How to identify it
- Brand
- Akitio
- Model
- Thunder3 Quad X
- Also sold as
- T3QX-T3DIAY-AKTU
- Released
- 2017
- Type
- 4-bay desktop drive enclosure
- Drive bays
- 4
- Drives
- 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s HDDs or SSDs (removable trays)
- Connection
- 2 x Thunderbolt 3
The model name is printed on the front of the unit or on the label on its back or underside.
Recovery methods for this drive enclosure
- Deleted files or a reset volumeLogical recovery from drives that still workYes
We image the drives, then search the volume for deleted files and for the volume as it was before a reset. Stop using the unit straight away: new writes overwrite deleted data.
- Failed drivesDrives that click, don't spin or have bad sectorsYes
Each failed drive is imaged on its own. Hard drives that have to be opened go into our clean room, with donor parts matched to the exact drive.
- RAID reconstructionRebuilding an array from its member drivesIf you set one up
The enclosure presents each drive on its own. If you joined them with software RAID on the computer, we rebuild that array from the drive images. If not, each drive is recovered separately.
About this model
- The enclosure itself is non-RAID: any array is software RAID created on the Mac or PC (Akitio's site notes OWC SoftRAID support for its enclosures).
What recovery costs
With no RAID in the enclosure, each drive is priced as a single hard drive: £150 – £350 for deleted files or a damaged volume, £250 – £450 for a drive fault, and £480 – £750 if the drive has to be opened in the clean room. If the drives were joined in software RAID, NAS and RAID recovery applies: £750 – £1,500+. All prices are plus VAT. Inspection is free, and you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Estimate the cost for your Akitio drive enclosure
Answer three questions to see our standard price range. Inspection is free and you get a fixed quote before any work starts.
Logical data recovery
Standard turnaround is 5–7 working days.