TerraMaster D5-300 USB3.0 (5Gbps) Type C 5-Bay External Hard Drive Enclosure Support RAID 5 Hard Disk RAID Storage (Diskless) Up to 48TB storage capacity. D5-300 can support five (5) SATA hard drives, is compatible with 12TB 3.5 inch SATA hard drive, and has a total storage capacity up to 48TB ( in RAID 5). (Note: users need to purchase their own hard drives. HDD's are not included.) D5-300 is equipped with brand new USB type-C high-speed interface and compatible with Mac and Windows computers. Compatible with various hard drives including 3.5" SATA hard drives, 2.5" SATA hard drives and SSD. The product might not be able to detect the newly installed hard drives that had been used on other devices before. For the security of the data, please format the hard drives on the D5-300 before use. Real super speed with USB3.0 (5Gbps) Transport Protocol! D5-300 adopts USB3.0 (5Gbps) SUPERSPEED protocol. The speed is up to 235MB/s (Read, max), and 210MB/s (Write, max) with SSHD. RAID 5 is recommended as the best option for D5-300, which balances between data security and storage capacity. Please use hard drives in the same brand, model and capacity to build RAID. RAID 5 in five (5) hard drives guarantees the best performance. D5-300 comes with TerraMaster official software RAID Manager for building RAID and checking HDD info. Please do not use 3rd party softwares. Various applications. Great for video editing, photo backup, storage of R&D technical documents, archival backup, music libraries, financial records, storage of video surveillance recordings and corporate data storage. Featuring an aluminum-alloy shell and low-noise fans, D5-300 is extremely solid and reliable with good heat dissipation capabilities and low noise production. It has passed multiple certifications, including FCC, CE, UL, GS and RoHS. TerraMaster - a 16-year-old professional brand focusing on developing and producing storage products. Products include network attached storage (NAS), direct attached storage (DAS) and thunderbolt 3 storage. With the core competitiveness in excellent hardware design and strong software developing ability, TerraMaster products are well known among customers with the great reliability and value. TerraMaster D5-300 5-bay DAS unit adopts an aluminum-alloy shell and a low-noise fan, solid and reliable with good heat dissipation and low noise. Removable hard drive tray, easy to install hard drives and hot swap supported. Low temperature and noise with the smart temperature controlled fan. Powerful hardware with the latest USB3.0 Type C connector. The actual transfer speed can reach as high as 210MB/s for SSHD or SSD. Supports Apple Time Machine to easily back up the data in your Mac. Supports windows backup software to back up the data in your designated DAS device. Can install five either 2.5 or 3.5 inch SATA or SSD drives. Compatible with 3.5 inch SATA drives up to 12TB, and a maximum total capacity of 48TB. Store your family photos, video and more data in the D5-300 for security. Can configure your drives in RAID 5 to meet your unique needs for data security, blazing performance or maximum storage capacity. Changing hard drives is easy with our dedicated drive trays and hot swap capability.