Accelerate your creative workflow with the 48TB Blackbox PRO RAID Array from Glyph Technologies. Featuring a 10 Gb/s compatible USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 connection, this high-speed desktop storage system features two 24TB enterprise class 7200 rpm, 3.5" SATA drives, providing 48TB of raw storage capacity for your 4K videos, high-resolution RAW photos, and other important files. The convenient hardware-based RAID controls allow you to quickly configure the dual drive array for RAID 0 to maximize capacity and speeds of up to 550 MB/s. Configuring the unit for RAID 1 provides data redundancy. The Blackbox PRO RAID Array is preformatted for Mac systems, so you can get straight to using it right out of the box. Windows users must reformat the drives before use.

The Blackbox PRO RAID features a comprehensive 3-year hardware warranty, which includes the cables, in addition to two years of Level 1 data recovery and one year of advanced replacement.

2 x 24TB 7200 rpm Enterprise 3.5" HDDs    2 x 3.5" Drive Bays    10 Gb/s USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Host Connection    Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD & SPAN    Hardware RAID Controller    Up to 550 MB/s Data Transfer Speed    Cooling Fan    Preformatted for Mac    Windows Compatible with Reformat

The USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 connection can transfer up to 10 Gb/s with compatible devices and is designed to work with Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.0 systems using the included cables.

This desktop drive system includes two enterprise class 7200 rpm, 3.5" 24TB drives with data transfer speeds of up to 550 MB/s.

With hardware-based RAID 0, 1, JBOD, and SPAN support, you can configure your Blackbox PRO RAID system without having to deal with finicky software solutions. Use the convenient switches to configure the system for RAID 0 to maximize speed and usable capacity or RAID 1 for data redundancy.

The rugged aluminum shell acts as a heatsink keeping the internal hard drive at its optimal temperature to deliver higher sustained speeds.

The Blackbox PRO is formatted for Mac computers and is Time Machine compatible right out of the box. You can reformat the drives for Windows.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What brand of hard drives are inside the glyph raid unit ?

A: Glyph Technologies do not publish the brand of drive they have installed.

Q: 2. hard disk

A: It comes with the hard drives included.

Q: 3. Can this drive be opened up to replace the internal 16 GB drives (32 GB model) if one fails?

A: The drives in the Glyph Technologies 32TB Blackbox PRO RAID 2-Bay RAID Array (2 x 16TB, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2) BH #GLBBPR32KRD can be swapped if they fail.

Q: 4. How does it work on a Mac running Big Sur?

A: You should not have any issues with running this Hard Drive on Big Sur.

Q: 5. Is the 24 TB Glyph raid drive as quiet as the now discontinued G-Raid 24 TB raid drives? Large or small difference?

A: The Glyph Technologies 24TB Blackbox PRO RAID 2-Bay RAID Array (2 x 12TB, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2) BH #GLBBPR24KRD uses 7,200 RPM HDDs. It will make some noise associated with the spinning hardware.

Q: 6. Should this work pretty well with a mac that has thunderbolt 3 ports? Should it be fast?

A: Yes, this Glyph Technologies StudioRAID will work fast with a Thunderbolt 2 Mac. You will need the Apple Thunderbolt Cable (ex: BH #APMD862LLA) and the Apple Thunderbolt 3 Male to Thunderbolt 2 Female Adapter BH #APMMEL2AMA.

Q: 7. Are the drives removable? (I want to mirror the drives and have a third copy in the safe as an archive.)

A: Not without completely disassembling the box. I would recommend and hot swap HD caddy like New Technology Voyager and mirroring software like Synchron.

Q: 8. Can the hard drives be upgraded to larger capacity discs in the future (e.g., original = 2x4 TB upgraded to 2x14 TB)?

A: Yes, the hard drives can be removed and larger drives added to this Glyph Technologies 4TB Blackbox PRO RAID 2-Bay RAID Array with Card Reader & USB Hub (2 x 2TB, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2).

Q: 9. Is this Glyph 2-Bay RAID Array box compatible with 8K videos?

A: Yes, the Glyph Technologies 8TB Blackbox PRO RAID 2-Bay RAID Array with Card Reader & USB Hub (2 x 4TB, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2) (B&H # GLBBPR8KRDHB) is compatible with 8K video.

Q: 10. Are the drives swappable in this array?

A: Not from what I can tell