OWC Express 1M2: The Fastest Portable Drive? 🚀

Looking for the fastest portable drive for your workflow? 🚀 In this video, I put the OWC Express 1M2 to the test to see if it truly lives up to its reputation as a powerhouse Thunderbolt and USB 4 SSD.

As a professional photographer and videographer, I need reliable, rugged, and blazing-fast storage, and this NVMe SSD meets all those requirements. With speeds surpassing 3,000 MB/s, it’s perfect for handling demanding tasks like editing 12K video, working on the go, or powering through projects on an iPad.

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*In This Review*
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Watch the video for all the details, and let me know in the comments—what’s your favorite portable drive? Have you tried the OWC Express 1 M2? Let’s talk gear!

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - OWC Express 1 M2 Overview
01:35 - Speed Tests and Performance
02:42 - Pricing Details
03:05 - Should You Buy the OWC Express 1 M2?
03:24 - Compatible Drives for OWC Express 1 M2

[leoceoliveira]

thunderbolt 5 ssd enclosures can surpass the internal Mac Studio drive speeds, but they cost a lot more.

[michaelvondermaen]

I use the presented HW together with my "mac mini pro". the built-in ssd is original from OWC. the speed is great. It gets very warm. The 1 TB ssd used, seems to be responsible for this. A conversion to a Ugreen Enclosure with an active fan makes it even warmer, but is about the same speed. I have a thunderbolt 5 ssd drive from ACASis, also with a fan, equipped with a 4 TB Lexar NM790 and this drive is significantly faster and does not get warm.

[machietheapachie]

Do you use a cooling pad with the OWC?

[movdqa]

I bought one of these and get 2, 600 / 2, 800 with a Gen 3 drive. I wanted effective passive cooling and no fans to eliminate noise. I would not really call this enclosure portable as it is bulky and somewhat heavy. I use mine on my Mac Studio so the weight and size are not an issue.

[GeekShhh]

Not sure if i missed this but does it have a fan or fanless and if it does is it noisy?

[mechakoush]

I wanna know how well this works with SN850X as the one I currently use is giving issues!

[tomscott]

Not to spilt hairs, but it's USB4/T4 compatible, it's not a true T4 drive. How does it handle heat? Biggest problem with these Gen4 SSD's is the heat they generate when under a load. Also wondering how you can justify this with a 2TB SSD when the new OWC Envoy T5 with 2TB is also $399, and it performs on a par with the internal drive of a Mac Mini M4 Pro.