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OWC Express 1M2 40GB Portable USB4
Capacity 40GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB4
Read Speed 3,151 MB/s
28 Overall Score
Price CA$164
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average capacity (1st percentile)
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 40 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB4 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 3151 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Express 1M2 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 40GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 3,151 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Express 1M2 | 58.6 | 3.5 | 33.6 | 1 | 42.2 | 76.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 85.9 | 23 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 19.7 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 91.1 | 24.1 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 15.9 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 55.4 | 85.9 | 32.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$164
Amazon 1 offer From CA$164
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall27.8
- Budget47.7
- Gaming14
- Laptop7.1
- Console9.1
- Portable42.1
- Workstation26.3
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