Akitio Thunderbolt Drives

Thunderbolt Technology is an interface that connects external peripheral devices to a computer. It allows for high-speed connection or RAID arrays, hard drives, video capture solutions, network interfaces, and other peripherals. Using the DisplayPort protocol, it can transmit video at high definition.

The Thunderbolt 3 technology in USB-C offers the fastest connection at speeds up to 40 Gbps. One cable connects to any dock, data device, or display with four times the data and twice the video bandwidth.

Akitio develops storage devices running on such interface. In fact, it’s one of the top developers of Thunderbolt storage devices in the world. And it has successfully created products with unique physical and Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) designs.

The company also creates products with different functionalities that are significantly useful in the computing world. Aside from portable, desktop, and network storage devices, it also provides expansion chassis, docks & adapters, power cables, and spare parts.

Akitio is also develops its own product-testing software.

On January 1, 2019, Akitio joined with Other World Computing (OWC) to become part of OWC’s family of technology brands.

OWC provides storage, connectivity, software and expansion solutions that creative professionals, educators, government entities, and producers trust to help them maximize their their technology investments.

According to OWC Founder & CEO, Larry O’Connor, “This acquisition gives us the opportunity to strengthen our core prosumer lineup and market reach." This enables the company to provide exceptional new offerings to its clients.

Akitio also partnered with Intel to release a special edition of the Node Lite PCIe box. It will come bundled with the Intel Optane 905P, 960GB SSD and other drives with a high capacity as soon as they become available in the market.

With a range of high-speed Thunderbolt products on offer, Akitio is the source of premium storage devices you can trust.