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OWC MEMORY CONFIGURATOR UPGRADE
OWC MEMORY CONFIGURATOR PORTABLE

The internal layout, rubber grommets for ingress protection, and the placement of the thermal pads is very similar to the Sabrent Rocket Nano we reviewed last year, but the main board has a significant difference - an ASMedia ASM2362 bridge chip in place of the JMicron JMS583. Disassembling the unit is fairly trivial, with four Torx screws under the rubber bumper needing removal. OWC includes a single Type-C to Type-C cable along with a permanently attached Type-C to Type-A adapter in the package.

The compact casing is all-metal, and the drive is IP67 rated for protection against dust ingress and water immersion. The OWC Envoy Pro Elektron we are looking at today belongs to the third category in the above list, utilizing a M.2 2242 NVMe SSD behind the ASMedia ASM2362 bridge chip.

Sub-400MBps drives with USB 3.2 Gen 1, using UFD controllers.

500MBps drives with USB 3.2 Gen 1 (or, Gen 2, in some cases), using SATA SSDs.

1GBps drives with USB 3.2 Gen 2, using NVMe SSDs or direct UFD controllers.

2GBps drives with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, using NVMe SSDs or direct USB flash drive (UFD) controllers.

2GBps+ drives with Thunderbolt 3, using NVMe SSDs.

Broadly speaking, there are five distinct performance levels in this market: Rapid advancements in flash technology (including the advent fo 3D NAND and NVMe) as well as faster host interfaces (such as Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Gen 2+) have been key enablers. Introduction and Product ImpressionsĮxternal, bus-powered storage devices capable of 1GBps+ performance have become entry-level offerings in the market today. This review presents results from processing our updated test suite for direct-attached storage devices on the OWC Envoy Pro Elektron 1TB drive.

OWC MEMORY CONFIGURATOR PORTABLE

Late last year, the company introduced the OWC Envoy Pro Elektron - a portable flash drive similar to the Envoy Pro EX USB-C in performance, albeit in a much smaller form-factor. The Envoy Pro EX Thunderbolt 3 and the Envoy Pro EX USB-C coupled leading performance numbers with a sleek and stylish industrial design. Their portable SSDs lineup, under the Envoy brand, includes both Thunderbolt and USB-C offerings.

OWC MEMORY CONFIGURATOR UPGRADE

OWC has established itself as vendor of computing peripherals and upgrade components (primarily for the Apple market) over the last 30 years.

With USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) becoming the de-facto standard for USB ports even in entry-level systems, external storage devices using the interface have flooded the market. The market for portable SSDs has expanded significantly over the past few years.