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Pocket-sized SSD with full-sized SSD performance that lets you take, access, save, and share your data anywhere with any computer, tablet, and more.
Highlights
- Universally compatible: plug and play with USB or Thunderbolt (USB-C) ports on Macs, PCs, iPads, Chromebooks, Android tablets, and Surface devices
- Versatile: perfect for audio, photography, graphics, gaming, and general data storage/backup uses
- Protective: Apple Time Machine and Windows File History ready
- Game on: ideal for game storage with PlayStation and Xbox consoles
- Entertainment center: watch videos, listen to music, and view pictures through your Smart TV
- Bootable: Startup and launch apps in just seconds
- Slim: keeps adjacent ports available for use
- Pocket-sized: thumb drive-sized and bus-powered for easy transport and use anywhere
- Wear and share: safety breakaway neck lanyard keeps drive at fingertip reach while a detachable end offers easy drive sharing between devices and other users
- Silent: heat-dissipating machined aluminum housing for cool and quiet use
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Full-Sized SSD Performance That Fits in Your Pocket
The Ultimate ‘Works with Everything’ Pocket-Sized SSD
You spoke. We listened. From everyday users, business road warriors, seasoned tech reviewers, to pro content creators, we heard loud and clear the Envoy Pro mini was dearly missed. Everyone loved how easy it was to take, access, save, and share their data anywhere, anytime. Not wanting to create just an update, we knew we had to infuse a successor with serious innovation worthy of its revered name and your go anywhere, multi-platform storage needs. After undergoing intensive development culminating with a patent-pending design, it is our great pleasure to unveil the latest Envoy Pro mini as the ultimate works with everything pocket-sized SSD.
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Don’t be deceived, the Envoy Pro mini is no ordinary thumb drive or USB flash drive. Nestled underneath its machined aluminum heat-dissipating housing is the same top-tier componentry and advanced flash technology found in our desktop SSDs. This slips into small, tight pockets drive is a full-fledged high-performance SSD that delivers the performance, reliability, and longevity that has made OWC the SSD leader since 2010.
Boot, Backup, Beats and Blockbusters
Launch your OS and apps on a remote machine. Backup important data, a business presentation, or classroom project. Capture some sweet drumbeats in a 24-track session or rock the beat from your DJ deck. Watch a blockbuster movie on a Smart TV. Whatever your data desire, the Envoy Pro mini lets you do it all:
- Store photos, videos, movies, music, and documents
- Consolidate files from multiple smaller drives for faster, more convenient access
- Migrate data from an existing machine to a new computer
- Free up space on a computer's internal drive to improve performance
- Schedule Time Machine or File History backups of important business data and irreplaceable personal photos
- Create a secondary/portable OS boot drive
- Explore, share and travel with large Affinity Photo and Adobe Photoshop master files
- Record tracks on a multitrack mixer
- Utilize large sample libraries within audio projects
- Create a portable Steam games library
- Expand game storage of console gaming systems
Wear and Share
When working or traveling, getting weighed down by your tech gear is a real drag. The under 1 ounce (lighter than a pack of gum!) Envoy Pro mini can be worn around your neck with the safety breakaway lanyard so it’s always at fingertip reach. The lanyard also features a detachable end for easy drive sharing between devices and handing off to others in the office or studio like a digital ‘storage baton’.
“Details matter… it’s worth waiting to get it right.”
That famous quote by Steve Jobs is a philosophy that’s been in practice at OWC since day one. While creating the “right” Envoy Pro mini, we spent countless hours obsessing over the smallest details…because they matter. The USB-C connector cap is tethered to the housing so you will never misplace or lose it. The seemingly simple neck lanyard mentioned above? It incorporates a safety breakaway, so if it accidentally catches on something, it will detach harmlessly. Perhaps most importantly, the Envoy Pro mini’s big speed and capacity don’t make it a space hog. When you plug it in, this sleek little powerhouse keeps adjacent ports free for use.
Reads and Writes Mac and Win Files
Using the Envoy Pro mini in a mixed Mac and Windows environment is remarkably easy with the addition of OWC’s MacDrive (sold separately). This seamless software runs in the background, so there’s nothing to launch or learn. Just plug in the Envoy Pro mini and not only do you have instant read access, but full write access too! MacDrive also includes powerful features that enable you to format and partition drives as well as repair basic disk issues.
Saves the Gaming Day
As a console gamer, you know you can never have enough storage space. Spend more time going for the win and less time worrying about storage limits with the Envoy Pro mini expanding the capacity of your PlayStation or Xbox console. Run backwards compatible PS4 and Xbox One games directly from the Envoy Pro mini to maximize your new console’s precious internal storage for the latest titles. You can also store PS5 and Xbox Series X/S games on the Envoy Pro mini and transfer them faster than re-downloading to your console when you want to get your game on.
Your Digital Life…Protected for FREE
Backing up and protecting your data is critically important. But all too often it’s a task that falls to the bottom of the “to do” list, and you don’t realize it until it is too late. That’s why OWC has partnered with Acronis to give you 1 full year of the #1 personal backup and antivirus software to integrate into your workflow.
Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office safeguards you from today’s data threats—from accidents to failures to attacks. With easy, intuitive backup and Ai-enhanced antimalware technology, your digital life is protected—photos, files, applications, systems, and the devices they are on.
- Complete Backup and Fast Recovery: quickly restore your files or entire system at any time
- Easy Disk Cloning and Full Image Backup: just two clicks to start a full disk image backup
- Cloud, Local or Hybrid Cloud: back up locally, to the cloud, or both. It’s your choice
Store from Minutes to Millions
All the features and “technospeak” of an external drive don’t mean a thing if you don’t know how much of a particular file type it can hold. For every 1TB of your OWC drive capacity, you can store up to any of the following:
- 250,000 photos
- 250,000 standard quality songs
- 38,000 high quality songs
- 200 high-definition movies
- 41.6 hours of GoPro 4K footage
- 4.3 million MS Office documents
- 24+ PS4/Xbox games
OWC, Trusted by Pros & Enthusiasts the World Over
We build our hardware to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because your 100% satisfaction is always the goal, we rigorously quality test every Envoy Pro mini prior to shipping and back it with award-winning global customer support.
1. Up to 946MB/s sequential read/write (max) performance based on testing a 250GB OWC Envoy Pro mini connected via Thunderbolt (USB-C) to a 13-Inch MacBook Pro (Mid-2017) with 8GB RAM and 2.3GHz processor running AJA System Test (5k RED resolution, 4GB file size, 16bit RGB codec, single file test). Performance will vary depending on drive and application used
2. Smart TV use must support movie playback from an external hard drive and movie format
3. The "Store from Minutes to Millions" storage examples for illustrative purposes only. Individual results may be different based on variety of factors including specific file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors. Storage estimates based on: 12-megapixel camera with 4MB image sizes, 4-minute average 4MB MP3 songs, 4-minute average uncompressed Apple Lossless (ALAC) songs, 1080p HD videos with 5GB average file size, GoPro 4K footage at 60FPS 24GB/hr, 250KB average MS Office document file size, 40GB average game sizes.Cases or shells being used with laptop systems or tablet devices may obstruct the OWC Envoy Pro Mini from being properly connected. Additionally, the placement of Thunderbolt or USB-C ports on a PC are usually located at the bottom which is close to the edge of the I/O shield. The raised edges of the I/O shield can prevent the OWC Envoy Pro mini from being connected. The OWC 0.5M USB-C Extension Cable (sold separately) will allow the Envoy Pro Mini to properly connect by extending away from the host port.
4. Compatible with USB-C and Thunderbolt iPad models running iPadOS 13 or later.
Includes
- (1) OWC Envoy Pro mini
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
- Capacity: 250GB/ 500GB/ 1TB/ 2TB
- Boot Support: Yes
- Host Interface:
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
- Endurance:
- 250GB - 60TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 33 GB per day for 5 years
- 500GB - 120TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 66 GB per day for 5 years
- 1TB - 240TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 132 GB per day for 5 years
- 2TB - 240TB total bytes written (TBW), equal to 132 GB per day for 5 years
- Power Supply: Bus-powered
- Housing Material: Aluminum
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1.1 cm (0.4 in)
- Length: 8.0 cm (3.1 in)
- Width: 1.7 cm (0.7 in)
- Weight: 26.0 g (0.06 lbs)
- Country of Origin: Taiwan
- TAA Compliance: Yes
- Ambient Temperature:
- Operating: 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)
- Humidity:
- Operating: 20% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 20% to 95% non-condensing
- Mac OS Compatibility:
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.12 Sierra
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- PC OS Compatibility:
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows 7 32-bit Edition
- Windows 7 64-bit Edition
- Windows Home Server 2011
- Windows 8 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8 64-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition
- Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows 10 32-bit Edition
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
- Linux OS Compatibility: Yes
- Mobile OS Compatibility:
- iOS 17
- iPadOS 17
- iPadOS 16
- iPadOS 15
- iPadOS 14
- iPadOS 13
- Android 13.x
- Android 12.x
- Android 11.x
- Android 10.x
- Other OS Compatibility:
- Chrome OS
- Linux Kernel 2.4.10 or later