OWC Express 1M2 80GB Portable USB4
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average capacity (3rd percentile)
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 80 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB4 |
| External | Yes |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Express 1M2 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T700 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 80GB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Express 1M2 | 47.6 | 3.5 | 32.9 | 3.1 | 57 | 27.5 | 53.2 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.8 | 99.6 | 5.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 87.2 | 7.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.6 | 96.5 | 93.9 | 98 | 87.9 | 95.3 | 4.1 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.7 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 82.9 | 77.6 | 26.7 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 77.9 | 92.5 | 95.5 | 77.6 | 7.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall27.7
- Budget37.5
- Gaming11.6
- Laptop6.7
- Console7.4
- Portable35.7
- Workstation25.5
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