OWC Express 4M2 (0 TB) Four-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure with SoftRAID XT, Up to 2800MB/s, Four M.2 NVMe SSD bays, Add up to 32TB of storage

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Install up to 16TB of capacity and experience up to 2800MB/s of mind-bending performance via Thunderbolt 3. However read speeds quickly accelerated so that the performance of a 3-drive RAID 0 was close to that of a 4-drive. You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Sleek and Compact Design: Its compact aluminum enclosure not only looks great but also dissipates heat efficiently, ensuring your SSDs stay cool even during extended usage. Experience breathtaking performance, multi-enclosure capability, advanced drive monitoring, e-notifications and downloadable updates.

The OWC Express 4M2 is one seriously fast drive to have by your side to take your digital capabilities to a new level.

I only got this as a stopgap for a few years until I get a more serious machine that can handle PCIe slots again. SSD slots customizable for any workflow with vibration damping feet that allow for vertical or horizontal orientation. The other option is a Thunderbolt chip which allows one stick to access all four PCUe lanes, but then you can’t use it to create a RAID. Once a product is installed it is deemed as fit for purpose and claims can not be entertained thereafter.

If you start with 1 drive, the Express 4M2 only runs at one-quarter of its potential speed, even if the SSD itself is capable of much faster speeds.As expected, the read speeds on RAID 4 (which is optimized for SSD storage) were much faster than RAID 5. Advanced RAID features require RAID management software (such as OWC SoftRAID, available separately). The devimat 100 series used for timber and wooden floors, while the 150 series for concrete floors, They are ideal for use in bathrooms, kitchens and conservatories where an even heat across the floor is required. The results varied by less than 1%, meaning that Disk Utility is perfectly fine for formatting RAID 0 or 1.

The 60mm fan is configured as exhaust and the front intake grill has a non-removable filter to keep dust and debris out. Because there are, currently, only two Thunderbolt chips that manufactures can put into their hardware to support Thunderbolt. However, most users engaging in 1080p and 4K workflows won’t require this type of throughput or storage amount for their working drive. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop.It’s not that the fan is obnoxiously loud either way, but it’s definitely noticeable in a quiet room, and even more so when the enclosure is sitting in a vertical position.

When setting up the 4M2, OWC recommends using its SoftRAID utility for the best overall performance. If you use it as separate ssd drives, no RAID, it only gives each drive one Thunderbolt lane thus reducing the throughput speed. To get into the device, there are two captive thumbscrews to slide the internal components out of the shell. The fact that the cable is already perfectly spaced means that the SunStone Mat is extremely easy and quick to install, simply unroll the mat in a straight line until you reach the wall or unit on the other side of the room, cut the mat (not the cable), rotate the roll, and roll back up in the other direction.It is easily possible to format this unit in a variety of configurations containing different numbers of drives; i. We worked with award-winning creatives and listened to the kudos they heaped onto the OWC ThunderBay mini, and we put all that shared knowledge to good use when we set out to build the next-gen Thunderbolt multi-bay drive. Install up to 32TB of capacity and experience up to 2800MB/s of mind-bending performance via Thunderbolt 3. It’s not the fastest drive array that I’ve ever tested, but the speed, amount of storage, and form factor are all qualities that make the 4M2 stand out.