OWC Express 1M2 Portable USB4 NVMe

OWC Express 1M2 Portable USB4 NVMe

$223.99

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SKU: OWCUS4EXP1M2

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Ultra-fast, compatible, and reliable portable USB4 NVMe SSD 

  • Ultra-fast: up to 3151MB/s real-world performance1
  • Ultra-compatible: use with USB4, Thunderbolt, and USB-C computers and devices
  • Ultra-reliable: aircraft grade aluminum offers rugged protection of your SSD while silently keeping drive cool for consistent top speed
  • Powerful choices: Build your own drive or select Crucial SSD powered solution
  • DIY easy: use your choice of NVMe M.2 2230, 2242, or 2280 SSD
  • Portable: bus-powered and palm-sized for convenient use anywhere
  • Complete: includes USB-C (40Gb/s) cable and screwdriver for assembly
  • 2 Year OWC Limited Warranty

This product is currently on limited supply from OWC due to demand. We are allocated 10 drives a week. Shipments arrive every Monday. This product will oversell, if you miss this Monday's allocation your order will be fullfilled the following Monday. Orders can be cancelled anytime. 


The Ultimate Creation Tool

Give yourself the ultimate in creative power by building the portable drive of your dreams or choosing an advanced technology NVMe SSD powered OWC Express 1M2. Whether you are repurposing a drive, starting with a new drive, or wanting the convenience of a ready-to-run solution, you will infuse your workflow with the highest performance and reliability with an Express 1M2.

As Fast as Your Computer or Device

The Express 1M2 is one of the fastest portable SSDs available and was purposefully built to maximize the performance capabilities of today and tomorrow's USB4 equipped Macs and PCs. Experience up to an astonishing 3151MB/s speed when you use the Express 1M2 with most Macs and PCs you own from 2020 and newer. You can also enjoy highly effective performance (yep…you can edit 4K video no problem) and flexible compatibility with millions of yesterday’s Thunderbolt and USB-C machines and devices.

Don’t Get Fooled

Because OWC is widely considered the Thunderbolt experts, they must know all the little details that others purposefully overlook or hide. For a bus-powered enclosure to be Thunderbolt certified, it must meet Intel power certifications. As such, speeds are limited to 1500MB/s. While many no-name brands claim to be USB4, they are in fact Thunderbolt 3 solutions that do not follow Intel specifications. Unlike those budget brand pretenders that will leave you feeling fooled and disappointed in far lower speeds, the Express 1M2’s true USB4 connectivity assures you of an astounding doubling of Thunderbolt’s speed.

The Power of Choice

Build your Express 1M2 with a brand-new drive. Retask an existing drive replaced during an upgrade. Or make it simple by choosing a pre-built proven OWC reliable solution. Whatever your decision, Express 1M2 gives you the power to make it happen.

Uses Today’s and Tomorrow’s Drives

Designed to support any NVMe M.2 2230, 2242, or 2280 SSD, the Express 1M2 gives you the freedom of flexibility to use any drive today - including OWC Aura SSDs up to 8.0TB capacity - as well as being ready for tomorrow’s 16TB and future capacities without limit.

Built to Handle Demanding Needs

You’ll never have to worry about thermal throttling because form meets function with the Express 1M2. Its solid aluminum heat sink design ensures proper heat dissipation so you can depend on consistent maximum performance. Unlike a snap together toolless enclosure, Express 1M2 screws together to securely protect your drive inside its rugged enclosure. And when you need to share the Express 1M2, it can work cross-platform with Macs and PCs using OWC's MacDrive software (sold separately) for peace between the platforms.

Express 1M2 is ideal for:
  • Photo and video professionals wanting an affordable yet solid editing drive that can be used both to backup and edit demanding content including 8K RAW video, 4K video in slow-motion, ProRes and other demanding codecs, and ultra-high resolution pictures both in RAW and compressed formats.
  • DITs looking to assemble the NVMe of their choice while also getting maximum offload speeds (faster than Thunderbolt) and thermal stability.
  • Prosumers/performance enthusiasts seeking an external enclosure to clone data from an internal drive at blazingly fast speeds.

 

Customer Reviews

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Warren Todd
OWC Express 1M2 SSD has incredible speed

what used to take 2 hours to backup a media database with a USB SSD takes under a minute with the OWC 1M2 Drive. Lightning speed! Very impressed.

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Chris Tangey
Top Notch

If you edit on a Mac you were probably happy with the Samsung "T" series external SSDs until you got to the T9 and realized it was being choked at under 1000mb/s. Suddenly it made more sense to buy the cheaper T7s as they were around the same speed anyway! But if you've now upgraded to thunderbolt 4/USB 4 desktop there's a better (and faster) way for an external workflow. Although these OWC SSDs are called "portable" they are in my edit suite to stay and there will be many more to come. Averaging both read and write speeds around 3000mb/s these are a God send to me. With my M2 Studio Ultra Mac and these drives I can now run Topaz video and photo AI with ease. My workflow has now been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century and I love it! A little tip, at current prices the 4K versions are way better bang for your buck. This product simply does what it's supposed to do, plus Upgradeable have been great to deal with.

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Dave Keppel

State-of-the-art USB4/Thunderbolt4 compliance with no in-between variations to confuse things.
Over-engineered case and sensible cable length suits high volume and large file transfers.
Substantially cheaper than competitive offerings.

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Jorge Rivas-Krause
Amazing Speeds in a beautiful package!

By far the fastest external hard drive I've ever owned. Connected via Thunderbolt 4 to my Mac Studio M2 Max is as fast as the internal drive. Sturdy and beautiful aluminum enclosure with the typical amazing build quality from OWC. Totally recommended!

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