Acasis FlowCore Series promises per-bay Thunderbolt 5 speed while challenging traditional multi-drive storage bottlenecks in modern workflows
- Acasis FlowCore series introduces independent bandwidth design for each NVMe array system
- Each drive would simultaneously maintain full Thunderbolt 5 speed
- Four- and ten-bay models meet 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.
Bandwidth architecture per array
Acasis claims the system achieved sustained read and write speeds in excess of 6,000 MB per second per disk.
This range includes three distinct models suited to different user needs and budgets.
The TB504 is a 4-bay standard edition designed for mainstream professional workloads, while the Pro model offers 10 bays in a professional edition for large-scale storage demands.
The TB504 Air offers an entry-level 40Gbps edition for users who don’t need maximum Thunderbolt 5 speeds.
While the TB504 supports up to 32TB of total storage capacity for growing data sets, the TB504 Pro can hold up to 80TB for production archives and high-resolution media libraries.
All models support M.2 NVMe SSDs in 2230, 2242, 2260, and 2280 form factors for broad compatibility.
The FlowCore series uses a full CNC-machined aluminum alloy chassis with large passive cooling fins.
This fanless design provides completely silent operation for noise-sensitive professional spaces.
Studios, editing rooms, offices and AI workstations can benefit from this quiet approach to thermal management.
The system includes Thunderbolt 5 80Gbps downstream expansion ports to create integrated workstation configurations.
Users can connect two high-resolution 8K@60Hz monitors 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 high-volume storage configurations for additional flexibility for specific workflow requirements.
Support for AI and high workloads
The system supports demanding applications such as local LLM deployment for parameter models 70B and 405B.
Multi-stream 8K RAW video editing and dataset pre-processing are also among the claimed capabilities of this hardware.
Whether the bandwidth-independent architecture performs as advertised under sustained professional workloads remains to be verified by independent evaluators.
The company will launch this product via a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign beginning on May 15, 2026.
The gap between crowdfunding pledges and product shipping has always been quite wide for complex hardware like this.
Disclaimer: We do not recommend or endorse any crowdfunding projects. All crowdfunding campaigns have inherent risks, including the possibility of delays, changes or non-delivery of products. Potential funders should carefully evaluate the details and proceed at their own discretion.
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