OWC MINISTACK STX THUNDERBOLT STORAGE ENCLOSURE - SILVER - INTEGRATED THUNDERBOL

Xpands Notebooks, Tablets and MoreWhile sized identical to the Mac mini, the miniStack STX is a sleek, complementary companion for MacBook and PC notebook and desktop machines, iPads, and Chromebooks as well. While highly powerful, these machines are often limited in the number and variety of ports they offer. The miniStack STX solves that expansion limitation with a new world of increased connectivity and storage capacity. The Dual Drive DynamoJust like superheroes have an alter ego, so too does the miniStack STX. The universal SATA drive bay holds a hard disk drive or SSD for big capacity data storage. When you need to support low latency instant access operations, the NVMe M.2 SSD slot reveals miniStack STX's ferocious power. NVMe was designed to deliver the speed potential of modern flash drive technology by using a more direct path to a computer's processor over PCIe (requires Thunderbolt host). As a result, you can enjoy near instant access performance with the miniStack STX. Edit. Save. Access. Like a ProWith multiple drive configurations available, you can experience up to 770MB/s of real-world data transfer speed. Move 5GB of GoPro footage in about 6 seconds. Transfer 1000s of photos from that priceless event in mere seconds. Use the SATA drive for Time Machine or File History backups while working off the NVMe drive. With heavyweight performance like this, the miniStack STX is great for multi-stream compressed 4K video editing, photography, audio, virtual machines, and everyday data tasks. More Powerful With SoftRAIDNeed more power and protection? Choose a solution that includes OWC's powerful SoftRAID RAID software.SoftRAID is the most powerful, intuitive software RAID utility on the market. Multiple RAID levels let you select the RAID level that fits you or your project's needs best. If you need maximum volume capacity, optimum drive performance, data protection, or a combination of attributes, SoftRAID has you covered.Packed with features like drive validation, verification and failure prediction-SoftRAID includes features you simply don't get with hardware RAID. It's like having a datacenter on your desktop! From home users looking to protect photos and documents to professionals needing to protect and quickly access projects, SoftRAID is the perfect solution.Packaged Quantity1Product TypeDAS Storage SystemStorageNumber of Hard Drives Supported1Number of Solid State Drive Supported1Maximum Data Transfer Rate40 Gbit/sI/O ExpansionsNumber of Total Expansion Bays1Number of 2.5"/3.5" Bays1Hot Swappable BaysYesControllersSoftware RAID SupportedYesInterfaces/PortsDrive Interface

• Serial ATA
• PCI Express NVMe 3.0

Host InterfaceThunderbolt 4SoftwareOperating System Supported

• Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave
• Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
• Mac OS X 11.x Big Sur
• Mac OS X 12.x Monterey
• Mac OS X 13.x Ventura
• Mac OS X 14.x Sonoma
• Windows 10
• Windows 10 x64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows 11
• Android
• ChromeOS
• Linux
• iPadOS 14
• iPadOS 15
• Android 11.x
• Android 12.x
• Android 13.x
• iPadOS 16
• iPadOS 17
• iPadOS 13
• macOS 11.1
• macOS Sequoia 15.x
• iPadOS 18
• macOS Mojave 10.14.6

Physical CharacteristicsColor FamilyDual ColorProduct Color

• Matte Silver
• Black

Product MaterialAluminumCooling FanYesHeight1.5"Width7.8"Depth7.8"Weight (Approximate)2.03 lbMiscellaneousPackage Contents

• miniStack STX Storage Enclosure
• 1 x External Power Supply
• 1 x US Power Cable
• 1 x 0.3M (11.8") Thunderbolt (USB-C) Cable
• 1 x Quick Start Guide for OWC miniStack STX
• 1 x User Guide for OWC miniStack STX

WarrantyLimited Warranty1 Year