NAB Show 2025: OWC Showcasing Thunderbolt 5 Storage and Connectivity Solutions

Other World Computing (OWC) announced its lineup for NAB Show 2025, taking place April 5-9, 2025.

Attendees visiting the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), OWC Booth SUL2 can explore its latest innovations, including the ThunderBlade X12 – the Thunderbolt 5 Shuttle RAID for media production professionals. In addition, the company will showcase its Atlas memory cards and readers, external drives, shared storage, and connectivity solutions, built for professionals in the broadcast, media, and entertainment industries who need reliable, high-performance storage that just works – even in the most sophisticated and demanding shooting scenarios. And the firm will be featured in must-see events, including a Post Production World Presentation and the highly anticipated Vimeo Staff Picks 2025 Screening Series, celebrating outstanding creative work in filmmaking.

Headlining the company’s NAB showcase will be a game-changing professional-grade RAID solution – the next step in OWC’s Thunderbolt 5 solutions:

ThunderBlade X12 – The ultimate production shuttle RAID up to 96TB, delivering high-capacity storage and blazingly fast sustained speeds in a compact, portable design. Optimized for RAID-0/5/10, it streamlines on-set ingestion and backup while doubling as a premium editing drive for video editors and VFX artists handling 4K to 12K RAW video, multi-cam sequences, and stereoscopic 360 VR workflows. General availability (GA) is planned for late April 2025.

In addition, the company’s booth SUL2 will feature:

Atlas memory cards and readers – High-performance, premium-quality memory cards and memory card readers designed for the most advanced use cases of professional photographers and videographers.

Direct Attached Storage:

●     Envoy Ultra – Fastest Thunderbolt 5 Portable SSD – built like a tank for go-anywhere ruggedness. Bus-powered with a built-in cable for ultra convenience. Revolutionary real-world speed of over 6,000MB/s, Envoy Ultra gives user the best of everything in the palm of your hand with reliability you can count on from the proven global leader of Thunderbolt innovations.

Express 1M2 front and open

●     Express 1M2 – Ultra-fast, compatible, and reliable portable USB4 NVMe SSD – build your own or choose ready-to-run solutions.

ThunderBay 8  front and rear

●     ThunderBay 8 – The Thunderbolt 40Gb 8-bay desktop external storage RAID solution up to 192TB is designed for the speed, capacity, and flexibility to adapt to user evolving needs. Whether are changing cameras from a Sony FX9 to a Canon C300 or RED KOMODO, ThunderBay 8 has you covered.

●     ThunderBay Flex 8 – With increased capacity to 200TB and speeds of 1,700MB/s, a world’s first 3-in-1 productivity platform with speed, space, versatility, and convenience delivers Thunderbolt storage, docking, and PCIe expansion for digital imaging, VFX, and video editing.

Network Attached Storage (NAS):

Jellyfish – The Jellyfish is a high-performance, easy-to-use shared storage solution form TBs to PBs of capacity designed specifically for video teams, enabling seamless collaboration on 4K, 6K, up to 12K projects without dropped frames. With intuitive management software, built-in security features, and scalable storage options, the Jellyfish empowers creative professionals to streamline their post-production workflow efficiently.

LTO:Archive Pro Ethernet – Just launched, it is a fast and reliable network-based LTO backup and archiving solution engineered for M&E pros, government agencies, and any sized business that needs to protect large volumes of critical data.

Connectivity:

OWC Thunderbolt 5 Hub – Explore a new world filled with workflow possibilities and state-of-the-art performance with the Thunderbolt 5 Hub. It’s a compact connectivity solution to solve the big problem of not having enough Thunderbolt 5 ports. Now the user can turn a single cable connection from its machine into 3 Thunderbolt 5 ports and 1 USB-A port. With up to 80Gb/s of bi-directional data speed – up to 2x faster than Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 – and up to 120Gb/s for higher display bandwidth needs, user will redefine its productivity.

“NAB is always an incredible opportunity to connect with the creative and business professionals who drive this industry forward,” said Larry O’Connor, founder and CEO, OWC. “I’m looking forward to hearing firsthand what they need to excel in their work and how we can continue to support them with our award-winning technology.” He continued, “From groundbreaking storage and connectivity solutions to high-performance memory and media cards, OWC is here to empower filmmakers, editors, and businesses to do more than ever before – faster, more efficiently, and without limits.“

“We at Intel are pleased to collaborate with OWC in delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for creative professionals,” said Ben Hacker, GM, client connectivity division, Intel Corp. “OWC’s ThunderBlade X12, equipped with Thunderbolt™ technology, offers seamless, reliable high -speed performance for video editors and creators, enabling them to tackle demanding workflows – from 4K to 12K RAW video to VR content – while focusing on creativity without storage limitations.”

Events taking place during NAB 2025:

Post Production World Presentation: “Rewriting the Rules: A New Era of Race Storytelling” – Date/Time: Monday, April 7, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – South Hall, Room S226
Presenter: Shannon Vandivier and Blake Campbell, Cold Collaborative   
Introductions: Larry O’Connor (OWC) – Moderator: Jon Hoeg, OWC
About: Cold Collaborative shares how OWC solutions powered their fast-turnaround, cinematic cycling series—redefining race storytelling through innovation, risk-taking, and game-changing filmmaking.

Title: Vimeo Staff Picks 2025 Screening Series    
About: The Vimeo Staff Picks Screening Series is a series of free, in-person events featuring recent Staff Pick favorites. These screenings are accompanied by live commentary from featured local filmmakers, followed by receptions with snacks, swag, and drinks. RSVPs are required. – Date/Time: Monday, April 7, 8:00 pm – at Beverly Theater

The company’s solutions will also be on display in its strategic partner booths at NAB as follows:

• Atlas Lens, Booth N1725 – OWC Atlas memory cards and readers, Envoy Pro Elektrons and ThunderBlade X12
• AJA Systems, Booth SL3310 – OWC ThunderBlade
• Amove, Booth SL9832K – OWC ThunderBlade
• Archiware, Booth SL3705 – OWC Jellyfish Nomad
• ATTO, Booth SL5616 – OWC Archive Ethernet Pro
• Hedge, Booth SL12707 – OWC Archive Pro