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OWC Express 1M2 80G 1 TB Portable Rugged External Solid State Drive - PCI Express NVMe - Silver - USB4 Type C - 6362 MB/s Maximum Read Transfer Rate (OWCUS4V2EXP1MT01)
- Supremely Fast: Over 6000MB/s peak real-world speed
- Widely Compatible: Works with Macs, PCs, iPad Pros, Chromebooks, and Surface devices
- Exceptionally Flexible: Choose DIY build your own or ready-to-run solutions easily future upgradeable with faster, higher capacity 2280 or 2242 NVMe M.2 SSD
- Innovatively Cool: Patent pending heat-dissipating design offers rugged protection of your SSD while silently keeping drive cool for consistent top speed
- Versatile: Easily handle daily data needs to pro level creative projects while matching internal storage performance
- Convenient: Bus-powered via the included USB4 cable
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Express 1M2 80G offers an evolutionary leap in portable SSD performance to creators in the field and mobile performance enthusiasts with real-world peak speed over 6000MB/s. Choose DIY build your own or ready-to-run solutions that are easily future upgradeable with higher capacity and work with Macs, PCs, iPad Pros, Chromebooks, and Surface devices. A solid aluminum heatsink-like finned design ensures throttle-free heat dissipation. Express 1M2 80G can be used cross-platform with Macs and PCs using OWCs MacDrive software (sold separately).
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- Return for replacement within: 60 days
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The OWC Express 1M2 80G is a 1TB USB4 portable external SSD with over 6,000MB/s peak real-world speed, suited to creative professionals and other users moving large files or working with demanding projects.
Recommended For
- Video editors and colorists moving large camera originals, project files, or exports between a fast computer and external storage—especially when their host supports USB4 80Gbps or Thunderbolt 5.
- Photographers, DITs, and event creatives who need to transfer or work from large batches of photos and footage without relying on a separate power adapter.
- Developers and game designers who repeatedly load large datasets or project files from external storage and have a compatible high-bandwidth USB4 or Thunderbolt host.
- Creators who move a drive between workstations and want silent, fanless operation; its bus-powered design avoids carrying a separate power brick.
- DIY storage users who want to install a compatible 2242 or 2280 NVMe drive and upgrade capacity later rather than replace the whole enclosure.
Real-World Use Scenarios
- A video editor keeps active footage or project files on the drive while working from a Mac or PC with USB4 80Gbps or Thunderbolt 5; its high-speed connection can make large media files practical to work with externally, though actual editing and copy speeds depend on the computer, software, and files.
- A creator transfers large video, photo, or project folders between a workstation and the drive; benchmarked performance is very high, but everyday Finder or Explorer copies may be slower than peak benchmark results.
- Someone who moves between a laptop and desktop uses the drive to carry a shared set of files or project data; it is bus-powered, so it needs no separate power adapter, and formatting it for the operating systems in use can support cross-computer file transfers.
- A user with a Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 40Gbps computer adds fast external storage for large files; the drive remains usable, but the host connection limits performance below what a USB4 80Gbps or Thunderbolt 5 system can deliver.
- A user adds external storage to a quiet desk setup for ongoing work or file access; the fanless, bus-powered enclosure operates without a drive fan or separate power supply, though its metal body is larger and heavier than many pocket-sized portable SSDs.