Pros & Cons
Cons
Switched on computer last evening to do some editing and drive would not mount on thunderbolt. No luck. It's a pity as the drive is indeed built like a tank. This drive is fast, but any usb-c cable seems very loose when connected to its single port.
Highlights
Quality
This is a well made ssd with great performance.
It's small, very well made and runs very cool.
My 2017 imac had become practically unusable, with a failing 1tb mechanical hd and 8mb of ram.
No matter how diligent i try to be, there are always spontaneous directory structure changes i make, which i don't have time or... Read More
Price
Highly recommended for those he can't afford a new m2 mac.
Being able to buy new macs with base ssd capacity already has saved me the owc's price, and i don't have to wait for a bto (bui... Read More
Directing a user to a tool that costs up to 50% of the original cost of the ssd is ridiculous.
If you need it you know and will gladly spend the money.
Shipping
But after reading about very many user complaints about failed sandisk external ssd, i cancelled my order and ordered the owc envoy pro.
Just arrived, & this is my initial impression.
Competitiveness
Owc is the standard for most recording studios in nashville.
It’s not the cheapest way to go, but i’ve got fantastic speed (for pcie gen 3), waterproof/dustproof/bombproof, tb3 with backwa... Read More
I know they are more expensive than competitors but they are worth it.
03gbps) (3 to 10 times faster than similar chronosync cloning operations to a wd 12tb my book hdd).
Overview
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- This product had a total of 111 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 18 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My 2017 imac had become practically unusable with a failing 1tb mechanical hd and 8mb of ram
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I ran the provided utility to format it for ntfs in about 15 seconds and it was of to the races
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Large photo files load quickly as though theyre on my solid state drive on my computer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This drive was totally plugnplay when i connected it to my mac pro
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Too bad ssd’s are still so expensive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My internal hard drive on my imac was getting irritatingly slow
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I decided to buy this drive and boot from it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On the downside it is pretty expensive