OWC / Other World Computing StudioStack Thunderbolt 5 Stackable Storage and Hub Expansion System, Diskless, Silver

Stacked. Jacked. Mac.
Pump up your Mac Studio or Mac mini with the fastest and highest capacity stackable hybrid storage innovation on the planet. Now you can flex your true form...with up to 64x MORE storage capacity, up to 6302MB/s real-world speed that rivals the latest Mac Studio models, and a six port Thunderbolt/USB-A hub for additional connectivity possibilities. Show off all that jacked up brawn in a buff, aircraft grade aluminum design that nestles perfectly on top or underneath your mighty Mac.

Max out your capacity by building a workflow shredding monster with your own NVMe SSD and SATA HDD or go all gain no pain with a ready-to-run dual drive solution. Either choice lets you expand your data storage muscle to gigantic proportions with performance that rips.

Work at Internal Drive Speed
Edit 8K video, run AI models, and access files with up to 6302MB/s real-world performance that matches your Mac Studio's internal SSD

Protect Your Work
Aircraft-grade aluminum construction safeguards your drives while dissipating heat to maintain consistent peak performance

Maintain Your Focus
Work distraction-free with a smart adaptive fan that activates only when needed

Connect It All
Three Thunderbolt 5 ports and three USB-A ports let you run multiple displays, drives, and devices simultaneously without swapping cables

Grows With You
Easily upgrade to higher-capacity drives when your needs change

Integrate Easily
Compatible with your Thunderbolt 5/4, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 Mac or PC right out of the box

Ready To Run
Hit the ground running at top speed with the included Thunderbolt 5 80Gb/s cable

Muscle Memory Redefined
Designed to match the sleek physique of the Mac Studio, this mass gainer redefines how to crush storage, connectivity, and display needs by delivering supersized gains in every byte. StudioStack is ideal for:

Creative professionals with photo/video/CGI/audio workflows that can take advantage of a dual-drive hybrid storage solution:

NVMe:
Ultra-fast performance for seamless editing, compositing work, and cached 3D simulations

HDD:
Large storage for Lightroom libraries, media files, 3D assets, archival footage, inactive projects, and project/file backups

General users seeking to expand their Mac Studio storage and connectivity capabilities while matching the performance and design of their machine.

AI engineers and data scientists needing fast storage and large capacity to store and run large LLMs with ease and greatly expand the non-upgradeable 512GB storage existing in their Mac Studio.

Anyone wanting to add several Thunderbolt displays to a Mac Studio and expand the machine's built-in storage.

Form That Flexes Beyond Today
Engineered to support any NVMe M.2 2280 SSD and any 3.5" SATA HDD, this compact powerhouse gives you the ultimate flexibility to choose the drive configuration you want today-including blazing fast highly reliable OWC Aura SSDs with up to a massive 8TB capacity. When tomorrow's 16TB and larger NVMe SSDs hit the scene, you can easily boost your StudioStack's capacity.

Lift Beyond Your Limit
With StudioStack's three Thunderbolt 5 and three USB-A ports, you'll lift the connectivity limit of your Mac mini M1/M2 machine to a new PR. You'll also love how easy and fast the two side-located USB-A ports make plugging in flash drives, card readers, and other frequently used devices instead of blindly fumbling around behind your machine.

Muscle Meets Multi-Use
Accessing your StudioStack Mac formatted volumes on a Windows PC is remarkably easy with the addition of OWC MacDrive. This seamless software (sold separately) runs in the background, so there's nothing to launch or learn. Just connect the StudioStack and not only do you have instant read access, but full write access too! MacDrive also includes powerful features that enable you to format and partition drives as well as repair basic disk issues.

Better Than Plug and Play...It's Plug and Pump Up
OWC products are loved around the world over for their It Just Works ease-of-use and reliability. StudioStack solutions come pre-formatted (APFS/HFS+) so they're ready to plug into your Mac Studio or Mac mini and pump you up with power. Don't fret if you're a PC user, OWC's free Drive Guide helps you easily reformat for Windows in seconds.

Your Data's Reliability is Our #1 Priority
Like all OWC storage products, StudioStack underwent rigorous development testing processes, including intensive mandatory Thunderbolt certification. This hyper-focused attention to detail helps ensure you'll enjoy a guaranteed consistent experience using StudioStack with a wide range of products and brands. As a final quality assurance, every StudioStack solution goes through a multi-step performance verification prior to shipping.

While the priority for some storage devices is to be a mass-produced, lowest price commodity, we do things differently because the reliability of your data and the longevity of an OWC product is priority #1.