OWC Express 1M2 80GB Portable USB4
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average capacity (3rd percentile)
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 80 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB4 |
| External | Yes |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | OWC Express 1M2 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T710 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 80GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | - | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | - | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWC Express 1M2 | 47.7 | 3.5 | 32.7 | 3.1 | 57.1 | 27.6 | 53.2 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.3 | 94 | 92.5 | 93.8 | 95.3 | 10.9 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.3 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.6 | 10.7 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDBBYV0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.8 | 84.2 | 92.5 | 88 | 99.6 | 10 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.6 | 55.3 | 94.9 | 77.6 | 34.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$290
Best Buy 1 offer From CA$290
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 10, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall27.6
- Budget37.4
- Gaming11.6
- Laptop6.7
- Console7.4
- Portable35.8
- Workstation25.4
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