Drive Bays

• 1 bay supporting: M.2 SSDs

• Supports double-sided and single-sided M.2 2242, M.2 2280 ”M Key” drives

• Supports PCIe Gen 3.0 NVMe SSDs (up to 3400 MB/s), Gen 4.0 NVMe SSDs (up to 6800 MB/s), and Gen 5.0 NVMe SSDs (up to 6800 MB/s)

• NVMe M.2 SSDs with a heatsink will not fit and are not supported

Capacity

• 1000GB usable capacity

• Total capacity: 1024GB

• 24GB allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction

Drive Mechanism

• (1) 1.0TB OWC Aura Ultra IV PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 Solid-State Drive

• OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.

Plug and Play

• Yes

Storage Interface

• M.2

Device Ports

• (1) Host Port – USB4 (USB-C) up to 80Gb/s (10000MB/s)

UASP Support

• UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) is supported

Data Transfer Rate (Maximum)

• USB4: Up to 80Gb/s (or 10000MB/s)

Benchmark Speed

• Read (Max): Up to 6362MB/s

• Write (Max): Up to 5638MB/s

Chipset / Controller

• Barlow Ridge (JHL9480)

Contact Start Stops

• Varies depending on drive mechanism installed

Host Interface Requirements

• Works with any Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3 (Mac only), or USB4 port

Operating System Compatibility

Mac OS Compatibility

• macOS 14.x Sonoma

• macOS 15.x Sequoia

• macOS 26.x Tahoe

PC OS Compatibility

• Windows 11

Linux OS Compatibility

• Yes (latest version of Ubuntu recommended)

Other OS Compatibility

• ChromeOS (latest version recommended)

• iPadOS (latest version recommended)

Driver Required

• No

Supports OWC ClingOn

• Yes (Learn More)

External Power Adapter

• No

Power Supply

• Bus-powered

Security Slot

• No

Power/Activity LED

• Yes

Housing

• Color: Silver

• Material: Aluminum

Dimensions

• Height: 2.4 cm (0.9 in)

• Length: 13.3 cm (5.2 in)

• Width: 7.2 cm (2.8 in)

Weight

• 280.8 g (0.62 lbs)

Certifications

• CE

• FCC

• RCM

• VCCI

• UKCA

• ICES

• Reach Certification: Yes

Ambient Temperature

• Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)

• Non-Operating: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)

Humidity

• Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing

• Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing