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OWC Envoy Pro EX with USB-C is a slick, sleek, very fast external SSD

Other World Computing’s  OWC Envoy Pro EX with USB-C is one of the slickest  and sleekest solid state drive solutions around and a fine accessory for Macs with limited storage capacity. In other words, just about all of ‘em.

Designed for high performance storage and/or backup, it’s palm-sized and only .33 pounds, which means it’s small enough to fit into a coat pocket, backpack, or briefcase. It comes with a USB-C cable, which you would expect it to — but these days, you can’t be sure that companies will include the cables you need.

Compatible with macOS 10.12 and higher (as well as Windows), it’s bus-powered, so you need no external, bulky power supply. The OWC Envoy Pro EX with USB-C is housed in anodized aluminum housing that’s dustproof with an IP67 waterproof rating that’s certified to survive 30 minutes in one meter of water (not that you should ever submerge a drive in any sort of liquid!). Plus, according to the folks at OWC, it works just fine in temperatures from freezing to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. And it’s guaranteed by a three-year warranty.

Inside the shell is a NVMe M.2 SSD that delivers speeds up to 980MB/second (which makes it, as best as I can tell, the fastest external USB-C SSD available) and, of course, Thunderbolt 3 compatibility. You should note that there’s no security slot, though the size of the drive makes it simple to stow safely away.

The OWC Envoy Pro EX with USB-C comes in capacities of 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB for, respectively, $129.99, $179.99, $249.99, and $429.99.

Apple World Today Rating (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.