OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Certified Bus-Powered Portable Storage M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure

OWC (Other World Computing, Inc.) announces the Envoy Express, a Thunderbolt 3 certified bus-powered portable storage enclosure that makes for DIY projects.

Shorter than a ballpoint pen and weighing 3.3 ounces, the rugged anodized aluminum pocket-sized enclosure and laptop mounting system are ready for go-anywhere use.

History-making DIY pocket-sized storage solution
Users can buy a bus-powered Thunderbolt certified enclosure and install their own drive in it. Finally, a DIY kit that allows users to break free of pre-configured choice limits in order to build a pocket-sized storage solution that meets their specific needs. And rebuild it anytime those needs change. Equally new is the included slide mount. This surface-safe removable drive holder allows the user to slide the Envoy Express onto the back of a laptop screen for out-of-the-way mobile use convenience.

Power of build your own options
Build the Envoy Express with a new drive for fast boot. Retask an existing drive replaced during an upgrade for added storage and backup capacity. Or, use it to regain access to files on a drive removed from an inoperable machine.

Backup, play and edit. Faster
Whether you want to backup your growing photo and music libraries, share files, play your favorite games and movies anywhere, or even want to capture and edit up to 8K video, the Envoy Express can do it. And it’s built to support fast sustained data transfer rates up to 1,553MB/s often faster than a machine’s internal drive performance!

Uses today’s and tomorrow’s drives
Designed to support any 2280 M.2 NVMe SSD, the Envoy Express gives users the flexibility to use any drive today – including the firm’s Aura SSDs up to 4TB capacity – as well as being ready for tomorrow’s 8TB, 16TB and future capacities without limit.

Highlights

• Certified: bus-powered enclosure that meets stringent Thunderbolt power requirements

• DIY easy: uses any 2280 M.2 NVMe SSD available today and in the future

• Fast: supports up to 1,553MB/s real-world performance

• Convenient: ready to go with 10.2-inch Thunderbolt 3 cable

• Compact: shorter than a ballpoint pen and weighs 3.3 ounces with drive

• Silent: runs cool and distraction-free

• Stylishly rugged: Black anodized aluminum provides ‘field-tough’ data protection

• Gets onboard: includes back of laptop screen slide mount for safe, out-of-the-way use

• Worry-free: 2-year limited warranty

Gets onboard with Macs and PCs
When working space is limited, the Envoy Express mounting system is the solution. Today’s office is where you make it – a cramped airplane seat, a tiny coffee shop table, on your lap in a remote location. There’s no power outlet and not enough room for an external drive. Besides being the Thunderbolt 3 bus-powered (no power adapter required) enclosure, it iincludes a laptop mounting system.

Strong, removable adhesive gel and a lightweight yet durable plastic holder secure the Envoy Express to the back of a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or PC laptop screen. Need to share the Envoy Express? It can work cross-platform with Macs and PCs using the firm’s MacDrive software (sold separately).

“The entire team at OWC is excited about this first-to-market offering of a bus-powered Thunderbolt certified enclosure,” said Larry O’Connor, founder and CEO. “We receive requests all of the time from customers as to what they need from OWC. Our development team and engineers worked closely with Intel on the Envoy Express, and we are proud to continue to bring our customers cutting-edge offerings that allow them to work to peak performance. The Envoy Express DIY kit allows OWC customers to build a certified ultra-portable storage solution that meets their exact needs. We can’t wait to see and hear how creatives use it and what they think.“

Aura P12 SSD

The company’s Aura P12 SSDs provide a fit for the Envoy Express, with an optimized blend of speed and reliability. With speeds up to 3,400MB/s, it offer dependable speed and data protection for large media files including 8K video, high-res photos and audio files.

The Envoy Express comes with the tools required for drive installation. The firm also offers a variety of the toolkits users need to support servicing of Macs, PCs and other electronics.

The Envoy Express is available for pre-order, with special pricing for a limited time. Units will begin shipping in August.

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