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OWC 4TB Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSD
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Hardware Interface | Thunderbolt |
Brand | OWC |
Color | Black |
Hardware Platform | Mac, PC |
Material | Aluminum |
About this item
- Certified: first bus-powered enclosure that meets stringent Thunderbolt power requirements; DIY easy: uses any NVMe M.2 2280 SSD available today and in the future; Convenient: integrated 10.2-inch Thunderbolt 3 cable; Gets onboard: includes back of laptop screen slide mount for safe, out-of-the way use
- Super-fast: supports up to 1553MB/s real-world performance; 300% faster than the Fstest USB 3.0 options; OWC Aura Pro powered: advanced NVMe flash technology for the fastest and most reliable performance available
- Silent: runs cool and distraction-free; Stylishly rugged: Black anodized aluminum provides “field-tough” data protection; Compact: shorter than a ballpoint pen and weighs a mere 3.3 ounces with drive;
- Compatible with: Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or PC
- Drive Bays: 1 bay supporting: M.2 drives; Supports NVMe M.2 SSDs with 2280 form factor and "M Key" connector type. Single- and double-sided SSDs are supported
- Device Ports: (1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s); Data Transfer Rate (Maximum): Thunderbolt 3 : Up to 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s); Standard Mechanism: (1) 4.0TB OWC Aura P12 Pro PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
- Standard Mechanism: (1) 4.0TB OWC Aura P12 Pro PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD
- Chipset: Thunderbolt 3: Intel Alpine Ridge LP
- Host Port Requirements: Thunderbolt (USB-C) port
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
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Quality of material | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
Easy to install | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Tech Support | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.0 |
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NOTES:
1. 1553MB/s performance based on testing a 2.0TB OWC Aura Pro P12 equipped Envoy Express connected to an iMac Pro Late 2017 (iMacPro1,1) with 32GB RAM and 3.2GHz processor running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 16GB file size, 10bit RGB codec, single file test).
2. Storage examples for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may be different based on variety of factors including specific file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors. Storage estimates based on: 12-megapixel camera with 4MB image sizes, 4-minute average 4MB MP3 songs, 4-minute average uncompressed Apple Lossless (ALAC) songs, 1080p HD videos with 5GB average file size, GoPro 4K footage at 60FPS 24GB/hr, 250KB average MS Office document file size, 40GB average game sizes.
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Package Dimensions | 6.1 x 4.45 x 1.46 inches |
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Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
ASIN | B09RPVQ85R |
Item model number | OWCTB3ENVXP04 |
Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,120 in Enclosures |
Date First Available | February 2, 2022 |
Manufacturer | Other World Computing |
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Customers like the performance, quality and ease of setup of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they mention it works fast enough for their needs, it's built like a tank and it'll save them money. Customers are also satisfied with appearance. That said, opinions are mixed on temperature and adhesion.
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Customers like the performance of the hard drive enclosure. For example, they say it works fast enough for their needs, has amazing results, and works as advertised. Some mention that the SSD is recognized quickly every time and works transparently.
"...I installed a 2TB Samsung EVO in it and photo transfers are absolutely fast. Cannot comment about heat because I’ve not done any bulk moves yet...." Read more
"...The results were amazing. I used to almost always get spinning beach balls regularly using the internal iMac drive...." Read more
"...Next enclosure showed up and worked perfectly. Drive gets the advirtised speed and was able to copy my 500gb iPhoto library to the drive in about..." Read more
"...But not so much the new M1 Macs (per M1 design). It worked well on a Razer gaming laptop and two ThinkPads I tried: a X1 Yoga Gen 4 and Gen 6...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it is built like a tank, solid, and reliable. Some say that it's a great Thunderbolt 3 enclosure for an NVME drive. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...The price, the ease of use and the build quality are all commendable. OWC made some smart design decisions, here...." Read more
"This enclosure is built like a tank. All metal, with a screw-on bottom cover...." Read more
"This enclosure is good quality, and it isn't too hard to install the ssd...." Read more
"...The quality all aluminum construction of the Envoy Express dissipates heat very well. No need for an add on heatsink...." Read more
Customers find the hard drive enclosure easy to set up. They mention it's fast, simple to install, and add a SSD to their Mac. Some say that it'll plug and play.
"...The price, the ease of use and the build quality are all commendable. OWC made some smart design decisions, here...." Read more
"This enclosure is good quality, and it isn't too hard to install the ssd...." Read more
"Very easy to install macOS Sonoma it almost did it all by itself...." Read more
"...was plug n play and simple to format the drive. faster than my samsung t7 external ssd, about twice as fast...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it is a great buy for the money and has saved them quite a bit of money.
"...This saved me quite a bit and worked so well that I am now recommending it to peers and have purchased another one...." Read more
"...Great buy for the money, very pleased." Read more
"If you plan to use a high performance M.2 SSD this is a great cost effective solution...." Read more
"Out performs my other m.2 externals by quite a bit. Worth every penny. Buying a second one today." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it has a simple design, elegant, and practical. Some appreciate the smart design decisions and the fact that it is nicely finished.
"Thunderbolt enclosure that works fast enough for my needs. Nice, elegant and practical while it works in my win11 nuc, MB Air and with linux too...." Read more
"Love this enclosure - full rated speed and simple design. They even included a small screw driver for the installation!..." Read more
"The Envoy Express is solidly built, nicely finished, and above all, the fastest and easiest to set up of a couple of other options I tried...." Read more
"Smart design decisions. Useful. Runs hot...." Read more
Customers are happy with the cable of the hard drive enclosure. They mention that it is removable and upgradeable. Customers also appreciate the Thunderbolt cable, which is user-replaceable.
"...The Thunderbolt cable is user-replaceable (e.g., if you need longer reach) - no soldering required - but is captured inside the aluminum case, which..." Read more
"...The cable is also removable/upgradable when it is taken apart. Do this at your own risk as a longer cable could effect performance...." Read more
"...Works great. And the fact that the SSD is easily swapped out as well as the Thunderbolt cable being (kinda) replaceable, I expect this to last me a..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the temperature of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that it doesn't get nearly as hot as the Orico Thunderbolt 3, runs very cool, and has great heat dissipation. However, others say that it does run very hot and there is not support for a heat-sink.
"...No need for an add on heatsink. Speed, as advertised:1367 write/1522 read using Black Magic disk speed test. Great buy for the money, very pleased." Read more
"...Does get very hot, but made of metal so should be fine." Read more
"...Unlike other similar enclosures, I have not had any overheating or throttling issues during sustained data copy, and see typical copy speeds from..." Read more
"...Still gets warm but nothing crazy. Will update if I have any issues." Read more
Customers are mixed about the adhesion of the hard drive enclosure. Some mention that it adheres pretty well to the back of the monitor, is easily removable, and re-stickable. However, others say that the adhersion is touch and go on the back their laptop, and the caddy repeatedly fell off the back.
"...should I want to.. They say the bracket is easily removable and re-stickable but haven't had a chance to try that out...." Read more
"...Also, the adhesive is only good for so long and is poorly implemented and doesn't last long." Read more
"...since it's Thunderbolt 3 speeds (not just USB-C), AND it adheres pretty well to the back of the monitor which eliminates the worry of having..." Read more
"...the enclosure is easy to use and works fine, the adhesive caddy repeatedly fell off the back of my current-generation iMac, which is a scary thing..." Read more
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The Thunderbolt cable is user-replaceable (e.g., if you need longer reach) - no soldering required - but is captured inside the aluminum case, which minimizes the risk of accidental drive loss in case of a drop.
Why would it fall? The enclosure lacks any type of cooling mechanism so any heat generated by the SSD radiates to the enclosure itself which, in my case, caused the adhesive on the back of the included plastic slide mount to fail. The captured cable prevented my drive from crashing to the floor. In fact, the drive stayed connected the whole time and no interruption was experienced. A simpler cable attachment likely would have allowed my drive to disconnect and drop, interrupting any data transfer.
Thanks OWC. Smart choices!
I will consider better adhesives to secure the mount but that's seriously my only complaint.
The attached Thunderbolt-3 cable is actually a 2-sided USB-C type that connects to the drive via an internal USB-C port! You could (theoretically) remove/replace the cable if you ever need to, without discarding the drive. Nice touch, OWC!
I bought the OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt enclosure, installed a modern NVME SSD, and plugged it into my iMac. I cloned my internal SSD disk to the external Envoy Express via Carbon Copy, then set the external drive as the startup disk.
The results were amazing. I used to almost always get spinning beach balls regularly using the internal iMac drive. But this newly configured system with the Envoy Express is bringing great performance back to the old iMac.
My biggest complaint about this is the fact that NOWHERE in the description does this say it isn't a 40gbps enclosure! According to carbon copy cloner, this only supports 20gbps. It is so misleading to not put that in the product description, especially when this product shows up on the first page when searching for '40gbps enclosure' like I did. I probably would have saved myself a bit of money and gone with a cheaper ssd if OWC was more transparent in the product description.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022
My biggest complaint about this is the fact that NOWHERE in the description does this say it isn't a 40gbps enclosure! According to carbon copy cloner, this only supports 20gbps. It is so misleading to not put that in the product description, especially when this product shows up on the first page when searching for '40gbps enclosure' like I did. I probably would have saved myself a bit of money and gone with a cheaper ssd if OWC was more transparent in the product description.
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Highly recommend it for increasing you HD storage. Also works well for a scratch disk for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Det var väldigt enkelt att montera M.2 NVMe ssd.
Min MacBook Air M1 hittade hårdvaran direkt utan några problem.
Till skillnad från andra höljen, så har jag inte upplevt något krångel eller några problem med det.
Rekommenderas om man är ute efter ett fungerande och enkelt Thunderbolt 3 hölje för M.2 NVMe!