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The OWC Express 4M2 Ultra is a Wicked Fast Thunderbolt 5 SSD Array

PetaPixel·Jaron Schneider·about 1 month ago
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OWC, or Other World Computing, has announced the Express 4M2 Ultra , an SSD RAID enclosure that pairs NVMe M.2 drives with the speed of Thunderbolt 5 for up to 6,622MB/s performance for $400. The Express 4M2 Ultra is meant to be a “DIY” offering for high-end filmmakers who want to take advantage of the maximum bandwidth offered by Thunderbolt 5. While OWC does already offer the excellent ThunderBlade X8 RAID array, that one is meant to be a full solution out of the box, and has a price to match (especially given the current flash memory shortage). However, if a filmmaker already has NVMe M.2 SSDs but recently upgraded to a new computer that comes equipped with Thunderbolt 5 capability, the Express 4M2 Ultra is a reasonably-priced solution to get the maximum performance out of all that hardware. OWC says that the new enclosure is the fastest compact DIY NVMe RAID on the market. Given that Thunderbolt 5 hasn’t seen broad adoption yet, it’s hard to argue with the company.…

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