a review by Tom Piper
My first computer storage media was a cassette recorder attached to a 48KB Apple ][ desktop unit. After that subsequent computers used floppies, then hard drives, then thumb drives to save data and backup systems. The most advanced storage now uses SSD (solid state drive) components that are fast, durable, and convenient.
The OWC Envoy Pro EX is a sleek, take-anywhere SSD unit for my photos, videos, music, and important files. I can lean on its award-winning, dust-and-water-proof, all-aluminum design to add style to my office, client meetings, and in the field.
Inside the finely-crafted shell of the USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 version sits an OWC NVMe M.2 SSD that pushes USB-C’s bandwidth capabilities up to 980MB/s of amazingly-fast, workflow enhancing, data access without even blinking. There is also a USB-3 version which delivers up to 400MB/s of desktop-class, reliably-rugged, OWC SSD performance.
As they say, OWC built this heavy-duty, all aluminum, OWC Envoy Pro EX lineup to be “field-tough” to take whatever abuse I can throw at it for mobile jobs and on-set challenges. It is 100% dustproof with an IP67 waterproof rating that’s certified to survive 30 minutes in 1 meter of water. It is lightweight and slim, so I can slip into into a bag or coat pocket, and transport my data everywhere I go.
I have used this new unit for a variety of data storage and backup tasks. Originally, I was sold on its predecessor, which was the same width, but an inch longer, twice as thick and a bit heavier. This little Envoy Pro EX beauty is so convenient, so fast and so dependable, that it sits by my 15” MacBook Pro all the time, except when I’m traveling, which is when it goes in my bag (it also works great with my third generation 12.9” iPad Pro.
The Envoy Pro EX is available at macsales.com/OWC-Envoy-Pro in a variety of capacities for only $89.99 (USB-3, 250GB) up to $429.99 (USB-C, 2.0TB), or just the enclosure for $68.99 (USB-C, 0GB) All prices are USD. Like most of its other products, 100% reliability is always OWC’s goal, because they rigorously quality test and back their hardware with a 3-Year OWC Limited Warranty and 24/7 customer support. This is a company we can count on!!!
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