OWC U2 ShuttleOne 2.5-inch Metal U.2 Adapter for M.2 NVMe SSD

OWC (Other World Computing, Inc.) announces the U2 ShuttleOne.

This ‘build your own’ heat dissipating full metal adapter brings U.2 SSD performance and capacity to the mainstream in a flexible, easy-to-use design. Performance enthusiasts, IT admins, M&E pros, gamers, and more can now use an available and affordable NVMe M.2 ‘blade’ style SSD in a 2.5-inch U.2 bay. Whether you have a U.2 bay equipped server, workstation, gaming rig, or external drive, the U2 ShuttleOne gives access to a new storage possibilities.

The U2 ShuttleOne offers a metal housing that solidly protects your drive and data while providing cooling that’s superior to adapters made with other materials. It delivers drive reliability and takes your workflow beyond the limits. Small form factor NVMe M.2 SSDs can pack a powerful performance but swapping them can damage the connector and make the drive unreadable. It lets you change your NVMe M.2 SSD at will in any 2.5-inch U.2 drive bay with the peace of mind that your drive will stay protected. This adapter is certified and rated up to PCIe Gen 4, meaning the U2 ShuttleOne supports your drive’s fastest performance up to 8,000MB/s.

ShuttleOne is built for different tasks and lifestyles:

• Gamers: Change out game load drives quickly while keeping an extra heat source from resting directly on your motherboard by installing the U2 ShuttleOne in an open U.2 2.5-inch bay or connecting it to a U.2 port on the motherboard a U.2 power/data cable.

• IT admins: Boost your bottom line and lower your server room/data center TCO by using affordable NVMe M.2 drives. This thermally efficient, easily swapped adapter will meet all of your drive-swapping needs with ready flexibility.

• Performance enthusiasts/System builders: Add fast, affordable storage to your computer’s U.2 equipped bay. If you’re building a system that has a U.2 port on the motherboard, you can create a U.2 enabled drive bay with a U.2 power/data cable. You can also use the U2 ShuttleOne externally with a variety of the company’s solutions that offer one or more U.2 bays.

• Archiving/Backup: The affordability of M.2 drives and the U2 ShuttleOne enables you to create fast-access storage archives for individual clients, large projects, and off-site backups.

• M&E capture: Record it all faster, more accessible, and more affordably with U.2 capable digital capture systems. Now you can use a single drive without any particular card reader: experience faster performance, higher capacity, and a superior cost/GB ratio vs. digital media cards.

• Ingest, duplicate, and ship to post workflow: Lower ingest time and cost with a single performance drive. The U2 ShuttleOne will help you reduce shipping costs to post-production by utilizing a U.2 bay-equipped PC or the firm’s solution on both ends of the workflow.

Back row from left to right: Thunderbay Flex 8, Mercury Helios 3S, and Mercury Pro U.2 Dual

Front row from left to right:  U.2 NVMe Interchange System and ShuttleOne

U2 ShuttleOne highlights:

• Flexible: Easily install an NVMe M.2 SSD in minutes

• Swappable: Protects your SSD connector from wear

• Beyond fast: Fully PCIe Gen 1-4 certified for today’s and tomorrow’s SSDs, up to 8,000MB/s

• Broad compatibility: Use in 2.5-inch U.2 bays and ThunderBay Flex 8, and Mercury Helios 3S with U.2 NVMe Interchange System

• Cooling: Metal housing keeps the drive running cool and throttle-free

• Worry-free: Up to 3-year company’s limited warranty and lifetime support

“As the leader in U.2 storage, OWC offers the broadest choice of use options For All Computerkind,” said Larry O’Connor, CEO and founder. “The OWC U2 ShuttleOne gives you the flexibility to retask an existing NVMe M.2 drive after upgrading or using a new drive with a higher storage capacity.“

The U2 ShuttleOne is available for $44.99 at MacSales.com website.