Areca ARC-8050T5U 8-Bay Thunderbolt 5 RAID Storage System – 96TB with 12TB Spare

The Areca ARC-8050T5U is a professional 8-bay Thunderbolt 5 RAID storage system designed for high-performance workstations, video production, post-production, photography, content creation, and high-capacity data storage.

This fully populated configuration includes eight 12TB Ultrastar enterprise SAS hard drives, providing 96TB of raw installed storage capacity. An additional matching 12TB Ultrastar drive is included as a spare, giving you a ready replacement drive when needed.

With Thunderbolt 5 connectivity and Areca hardware RAID technology, the ARC-8050T5U provides a powerful external storage platform for demanding professional workflows.

96TB of Installed Storage + 12TB Spare

The system includes:

• 8 × 12TB Ultrastar SAS hard drives
• 96TB total raw installed capacity
• 1 × additional 12TB matching spare drive
• 108TB of total drive capacity included with the system

The ninth drive is supplied separately as a spare replacement drive and is not counted as part of the eight-drive RAID array.

Enterprise Ultrastar Hard Drives

Each installed drive is a 12TB Ultrastar enterprise-class SAS HDD, model HUH721212AL5200 (0F29530).

These 3.5-inch 7,200 RPM SAS drives are designed for demanding 24/7 enterprise and data-center environments, making them well suited for high-capacity RAID storage applications.

Thunderbolt 5 Performance

The ARC-8050T5U brings Thunderbolt 5 connectivity to professional external RAID storage, providing high-bandwidth connectivity for modern workstations.

The high throughput of Thunderbolt 5 makes the system well suited for demanding applications where fast access to large amounts of data is required, including:

• 4K video editing
• 6K video production
• 8K media workflows
• Professional photography
• RAW image libraries
• Post-production
• Content creation
• Large project files
• High-capacity workstation storage
• Professional backup and archival

Hardware RAID Protection

The ARC-8050T5U uses Areca's hardware RAID technology to provide configurable RAID storage with support for multiple RAID levels.

Depending on the selected RAID configuration, users can optimize the system for:

• Maximum storage capacity
• Data redundancy
• Drive-failure protection
• Performance
• A balance of capacity and protection

Actual usable capacity depends on the selected RAID level and formatting.

Ready-to-Deploy Professional Storage

This populated ARC-8050T5U package provides an all-in-one storage solution without requiring the customer to separately source and install eight enterprise hard drives.

The included matching spare drive provides an additional level of convenience for professional environments where minimizing storage downtime is important.

System Highlights

• Areca ARC-8050T5U
• 8-bay Thunderbolt 5 RAID storage
• 96TB raw installed capacity
• 8 × 12TB Ultrastar enterprise SAS HDDs
• 1 × 12TB matching spare HDD
• 108TB total drive capacity included
• Hardware RAID
• 3.5-inch SAS enterprise storage
• 7,200 RPM hard drives
• Designed for professional workstations
• Ideal for video, photography, post-production and high-capacity storage
• Thunderbolt 5 connectivity

What's Included

RAID System

• 1 × Areca ARC-8050T5U 8-Bay Thunderbolt 5 RAID Enclosure

Installed Storage

• 8 × 12TB Ultrastar HUH721212AL5200 SAS HDD

Spare Storage

• 1 × 12TB Ultrastar HUH721212AL5200 SAS HDD

Total

• 9 × 12TB drives
• 96TB installed raw RAID capacity
• 12TB dedicated spare
• 108TB total drive capacity included