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Nov 27, 2024 8:29 PM

OWC Express 1M2 USB4 40Gb/s NVMe SSD External Enclosure

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Other World Computing has OWC Express 1M2 USB4 40Gb/s NVMe SSD External Enclosure on sale for $94.88. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Up to 3151MB/s real-world performance1
  • Use with USB4, Thunderbolt, and USB-C computers and devices
  • Aircraft grade aluminum offers rugged protection of your SSD while silently keeping drive cool for consistent top speed
  • Build your own drive or select OWC Aura SSD powered solution
  • Use your choice of NVMe M.2 2230, 2242, or 2280 SSD
  • Bus-powered and palm-sized for convenient use anywhere
  • Includes USB-C (40Gb/s) cable and screwdriver for assembly
  • 2 Year OWC Limited Warranty

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Other World Computing has OWC Express 1M2 USB4 40Gb/s NVMe SSD External Enclosure on sale for $94.88. Shipping is free.

Thanks community member IndigoIdea9240 for sharing this deal

Features:
  • Up to 3151MB/s real-world performance1
  • Use with USB4, Thunderbolt, and USB-C computers and devices
  • Aircraft grade aluminum offers rugged protection of your SSD while silently keeping drive cool for consistent top speed
  • Build your own drive or select OWC Aura SSD powered solution
  • Use your choice of NVMe M.2 2230, 2242, or 2280 SSD
  • Bus-powered and palm-sized for convenient use anywhere
  • Includes USB-C (40Gb/s) cable and screwdriver for assembly
  • 2 Year OWC Limited Warranty

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B0000rt
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Cheaper one -> one chipset -> only for newer machines
More expensive one -> two chipsets -> supported by all machines
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I am surprised no one mentioned the excellent customer support. I own both this and acasis TB3 enclosures. If you have any questions about your acasis, good luck. Acasis makes the best enclosures until this OWC one came out. OWC stands by its products and also has excellent customer support. That is worth a lot. If you are going to get a high end NVMe like the 4TB or 8TB SN850X, dont cheap out on the enclosure.
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Dec 3, 2024 5:00 PM
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tanginatorDec 3, 2024 5:00 PM
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Quote from maxpopcorn View quoted comment :
Congrats on receiving your owc 1m2
Thank you for sharing your observations.
Boy it's fast and the temp is very good!
What brand and model of SSD?
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB.
Dec 4, 2024 3:47 AM
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khauser86Dec 4, 2024 3:47 AM
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What's the advantage of buying something like this compared to the Crucial X9 Pro? Or Samsung T7?
Dec 4, 2024 4:03 AM
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kensteeleDec 4, 2024 4:03 AM
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Quote from khauser86 View quoted comment :
What's the advantage of buying something like this compared to the Crucial X9 Pro? Or Samsung T7?
Speed
Dec 4, 2024 8:53 AM
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hanfanDec 4, 2024 8:53 AM
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https://share.temu.com/bLpc6AFfPvA

I got two of these run raid 0 2tb x2 = 4tb speed read & write speed up to 6000 got plug it directly into the port at back of mini m4 pro

Waiting on thunderbolt 5 enclosure.. it does get warm but temperature stays where it suppose be ..

Use Time Machine tho Smilie
Dec 4, 2024 5:16 PM
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maxpopcornDec 4, 2024 5:16 PM
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Quote from hanfan View quoted comment :
https://share.temu.com/bLpc6AFfPvA

I got two of these run raid 0 2tb x2 = 4tb speed read & write speed up to 6000 got plug it directly into the port at back of mini m4 pro

Waiting on thunderbolt 5 enclosure.. it does get warm but temperature stays where it suppose be ..

Use Time Machine tho Smilie
Thanks for sharing. $55 is a good price if it works. I'm assuming this enclosure uses ASM2464PD? How long have you had it? Can you share screenshots of your actual transfer speeds for read/write? Temp and power consumption during busy read/writes, idle and sleep?

Thanks!
Dec 4, 2024 8:13 PM
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ViciousXUSMCDec 4, 2024 8:13 PM
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Quote from happy2000hk View quoted comment :
Dealbreaker for me is it's only 10gb/s on Intel Mac so I'll have to pass on this. Only apple silicon gets 40 gb/s.
If you have a 40gb USB4 port your good.
Doesn't matter Intel, AMD, Windows, Mac, Linux, etc

Still way too expensive just for an enclosure nearly the cost of the SSD itself.
Dec 4, 2024 8:15 PM
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ViciousXUSMCDec 4, 2024 8:15 PM
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Quote from khauser86 View quoted comment :
What's the advantage of buying something like this compared to the Crucial X9 Pro? Or Samsung T7?
Full USB4 interface speed and the ability to use your own pre-existing SSD, so a good way to put one to use if your upgrading internal SSD to something better.

The external pre-mades will get there eventually, not enough market demand and so it will roll out slower so they can sell the current speed devices, and then sell more later with the "faster" ones.

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Dec 4, 2024 8:19 PM
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ViciousXUSMCDec 4, 2024 8:19 PM
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Quote from tanginator View quoted comment :
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB.
A solid choice, just keep in mind that USB4 is 40gigabits per second (perfect world, actually less with overhead) and your 990 Pro can do ~7500megabytes per second.

So while I think the 990 Pro is a solid choice, and I have 4 of the 4TB models installed in my desktop, using them in an external enclosure like this is a bit wasteful when you calculate your bottleneck.

7500 megabytes per second = 60 gigabits per second
In a perfect world only getting 40 is a loss of 1/3 of your performance.

In real life it will be nearly half.

Edit: just saw the post that this was referencing and indeed user reported ~3000MBps right on with what I was saying. So keep that in mind when choosing your SSD.

I can also verify that I get the full ~7500MBps on my 990 Pro(s) installed on a proper interface without bandwidth restrictions.
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Dec 4, 2024 8:34 PM
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bugeyzDec 4, 2024 8:34 PM
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Quote from tanginator View quoted comment :
Received the OWC and ran BlackMagic for 30 mins connected to M4 Mac Mini. Recorded 3173 MB/s (write) and 3140 MB/s (read) speeds (edit: Samsung 990 Pro 4TB); no thermal throttling observed. Enclosure temp never got higher than 44C (111F), barely warm to the touch. Idle temp feels lower. After putting the Mini to sleep for an hour, the OWC enclosure feels cold and the front LED is also turned off.
This makes me feel a lot better about my order.

This enclosure checked all the boxes for me as far as speed and reliability, but the thermal idle issue that was brought up had me second guessing. If this is the case the idle issue isn't nearly as concerning as I thought it was.
Dec 4, 2024 9:43 PM
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tanginatorDec 4, 2024 9:43 PM
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Quote from ViciousXUSMC View quoted comment :
A solid choice, just keep in mind that USB4 is 40gigabits per second (perfect world, actually less with overhead) and your 990 Pro can do ~7500megabytes per second.

So while I think the 990 Pro is a solid choice, and I have 4 of the 4TB models installed in my desktop, using them in an external enclosure like this is a bit wasteful when you calculate your bottleneck.

7500 megabytes per second = 60 gigabits per second
In a perfect world only getting 40 is a loss of 1/3 of your performance.

In real life it will be nearly half.

Edit: just saw the post that this was referencing and indeed user reported ~3000MBps right on with what I was saying. So keep that in mind when choosing your SSD.

I can also verify that I get the full ~7500MBps on my 990 Pro(s) installed on a proper interface without bandwidth restrictions.
Normally, I would've gone with a slower and cheaper drive but the 4TB 990 Pro was on sale for $168 (with a targeted discount code).
Dec 5, 2024 3:31 AM
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happy2000hkDec 5, 2024 3:31 AM
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Quote from ViciousXUSMC View quoted comment :
If you have a 40gb USB4 port your good.
Doesn't matter Intel, AMD, Windows, Mac, Linux, etc

Still way too expensive just for an enclosure nearly the cost of the SSD itself.
The Intel Macs only have up to Thunderbolt 3. Even though TB3 supports 40gb/s this enclosure doesn't support it and it's in the detailed description.
Dec 5, 2024 6:59 AM
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maxpopcornDec 5, 2024 6:59 AM
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Quote from happy2000hk View quoted comment :
The Intel Macs only have up to Thunderbolt 3. Even though TB3 supports 40gb/s this enclosure doesn't support it and it's in the detailed description.
I wonder why 1m2 only supports T3 @ 10gb/s?
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Dec 5, 2024 8:40 PM
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Kind of a long shot but has anyone tried using this with a m.2 to PCI-E slot adapter for an external GPU setup on a laptop?
Dec 10, 2024 4:31 AM
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DCM67Dec 10, 2024 4:31 AM
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Available on Amazon right now for $98.88. Might be a tad cheaper than the BF sale if you had to pay shipping with OWC and get free shipping with Amazon. OWC has it for the same $98.88 and it appears with no shipping charge.

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Dec 10, 2024 5:49 AM
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kensteeleDec 10, 2024 5:49 AM
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Still showing shipping charges for me on own but last time I ordered a couple of tb4 cables for free shipping; can't have too many of those

btw, amazon is showing post-xmas delivery times

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