OWC Express 4M2 (0 TB) Four-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure with SoftRAID XT, Up to 2800MB/s, Four M.2 NVMe SSD bays, Add up to 32TB of storage

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The only source of light in this box is an internal LED that you can barely see, but lets you know it’s on and functioning. The OWC Express 4M2 comes equipped with OWC SoftRAID which provides the amazing capability to RAID across multiple drive enclosures. For my uses inside a rack case with a ton of other components that make some noise, it’s completely inaudible. It’s easy to install under most floor finishes, can cost as little as 4p/m2 to run and is covered by a 10 year guarantee.

The other option is a Thunderbolt chip which allows one stick to access all four PCUe lanes, but then you can’t use it to create a RAID.But TB3 can only connect to one SSD blade, doesn’t support RAIDs and can’t be switched, meaning multiple ports. Advanced RAID features require RAID management software (such as OWC SoftRAID, available separately). Manufacturers have to choose which of these two chips they want – they can’t use both and there are no alternatives. Provided in two different heat-output options (150W/m2 and 200W/m2), the SunStone Mat can be installed in rooms with high levels of heat-loss such as conservatories and can be used as either a primary or secondary heat-source within the home. The 150W/m2 system is suitable for use as a primary heat source in these well insulated applications.

DITRA-HEAT combines the benefits of Schluter DITRA decoupling matting with easy to install electric underfloor heating cables for a system that will save you time and money when installing over problematic substrates. OWC says its gone through a lot of testing to ensure that the fan is well matched with the enclosure to help manage heat, and doesn’t support replacing the fan with what some may deem as quieter third-party solutions. The result is exponentially faster and efficient SSD storage, and the OWC Express 4M2 has room for four NVMe SSDs.Suitable for use under tile and stone, this is an electric underfloor heating mat and cable system with pressure sensitive adhesive for fast installation.

The Samsung X5 is extremely fast, but the above test results show how the OWC Express 4M2 excels at maintaining a consistently fast speed over a long file transfer period. It’s by no stretch of the imagination slow, but performance is limited by Thunderbolt 3’s 40Gb/s interface and by the limitations of software RAID.Samsung’s recently-launched X5 SSD, for instance, puts up better numbers in some situations, but worse performance in others. It is easily possible to format this unit in a variety of configurations containing different numbers of drives; i. The OWC Express 4M2 comes with SoftRAID Lite XT ready to be set up in RAID 0 performance or RAID 1 mirrored drive mode. SoftRAID’s easy setup makes it a breeze to create RAID volumes by helping you through the entire process.