- Acasis FlowCore Series introduces an independent bandwidth design for each NVMe bay system
- Each drive supposedly maintains full Thunderbolt 5 speed simultaneously
- Four-bay and ten-bay models target different storage capacity needs
Acasis has announced the FlowCore Series, a new line of Thunderbolt storage systems.
This device claims to solve the shared bandwidth problem of conventional multi-bay storage devices – where multiple drives operating simultaneously cause significant slowdowns – by offering an independent full-speed bandwidth architecture for each M.2 NVMe bay
Each bay can access almost the full 80 Gbps of Thunderbolt 5 bandwidth without the usual speed reductions.
Per-bay bandwidth architecture
Acasis says the system achieved sustained read and write speeds of over 6,000 MB per second. second per drive.
This range includes three different models tailored to different user requirements and budgets.
The TB504 is a 4-bay Standard Edition designed for common professional workloads, while the Pro model offers 10 bays in a Professional Edition for large storage requirements.
The TB504 Air offers a 40 Gbps Entry-Level Edition for users who do not require maximum Thunderbolt 5 speeds.
While the TB504 supports up to 32 TB of total storage capacity for growing data sets, the TB504 Pro can accommodate up to 80 TB for production archives and high-resolution media libraries.
All models support M.2 NVMe SSDs in 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 form factors for wide compatibility.
The FlowCore series uses a CNC machined full aluminum alloy chassis with large passive cooling fins.
This fanless design enables completely silent operation for noise-sensitive professional spaces.
Studios, editing suites, offices and AI workstations can benefit from this quiet thermal management approach.
The system includes downstream 80 Gbps Thunderbolt 5 expansion ports for building integrated workstation setups.
Users can connect high-resolution dual 8K at 60 Hz displays directly through the storage device.
This device supports RAID configurations, including RAID 0 for maximum performance and RAID 1 for data protection.
It also supports RAID 10 and large storage configurations for additional flexibility for specific workflow requirements.
AI and high load support
The system supports demanding applications such as local LLM implementation for 70B and 405B parameter models.
Multi-stream 8K RAW video editing and dataset preprocessing are also within the claimed capabilities of this hardware.
Whether the independent bandwidth architecture performs as advertised under sustained professional workloads remains to be confirmed by independent reviewers.
The company will launch this product through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign beginning on May 15, 2026.
The gap between crowdfunding pledges and shipping products has historically been quite large for complex hardware like this.
Disclaimer: We do not recommend or endorse any crowdfunding project. All crowdfunding campaigns have inherent risks, including the possibility of delays, changes or non-delivery of products. Potential backers should carefully assess the details and proceed at their own discretion.
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