StudioStack

Stack your Studio. Unleash 32TB of Thunderbolt 5 powered storage.

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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 capacity1, up to 6302MB/s 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.

OWC StudioStack on desktop

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 SSD2

Protect Your Work

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

Access Your Entire Library

Put all your projects, assets, and archives at your fingertips with up to 8TB of fast NVMe storage plus 24TB of high-capacity HDD space

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

Confidence Assured

3-year warranty on complete solutions (1-year on DIY enclosure) provides peace of mind ownership

All Gain. No Lag Pain.

Powered by advanced Thunderbolt 5 technology, you can use StudioStack to keep pace with the latest Mac Studio computers’ internal storage speed:

OWC StudioStack

Up to 6302MB/s

Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max, 512GB)

4084MB/s

Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max, 1TB+)

6204MB/s

Mac Studio 2025 (M3 Ultra)

6260MB/s

StudioStack doesn’t just bulk up the latest M4 and M3 Mac Studios. You’ll blow away any lags when you connect StudioStack to M2 and M1 Mac Studios and M1/M2 minis with Thunderbolt 4 and even older Mac minis with Thunderbolt 3:

StudioStack Connected to Real World Speed

Thunderbolt 4 host

Up to 3200MB/s

Thunderbolt 3 host (Mac only)

Up to 2800MB/s

USB4 host

Up to 3200MB/s

OWC StudioStack stacked on top of a Mac Studio on desktop

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.3

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.3

Front view of OWC StudioStack with OWC Aura Pro IV M.2 SSD

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.

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OWC StudioStack side view

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.

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Muscle Meets Multi-Use

Accessing your StudioStack Mac formatted volumes on a Windows PC is remarkably easy with the addition of OWC’s 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.

OWC StudioStack on desktop

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.

OWC Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Cable ends

OWC Thunderbolt Cable Included

OWC StudioStack comes with a certified 0.3M OWC Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Cable. But if your workflow demands a different length to make the connection, OWC Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Cables are the perfect choice.

OWC ClingOn

Work with Ultimate Confidence

Active workspaces expose gear to unexpected bumps and shoves. OWC ClingOn custom cable stabilizers (available separately) screw into the OWC StudioStack to reduce – if not completely eliminate – cable strain on Thunderbolt and USB-C connections so you can work with ultimate confidence even in the highest foot traffic environments.

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Discover the OWC Difference

Since 1988, our mission has focused on maximizing the usefulness and longevity of your technology investment. Our business operations share that same sustainability commitment. As the first 100% on-site wind powered technology manufacturer/distributor in the U.S., we now generate excess power. 97% of solid waste is recycled. These and other actions have resulted in our headquarters being Energy Star® and LEED® Platinum certified. Learn more about our passion for the planet we share here: Environmental Sustainability

  1. StudioStack with 32TB total capacity (8TB NVMe SSD and 24TB HDD) vs 512GB Mac Studio 2025.
  2. 6302MB/s sequential read/write peak speed based on testing an 8TB OWC Aura Ultra IV SSD equipped StudioStack connected to a Mac Studio M3 Ultra running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 16bit RGBA codec, single file test). Actual performance may vary depending on the installed drive and the application used.
  3. Thunderbolt 5 can support up to three displays from a single computer host port dependent on the host computer's capability. This includes up to three 6K or lower resolution displays, three 8K displays @ 60Hz, or two 8K displays @ 120Hz. Presently, Apple has enabled support for a maximum of two native displays per connected Apple Mac Thunderbolt host port. Software driver based technologies, such as DisplayLink (as supported by the OWC USB-C Dual HDMI 4K Display Adapter), may enable additional display support.