The only performance issue I've ever had with the OWC is when editing with Abobe Premiere CC 2019 (using it with Premiere CC 2018 is fine). Once I'm done with an edit project, I move all of the footage and files onto a non-RAID archive drive, which is a lot less expensive per terabyte – freeing up space on my edit drive for my next project. Plus it keeps on trucking after five years of almost daily use. Editing is how I make my living, and the OWC has been totally reliable. Especially considering I had to pay customs duties to import it into Mexico where I live. It's an older and smaller version of this 32TB OWC Thunderbay 4 RAID.īTW don't take this as a recommendation – it's just in case you were curious what I use in practice.
It's the black one to the left in the edit drive photo above.
My main edit drive is an Other World Computing (OWC) Thunderbay 4 20TB RAID - which cost USD$1,359 at B&H in 2015. Choosing an Edit Drive When Cost Isn't an Issue, Get RAIDĪs with most things, you get what you pay for when it comes to hard drives.