderbolt 5 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port & MiniSAS Expansion Port

• Hardware RAID Levels: 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD.
• High Performance 80Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface.
• Support a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port.
• Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow.
• EFI Option ROM supported for macOS multi-boot.
• Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD.

• 1 x 120Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Cable Included (1 Meter).

• Areca Chassis – 3 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.
• Enterprise Drives Fitted – 5 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.

* New Thunderbolt 5 Version – Maximise Your Computer’s TB5 Bandwidth.

New Areca ARC-8050T5U-8E Thunderbolt 5 8-Bay RAIDs(up to 192TB capacity):

Very Fast 8-Bay Thunderbolt 5 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port

• Hardware RAID Levels: 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD.
• High Performance 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 interface.
• Support a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port.
• Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow.
• EFI Option ROM supported for macOS multi-boot.
• Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD.

• 1 x 120Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Cable Included (1 Meter).

• Areca Chassis – 3 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.
• Enterprise Drives Fitted – 5 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.

* New Thunderbolt 5 Version – Maximise Your Computer’s TB5 Bandwidth.
** New Generation Internal RAID Controller Compared To Previous TB3 Version.

New Areca ARC-8050T5U-12N Thunderbolt 5 12-Bay RAIDs(up to 288TB capacity):

Super Fast, Expandable 12-Bay Thunderbolt 5 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Hardware RAID Array with Display Port & MiniSAS Expansion Port

• Hardware RAID Levels: 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD.
• High-performance 80Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface.
• Support a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port.
• Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow.
• EFI Option ROM supported for macOS multi-boot.
• Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD.

• 1 x 120Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Cable Included (1 Meter).

• Areca Chassis – 3 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.
• Enterprise Drives Fitted – 5 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.

* New Thunderbolt 5 Version – Maximise Your Computer’s TB5 Bandwidth.
** COOL FEATURE – The MiniSAS Output Supports SAS LTO Tape Drives – Please Call For More Details.

New Areca ARC-8050T5U-24R Thunderbolt 5 24-Bay 4u Rackmount RAIDs(up to 574TB capacity):

Super Fast, Expandable 24-Bay Thunderbolt 5 & USB-C 4u Rackmount Hardware RAID Array with Display Port & MiniSAS Expansion Port

• Hardware RAID Levels: 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 50, 60, Single Disk, JBOD.
• High-performance 80Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface.
• Support a USB-C (or) USB X.X computer port.
• Support simultaneous 4K in/output workflow.
• EFI Option ROM supported for macOS multi-boot.
• Configuration by the Thunderbolt/LAN port/LCD.

• 1 x 120Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Cable Included (1 Meter).

• Areca Chassis – 3 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.
• Enterprise Drives Fitted – 5 Year RTB Manufacturer Warranty.

* New Thunderbolt 5 Version – Maximise Your Computer’s TB5 Bandwidth.
** COOL FEATURE – The MiniSAS Output Supports SAS LTO Tape Drives – Please Call For More Details.

Workflow & Shared Storage Experts

We Love Designing, Installing & Supporting Bespoke, Integrated &
Cost-Effective Solutions That Make A Difference

We Create “Best In Class” Solutions

Here Are Some Amazing Shared Storage Example Packages

240TB QNAP TVS-AIh1688ATX-U7-32G NAS Package:

The next-generation TVS-AIh1688ATX AI NAS is purpose-built for AI-driven image recognition and enterprise workloads. Powered by the high-performance Intel® Core™ Ultra processor with integrated compute, graphics, and neural processing units, it delivers stable performance while offloading AI inference tasks from the CPU. This reduces power consumption, improves efficiency, and accelerates intelligent image analysis.

With its combination of robust processing power, large storage capacity, and flexible I/O expansion, the TVS-AIh1688ATX enables businesses to deploy a reliable storage solution while keeping budgets under control.

Example Package Contents:

Main QNAP NAS Unit Bespoke Expanded as follows:
• 1 x 240TB QNAP TVS-AIh1688ATX-U7-32G 12-Bay Desktop NAS Configured With:
• 24 x 20TB Enterprise SATA Drive Mechanisms Fitted.
• 32GB RAM Fitted (expandable to 192GB)
• 2 x 512GB Enterprise M.2 NVMe Boot Drives (Mirrored), Fitted On Added Internal PCIe NVMe SSD Expansion Card.
• Built-In 2 x 10GbE & 2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 Ethernet Ports.
• 3 x PCIe Expansion Slots (2 Free) For Future Expansion.

Installation / Delivery:
• Pre-configuration / Testing Of The QNAP So The Internal Storage Pools / Network Ports Are Properly Setup & Ready To Use Straight Away.
• UK Mainland Delivery included.
• Free Telephone / Email Installation Help & Aftersales Support.
• On-Site Installation Available (sold separately).

Example Discounted Package Price – £ 13,495.00 ex VAT.

480TB QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP-R7-32G NAS Package:

Purpose-built for high-performance environments, the QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP-R7-32G features 24-bay SATA drive support and dual PCIe Gen 5 M.2 SSD slots to handle massive storage volumes and ultra-fast data access. Redundant power supplies ensure uninterrupted operation for mission-critical workloads.

Powered by the AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 7000 series processor and the ZFS file system, it delivers enterprise-level data integrity and protection. Ideal for mid to large-sized teams running file servers, virtualization platforms, long-term data archiving, media production, and large-scale surveillance recording.

Example Package Contents:

Main QNAP NAS Unit Bespoke Expanded as follows:
• 1 x 480TB QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP-R7-32G 24-Bay Rackmount NAS Configured With:
• 24 x 20TB Enterprise SATA Drive Mechanisms Fitted.
• 32GB RAM Fitted (expandable to 192GB).
• 2 x 512GB Enterprise M.2 NVMe Boot Drives (Mirrored) Fitted.
Built-In 2 x 10GbE & 2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 Ethernet Ports.
• 3 x PCIe Expansion Slots For Future Expansion.

• 19″ Rack Rail Kit.

Installation / Delivery:
• Pre-configuration / Testing Of The QNAP So The Internal Storage Pools / Network Ports Are Properly Setup & Ready To Use Straight Away.
• UK Mainland Delivery Included.
• Free Telephone / Email Installation Help & Aftersales Support.
• On-Site Installation Available (sold separately).

Example Discounted Package Price – £ 23,495.00 ex VAT.

( Apologies Not All These Products Are On Our Website Yet )

Mega 368 TB Flash SSD / 1PB Spinning Disks / 100GbE Backbone Network Example Package:

Connect 8 x Macs via 25GbE – Huge, Ultra-Fast Hot & Cold Shared Storage.

The QNAP QNAP TS-h2490FU-7302P is an extremely fast and Expandable NAS for Video Production.

The following package provides the NAS / 100GbE Network backbone to connect 8 x Mac Workstations (not supplied) via 25GbE and work collaboratively from its large and extremely fast Hot Flash SSD storage pool, and tier to over 1PB of cold spinning disk storage.

Example Package Contents:

Main QNAP NAS Unit Bespoke Expanded as follows:
• 1 x 368.64TB QNAP TS-h2490FU-7302P 24-Bay Rackmount NAS Fitted with
• 24 x 15.36TB Enterprise SSD Drive Mechanisms.
• 384GB RAM Total Fitted.
• 2 x 1TB Enterprise NVMe Boot Drives (Mirrored) Fitted.
• 1 x QXP-3X8PES SAS Expansion Card Fitted.
• 4 x 25GbE Network Ports.
• 2 x 100GbE Network Ports.

Over 1PB NAS Expansion Storage:
• 2 x QNAP TL-R2400PES-RP 24-Bay Rackmount Expansion Units Fitted with
• 48 x 22TB Enterprise Drive Mechanisms.
• 2 x SAS Expansion Cables to connect to the NAS.

Network Kit To Directly Connect 8 x Mac Workstations via 25GbE:
• 1 x QNAP 100GbE Switch with 8 x 25GBE Ports.
• 2 x 1.5m 100GbE Twinaxial Cables.
• 8 x Sonnet Twin25G Thunderbolt to 25 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters.
• 16 x SFP28 Optical Transceivers.
• 8 x 10m Optical Cables

Installation / Delivery:
• Pre-configuration / Testing of the QNAP NAS & Switch so the internal Storage pools / network ports are ready to use straight away.
• UK Mainland Delivery included.
• Free Telephone / Email Installation Help & Aftersales Support.
• On-Site Installation Available (sold separately).

240TB QNAP TVS-AIh1688ATX-U7-32G NAS Package:

The next-generation TVS-AIh1688ATX AI NAS is purpose-built for AI-driven image recognition and enterprise workloads. Powered by the high-performance Intel® Core™ Ultra processor with integrated compute, graphics, and neural processing units, it delivers stable performance while offloading AI inference tasks from the CPU. This reduces power consumption, improves efficiency, and accelerates intelligent image analysis.

With its combination of robust processing power, large storage capacity, and flexible I/O expansion, the TVS-AIh1688ATX enables businesses to deploy a reliable storage solution while keeping budgets under control.

Example Package Contents:

Main QNAP NAS Unit Bespoke Expanded as follows:
• 1 x 240TB QNAP TVS-AIh1688ATX-U7-32G 12-Bay Desktop NAS Configured With:
• 24 x 20TB Enterprise SATA Drive Mechanisms Fitted.
• 32GB RAM Fitted (expandable to 192GB)
• 2 x 512GB Enterprise M.2 NVMe Boot Drives (Mirrored), Fitted On Added Internal PCIe NVMe SSD Expansion Card.
• Built-In 2 x 10GbE & 2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 Ethernet Ports.
• 3 x PCIe Expansion Slots (2 Free) For Future Expansion.

Installation / Delivery:
• Pre-configuration / Testing Of The QNAP So The Internal Storage Pools / Network Ports Are Properly Setup & Ready To Use Straight Away.
• UK Mainland Delivery included.
• Free Telephone / Email Installation Help & Aftersales Support.
• On-Site Installation Available (sold separately).

Example Discounted Package Price – £ 13,495.00 ex VAT.

480TB QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP-R7-32G NAS Package:

Purpose-built for high-performance environments, the QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP-R7-32G features 24-bay SATA drive support and dual PCIe Gen 5 M.2 SSD slots to handle massive storage volumes and ultra-fast data access. Redundant power supplies ensure uninterrupted operation for mission-critical workloads.

Powered by the AMD Ryzen™ 7 PRO 7000 series processor and the ZFS file system, it delivers enterprise-level data integrity and protection. Ideal for mid to large-sized teams running file servers, virtualization platforms, long-term data archiving, media production, and large-scale surveillance recording.

Example Package Contents:

Main QNAP NAS Unit Bespoke Expanded as follows:
• 1 x 480TB QNAP TS-h2477AXU-RP-R7-32G 24-Bay Rackmount NAS Configured With:
• 24 x 20TB Enterprise SATA Drive Mechanisms Fitted.
• 32GB RAM Fitted (expandable to 192GB).
• 2 x 512GB Enterprise M.2 NVMe Boot Drives (Mirrored) Fitted.
Built-In 2 x 10GbE & 2 x 2.5GbE RJ45 Ethernet Ports.
• 3 x PCIe Expansion Slots For Future Expansion.

• 19″ Rack Rail Kit.

Installation / Delivery:
• Pre-configuration / Testing Of The QNAP So The Internal Storage Pools / Network Ports Are Properly Setup & Ready To Use Straight Away.
• UK Mainland Delivery Included.
• Free Telephone / Email Installation Help & Aftersales Support.
• On-Site Installation Available (sold separately).

Example Discounted Package Price – £ 23,495.00 ex VAT.

( Apologies Not All These Products Are On Our Website Yet )

Mega 368 TB Flash SSD / 1PB Spinning Disks / 100GbE Backbone Network Example Package:

Connect 8 x Macs via 25GbE – Huge, Ultra-Fast Hot & Cold Shared Storage.

The QNAP QNAP TS-h2490FU-7302P is an extremely fast and Expandable NAS for Video Production.

The following package provides the NAS / 100GbE Network backbone to connect 8 x Mac Workstations (not supplied) via 25GbE and work collaboratively from its large and extremely fast Hot Flash SSD storage pool, and tier to over 1PB of cold spinning disk storage.

Example Package Contents:

Main QNAP NAS Unit Bespoke Expanded as follows:
• 1 x 368.64TB QNAP TS-h2490FU-7302P 24-Bay Rackmount NAS Fitted with
• 24 x 15.36TB Enterprise SSD Drive Mechanisms.
• 384GB RAM Total Fitted.
• 2 x 1TB Enterprise NVMe Boot Drives (Mirrored) Fitted.
• 1 x QXP-3X8PES SAS Expansion Card Fitted.
• 4 x 25GbE Network Ports.
• 2 x 100GbE Network Ports.

Over 1PB NAS Expansion Storage:
• 2 x QNAP TL-R2400PES-RP 24-Bay Rackmount Expansion Units Fitted with
• 48 x 22TB Enterprise Drive Mechanisms.
• 2 x SAS Expansion Cables to connect to the NAS.

Network Kit To Directly Connect 8 x Mac Workstations via 25GbE:
• 1 x QNAP 100GbE Switch with 8 x 25GBE Ports.
• 2 x 1.5m 100GbE Twinaxial Cables.
• 8 x Sonnet Twin25G Thunderbolt to 25 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters.
• 16 x SFP28 Optical Transceivers.
• 8 x 10m Optical Cables

Installation / Delivery:
• Pre-configuration / Testing of the QNAP NAS & Switch so the internal Storage pools / network ports are ready to use straight away.
• UK Mainland Delivery included.
• Free Telephone / Email Installation Help & Aftersales Support.
• On-Site Installation Available (sold separately).

These Are Example Systems. We’ll Design & Support The Perfect Shared Storage Solution For You

Shared Storage Solutions Are Complicated!

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Areca Thunderbolt 3 RAIDs – Now Discontinued

Not Many Left – Be Quick Before They’re Gone Forever

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