OWC Express 4M2 4-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure w/ Thunderbolt3 Ports

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OWC Express 4M2 4-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure w/ Thunderbolt3 Ports

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Pros

My only gripe is the noise. The unit feels cooler than it was before the fan and heatsink upgrade. Would recommend it.

It even has a port replicator built in so you don’t lose one of the precious tb3 c ports. But the blue leds inside are still lit.

If you're only interested in getting the fastest speeds, raid 0 is the best option. The best part is that since each drive get it's own lane, you can actually use this as a raid device!

Both have thunderbolt 3 connections. The above screenshots are a performance comparison between the owc enclosure and the nvme ssd installed on the 2017 27in 5k imac. The owc's speed, being capped by thunderbolt, still keeps up with the mac ssd quite ... Read More

Thunderbay mini is physically bigger since it accommodates 4 2. Drives. Our unit is outfitted with 4x4tb crucial nvme m. Samsung 870 evo ssds, isn't cheap.

Cons

No one seems to be proactively looking at this problem. We hate blackmail in any form and this is just not right. It’s unfortunate, really.

Thunderbolt connector on the unit is defective by design. In order to install the nvme ssd(s), the ran assembly has to be removed. Cheaped out on the controller of this unit as well.

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Quality

The unit works great and is quiet ( very necessary for a studio environment) would recommend it.

It’s raid performance is consistent with full thunderbolt 3 connectivity with no drops in sustained reads or writes.

Despite having a dedicated 4gb gpu inside my macbook pro (radeon pro 480), heavy video editing, such as adding effects or color... Read More

Rending times essentially halved and i could scrub through 4k footage on my timeline, without relying too much on proxy modes o... Read More

Price

With falling ssd prices, filling this with 4x2tb wd blue nvme ssds was a very good value (roughly $700).

The options are shocking limited unless you are looking at $500+, which i was not.

There is another 4 bay nvme enclosure on amazon but it is $999.

But, with the 1tb nvme4 rockets at $200 a pop, it cost me $1,100 to get it.

Shipping

- amazon delivered over night - free with prime member, very happy purchase.

There is absolutely no reason to ship this with the more complex full raid.

Packaging/appearance

As the package i bough didnt come with s/w, i use mac s/w to build 16tb volume.

I have the box at the back of my desk, behind my monitor, with the fan pointing down.

Competitiveness

This is an expensive piece of kit, but compared to others on the market, this has the best build quality.

With the 4m2, i have 4tb of raid 0 configured ssds, giving me speeds comparable to my macbook pro's internal ssd across a thund... Read More

Similarities with thunderbay mini:- both cost the same ($250 without any bundled software).

Nvme prices have come way down and are about the same as ssd prices, so if you're looking for speed, it's a no-brainer to go wi... Read More

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This product had a total of 181 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 1 2024.