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product_id: 23004131
title: "Areca ARC-8050T2 Dual Thunderbolt 2.0 Ports for Host Interface and Daisy Chain 8-Bay Raid Subsystem"
brand: "areca"
price: "€ 2676.36"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.nl/products/23004131-areca-arc-8050t2-dual-thunderbolt-2-0-ports-for-host
store_origin: NL
region: Netherlands
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# Dual Thunderbolt 2.0 8-Bay Capacity RAID Configurations Areca ARC-8050T2 Dual Thunderbolt 2.0 Ports for Host Interface and Daisy Chain 8-Bay Raid Subsystem

**Brand:** areca
**Price:** € 2676.36
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡ Elevate Your Storage Game!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Areca ARC-8050T2 Dual Thunderbolt 2.0 Ports for Host Interface and Daisy Chain 8-Bay Raid Subsystem by areca
- **How much does it cost?** € 2676.36 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/23004131-areca-arc-8050t2-dual-thunderbolt-2-0-ports-for-host)

## Best For

- areca enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted areca brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Compact Powerhouse:** Designed for SOHO professionals who demand performance without sacrificing space.
- • **Included Essentials:** Comes with a 1-meter Thunderbolt cable to get you started right away.
- • **Seamless Connectivity:** Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports for lightning-fast data transfer and daisy chaining.
- • **Versatile RAID Options:** Supports multiple RAID configurations for ultimate data protection.
- • **Unleash Your Creativity:** Perfect for serious HD media creators looking to elevate their workflow.

## Overview

The Areca ARC-8050T2 is an advanced 8-bay RAID subsystem featuring dual Thunderbolt 2.0 ports, designed for professional media creators and SOHO environments. With a powerful dual-core 800 MHz RAID-On-Chip, it supports a variety of RAID configurations, ensuring both performance and data security. The product includes a 1-meter Thunderbolt cable for immediate connectivity.

## Description

ArecaARC-8050T2 Dual Thunderbolt 2.0 Ports for Host Interface and Daisy Chain 8-Bay Raid Subsystem

## Features

- A quality product by ARECA
- Dual core 800 Mhz RAID -On-Chip - RAID 0,1,1E,3,5,6,10,30,50,60,Single Disk or JBOD
- Well suited for SOHO group professional and serious HD media creators
- Two Thunderbolt 2 ports, dual channel, bidirectional
- Includes a 1 meter Thunderbolt Cable

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Such a good product with only a few minor gripes
  

*by T***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 19, 2014*

3 months of CONSTANT use so far and it's been great! Insanely fast, pretty damn quiet and so far perfectly reliable. I would give it a full 5 stars, but I do have to complain that it should've come with the battery installed instead of having to buy a $150 battery (in case it loses power in the middle of a write, it can keep the RAM alive for a few days until the power is restored). My only other complaint is the web software isn't very user friendly... but it's honestly such a solid product I can't complain about anything else.I'm running it with a 6 core 2014 Mac Pro and 24 gb's of ram.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Easy to configure box. Very feature rich and very compact! Much smaller than expected. (1.5Year+ continues to work great!)
  

*by W***G on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 7, 2015*

Initial Review: Jan 7th, 2015Just got the box last night. Installed 8 6TB Western Digital RED NAS 5400RPM drives into the unit.The unit came with a heavy duty power cable, a very nice black flexible thunderbolt cable, and a grey network cable.Initial thoughts:1) On powerup, the fans on the unit are at max, so it can be a bit loud. This dies down to a low hum once the unit has finished POST and staggered disk power-on. Full post takes about 15-30 seconds, depending on your configuration, dhcp, etc.2) The raid/volume groups need to be initialized for use. The unit allows foreground and background initilization. I put the operation into the background, which allowed me to work on other tasks, like adding more volumes. Initialization is serial (volume by volume) and can take quite a while. You can start using the volumes, but performance will be better to let the initialization complete first. Took about 2-3 hours for 1TB raid6. The 34TB raid6 is taking quite a bit longer.  Letting it complete init before I test the unit out.3) The server uses DHCP to pull an ip address. You can manage it with a web browser, which ROCKS. No software to install to get it working. The IP address is displayed on the front panel, so no guesswork. The network is for management only.4) Volumes show up almost immediately after you create them(even before they finish inititializing!).So far, the setup phase has been pretty painless. Will update this review once I've had a chance to actually use it with live data.Update: July 26th, 2016It's been a year and a half of using this array as my desktop's mass storage. Have a lightroom catalog of over 60K 24MP photos, some 100 hours of HD video content, serving the home theater's media, multiple laptops backing up to the time machine storage on the array, and various other normal tasks(software development and image editing).The array has continued to perform flawlessly. The array performs a self diagnostic and array check(complete scan) once a week to check for and fix any bitrot and I've hard rebooted the desktop a few times due to updates/bugs/etc. and the array just handles it without issue.The 8 x WD RED NAS 6TB drives I have in the array have also performed flawlessly and without incident.For folks who are looking for a home or small business solution for a good chunk of protected storage, this is a pretty great choice. I'm very happy with my investment and will update again in another 6mo to a year.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    AMAZING!!
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 7, 2018*

AMAZING!!!  I have three of these bad boys now, going into my third year with the first one.  Just can't say enough.  SOOO easy to set up.  Well, maybe the software isn't the most intuitive, but hey, if you have trouble with formatting a RAID, you probably should be letting someone else do it anyway.  These things scream with speed.  For the money, this is a great choice.  And not ONE single even minor issue or failure in three years.  Haven't even had to hot swap my spare drive.  I'll be on my fourth soon enough.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-19*