Areca ARC-4108T3: Thunderbolt 3 to 12Gb/s SAS Host Adapter

With dual 12Gb/s SAS ports and dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports configurations, the ARC-4108T3 is an ideal solution to connect a high- performance host bus adapter with JBOD enclosure for users looking to achieve the highest I/O and data throughput for 4K workflows.
Manufacturer: Areca
SKU: THB-ARC-4108T3
Manufacturer part number: ARC-4108T3
$1,074.99

The ARC-4050T3 series are Thunderbolt™3 expansion chassis with one PCIe 3.0 slot to fit a low profile adapter for high-performance 4K video editing and networking. By supporting Thunderbolt-compatible low profile PCIe adapters, the ARC-4050T3 expansion enables professionals to use high-performance PCIe adapters or RAID adapters on the lacking PCIe expansion MacBook Pro. Designed and leveraged with Areca’ existing high performance internal PCIe adapters, Areca’s family of Thunderbolt 3 products provide a perfect outside-the-box solution for your 4K deployments.

ARC-4050T3 series connect with high performance RAID solution to deliver true hardware RAID for the video editor working with real time multi-stream HD and 4K workflows. It runs efficiently without disruption or major drops in performance to meet the requirements of 4K data workflow. The Thunderbolt 3 Solution from Areca provides the supreme performance so quick that it allows 4K video at the same time while daisy chaining storages devices and doing a simultaneous 4K in/output file transfers.

Form Factor Mini Box
Host Connection Dual 40Gbps Thunderbolt ports
- Dual-Protocol (PCIe and DisplayPort)
- Daisy chaining device support
Controller Inside ARC-8108 12Gb/s SAS Host Adapter
Ports 8 x external
External Connectors 2 x Mini-SAS HD SFF-8644
Data Transfer Rates Up to 12 Gb/s per port
Cooling Fan 1 x 2700rpm
Power Supply/In/out 100-240V AC/65W
Physical Dimensions
(H x W x D)
4.97 x 2.13 x 6.35 in
(150 x 64.4 x 191.7 mm)
Weight 2.64 lbs / 1.2 Kg
OS Support macOS 10.12 or later, Windows 7/8/10

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