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Hands-on: Akitio Thunder3 Quad X – a four bay drive enclosure with classic Mac Pro-inspired design [Video]

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/akitio-thunder3-quad-x-review.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>When it comes to Thunderbolt 3 support, there are a handful of companies that immediately come to mind. Akitio, a California-based innovator, is definitely one of those companies.</p>
<p>One of its first big Thunderbolt 3-equipped products, the <a title="Hands-on: Turbo charge your MacBook Pro graphics performance with the Akitio Node eGPU over Thunderbolt 3 [Video]" href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/18/hands-on-akitio-node-egpu-tubro-charge-apple-2016-macbook-pro-thunderbolt-3-video/">Akitio Node[/url], made headlines for its inclusion of a macOS-compatible Thunderbolt 3 chipset. Since then, it has released a variety of products that support the high-bandwidth interface.</p>
<p>The latest such release is the Akitio Thunder3 Quad X (http://amzn.to/2hFoFJw). Featuring a similar naming convention as earlier releases, the Thunder3 Quad X is notable for a design that pays homage to the classic Mac Pro “cheese grater” design.</p>
<p>Similar to the Thunder3 Quad Mini (https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/28/review-akitio-thunder3-quad-mini-storage-ssd-thunderbolt-3-mac/), the Quad X supports up to four drives, and can harness software RAID to achieve impressive data transfer rates. Should those in need of a direct attached storage solution consider the Akitio Thunder3 Quad X? Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for the details. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/21/review-akitio-thunder3-quad-x-mac-pro-design-video/#more-509242" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=509242&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=509242&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare">
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