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OWC Express 1M2 2TB Portable USB4
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor External
Interface USB4
Read Speed 3,151 MB/s
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average affordability (10th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB4 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3151 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Express 1M2 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T710 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 3,151 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Express 1M2 | 58.6 | 3.5 | 33.5 | 78.5 | 42.2 | 10.2 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.2 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.2 | 9.3 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 10.9 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.3 | 97.4 | 98.1 | 80.7 | 3.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall40.9
- Budget44.9
- Gaming29
- Laptop19.6
- Console19
- Portable66.7
- Workstation40.1
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