Professional’s Ranking
Execs
- Very excessive information switch charges
- Excessive-quality housing
- Good cooling with no fan
Our Verdict
Information switch charges of round 3,000 MBps, high-quality housing with good thermal conduct, and a horny worth. Merely put, the OWC Specific 1M2 is a superb all-around exterior SSD.
Worth When Reviewed
1TB: $219.99 I 2TB: $299.99 I 4TB: $529.99 I 8TB: $1,299.99
Finest Costs Immediately: OWC Specific 1M2 USB4 SSD
$249.99
The OWC Specific 1M2 makes a putting first impression with its cooling-fin design. The cooling fins alone account for round half of the general top of this exterior SSD. Good cooling is extraordinarily vital, particularly for quick NVMe SSD drives.
We came upon how nicely the cooling works by operating Blackmagicdesign Disk Pace Check over an extended time frame. After half-hour, the cooling fins and the underside of the housing grew to become noticeably heat. After an hour, the temperature elevated considerably to round 40 levels Celcius however was not sizzling sufficient to burn your fingers.
The aluminum housing is kind of massive at 5.2 by 2.8 by 0.9 inches (13.2 by 7.1 by 2.3 centimeters) however the Specific 1M2 can be utilized each as a stay-on-your-desk drive and a cell storage system. The very high-quality metallic housing additionally has sufficiently massive rubber surfaces on the underside. These not solely stop scratches on the desk but in addition present good anti-slip safety.
The equipped connection cable is kind of quick at about 9 inches (22 centimeters). The Specific 1M2 is offered each as an empty housing and absolutely configured from 1TB to 8TB. We examined the 8TB model which sells for a whopping $1,400. The 1TB mannequin is way extra cheap at $250.
To check for velocity, we used two benchmarks, Aja System Check Lite and Blackmagicdesign Disk Pace Check. The outcomes are spectacular: 2736MBps (write) and 2980MBps (learn) in Aja System Check Lite. The values with Blackmagicdesign Disk Pace Check have been round 100MBps increased–it cracked the 3000 MBps mark within the learn check.
One other optimistic facet of the endurance check was that the info switch fee didn’t drop even after an hour. OWC states a velocity of 3150MBps when studying with a 14-inch MacBook Professional. To confirm this worth, we simulated the OWC check in Aja System Check Lite on an M3 MacBook Air and a Mac Studio and achieved virtually the identical outcomes, with learn charges over 3100MBps.
Do you have to purchase the OWC Specific 1M2?
With the Specific 1M2, OWC has created an SSD drive with an excellent price-performance ratio. The information switch charges are among the many best possible on the Mac and the housing can also be thermally exemplary. The Specific 1M2 can also be future-proof; OWC specifies compatibility with 16 B NVMe SSD storage. So if you wish to improve later, there are not any issues to fret about. In the event you purchase the Specific 1M2 absolutely configured with storage, OWC presents a three-year guarantee. It’s two years with the empty case.
This text initially appeared on Macwelt and was translated by Roman Loyola.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication Macwelt and was translated and localized from German.