OWC is out today with an update to its ThunderBlade SSD for Mac. The second generation of the fast, high-capacity ThunderBlade includes two Thunderbolt 3 ports, speeds up to 3800 MB/s, daisy-chaining for up to 48TB or SSD storage, stack-ability, and a $400-$1500 price drop depending on the capacity.
OWC announced the ThunderBlade SSD Gen2 news in a press release today stating that it offers a lower price point as well as improved performance. Last year, the 1TB ThunderBlade SSD sold for $1200, while the Gen2 1TB version now starts $400 less at $800.
The new ThunderBlade is available in capacities up to 8TB, which now goes for $3500, a $1500 drop from the previous generation. OWC sells 2TB and 4TB models as well. The company touts that users can daisy-chain up to six of the stackable drives for up to 48TBs of fast SSD storage, made possible by the dual Thunderbolt 3 ports.
ThunderBlade also includes a 3-year warranty, Thunderbolt 3 cable, ballistic hard-shell case, up to 2800 MB/s speeds and up to 3800 MB/s with its own SoftRAID software solution.
OWC also says that the second generation of ThunderBlade drives also run cooler while still featuring a near silent, fanless system.
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