OWC Accelsior 8M2 PCIe SSD Adapter With 8 NVMe M.2 SSD Slots

Other World Computing, Inc. (OWC) announces the Accelsior 8M2 PCIe SSD adapter.

It brings speed and storage capacity to 2019 Mac Pros, Windows or Linux computers, and PCIe expansion systems. It utilizes the total bandwidth of the latest PCIe technology and has a heat dissipating design to provide reliable speeds up to 26,000MB/s. Creating the fastest PCIe SSD meant combining bold engineering with the latest technology. Each Accelsior 8M2’s 8 NVMe M.2 SSD slots can run at their full x4 lanes of data throughput. All that insanely fast speed through an entire PCIe 4.0 x16 lane architecture with up to 64TB of storage.

Accelsior 8M2 offers performance gains in many diverse ways:

• Edit and playback 16 streams of 8K ProRes444 without a glitch

• Keep page scenery and textures looking sharp and flowing uninterruptedly in virtual reality environments

• Experiment with larger formats and be closer to final work

• Ensure augmented reality visualizations look life-like

• Edit and store massive photo images and graphics files

• Experience faster previews, renders, and processing in VFX programs

• Store and work with multiple production libraries and applications

• Run more iterations in DevOps in less time

• Offload essential data to cloud archives for more advanced IoT management

As a performance NVMe-based storage solution, the Accelsior 8M2 delivers the low latency data throughput required in edge computing applications such as industrial automation, smart city ecosystems, and smart retail solutions. It feeds CPUs and GPUs amounts of data lfast for real-time predictive analytics. With 60% of storage professionals using NVMe SSDs to process large data sets generated at the edge, it is more than a competitive advantage. And to ensure it keeps running at peak speed for the long haul, there’s a quiet cooling fan in the aircraft-grade aluminum heat shield.

“We are always trying to push technology to the limits, and with the OWC Accelsior 8M2, can be summed up in one definitive sentence,” said Larry O’Connor, CEO and founder. “It’s the fastest, highest-capacity PCIe SSD in the galaxy.”

Accelsior 8M2 highlights:

• Revolutionary: Fast drive available for 2019 Mac Pro, Windows or Linux computers

• Mind-blowing performance: Up to 26,000MB/s real world speed

• Massive space: Up to 8 SSDs for jaw-dropping 64TB storage capacity

• Easy RAID: Create, monitor, and manage RAID arrays with SoftRAID

• Advanced RAID capabilities: Supports multiple RAID levels and RAID sets for maximum flexibility

• Quietly cool: Efficient and quiet heat-dissipating design for consistent peak performance

• Pre-tested and certified: Full burn-in for assured performance and reliability

• Plug and Play: No drivers needed

• Worry-free: Up to 5-year limited warranty and lifetime support for solutions 2TB and larger.

Includes SoftRAID XT: Easy and complete drive management
SoftRAID XT is a software RAID utility on the market. Multiple RAID options 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 don’t get with hardware RAID. From home users looking to protect photos and documents to professionals needing to protect and quickly access projects, it is a solution.

• Compatible: Works with macOS 11 Big Sur, M1 Macs, and Windows 10

• Advanced: Create RAID-0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) with Macs, RAID-0/1 with Windows machines

• Protected: SoftRAID Monitor constantly watches your disks and alerts you if problems are detected

• Validated: Volume validation ensures sectors can be read and parity is correct

• Certified: Checks disks before use to ensure they are safe for storage

• Vigilant: Error prediction helps protect vs. unexpected failure

• Universal: Move SoftRAID arrays seamlessly between Macs and PCs with built-in company’s MacDrive technology

• SoftRAID provides a level of performance you can’t get with hardware RAID.

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• Complete backup and recovery: Restore files or entire system at any time

• Disk cloning and full image backup: 2 clicks to start a disk image backup

• Cloud, local, or hybrid cloud: backup locally, to the cloud, or both.

The Accelsior 8M2 SSD is available at MacSales.com in capacities ranging from 0TB (add your own drives) starting at $799 and 2/4/8/16/32TB and 64TB models starting at $1,299.