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OWC Envoy USB 3.2 (10Gb/s) Bus-Powered Portable NVMe SSD. The fastest mini-sized SSD in the universe. Use with past, present, and future USB-C Macs, iPads, PCs, docks, and mobile devices.
Ultra-portable USB-C NVMe SSD with a perfect blend of performance, reliability, and affordability
- Performance for All: Over 1000MB/s speed to handle everything from pro projects to personal data backups(1)
- Universally Compatible: Use with past, present, and future USB-C Macs, iPads, PCs, docks, and mobile devices
- Ultra-Portable: Palm-sized and bus-powered for convenient use anywhere
- Rugged and Fast: Aircraft-grade aluminum protects SSD while ensuring reliable performance
- Informative: LED for at glance confirmation of power and activity status2
- Complete: Included USB-C cable plugs into millions of USB-C devices anywhere
- 3-Year OWC Limited Warranty
The Everything Drive for Everyone
Performance to satisfy demanding pro to everyday personal needs. Highest quality engineering that’s made OWC the storage leader since 1988. Universal compatibility to work with millions of computers and devices anywhere. Affordability destined to make it a best-seller. The OWC Envoy offers everything every technology user on the planet could want in an ultra-portable and reliable storage SSD.
Performance for All
Over 1000MB/s speed to handle everything from pro projects to personal data backups1
Informative
LED for at glance confirmation of power and activity status
Universally Compatible
Use with past, present, and future USB-C Macs, iPads, PCs, docks, and mobile devices
Complete
Included USB-C cable plugs into millions of USB-C devices anywhere
Ultra-Portable
Palm-sized and bus-powered for convenient use anywhere
Rugged and Fast
Aircraft-grade aluminum protects SSD while ensuring reliable performance
Good. Better. Envoy.
There’s good portable SSDs. Better ones. And then there’s Envoy, the best performance/feature/cost ratio solution available. Enjoy consistent sustained speeds with the aircraft grade aluminum housing preventing thermal throttling. Fit massive projects in the palm of your hand with enormous storage capacity. Start working immediately by connecting to millions of devices anywhere with the included USB-C cable. While others cut corners on materials, capacity, and the extras, Envoy delivers a best-in-class experience at a budget friendly price.
Works with Everything
Use the Envoy with millions of USB-C, USB4, and Thunderbolt (USB-C) Macs, iPads, PCs, docks, Chromebooks, Android tablets, and Surface devices introduced since 2014. Whether you have a brand-new device or want your drive usage to be future-proofed, Envoy is the universally compatible storage solution For All Computerkind.™
Ideal for All Needs
Whether you’re a content creator, business professional, or student, Envoy is the ideal solution for everyone’s daily data needs:
- Digital nomads and hybrid employees needing highly mobile daily storage
- Content creators needing to edit video, photos, or audio on-the-go
- Audio producers recording tracks on a multitrack mixer or utilizing large sample libraries
- Students saving and backing up classroom projects and presentations
- Families storing and running Time Machine or File History backups of irreplaceable memories
- Mobile device users wanting to free up their internal storage capacity
- Cameras with direct USB recording to SSD without dropping frames(2)
Works for Everybody
OWC products are loved around the world over for their It Just Works™ ease-of-use and reliability. Envoy comes Apple File System (APFS) formatted so you just plug it into your Mac, iPhone, or iPad and you’re ready to go. Don’t fret if you’re a PC user, OWC’s free Drive Guide helps you easily reformat for Windows in seconds. Want to be able to use Envoy anywhere with any computer? With OWC MacDrive (sold separately) you can use Envoy interchangeably with Macs and PCs hassle-free.
Store from Minutes to Millions
All the features and “technospeak” of an external drive don’t mean a thing without real-world examples. 1TB of Envoy storage capacity can hold up to any one of the following file types(3):
Every 1TB of capacity holds one of the following:
- 250,000 photos
- 250,000 standard quality songs
- 38,000 high quality songs
- 200 high-def movies
- 41.6 hours of GoPro 4K footage
- 4.3 million MS Office document
- 24+ PS4/Xbox games
Secure it All
Envoy is perfect for sensitive client files or personal information that requires access permission. And it is fully compatible with macOS and Windows built-in encryption, so you can protect your data with peace-of-mind password security.
Free and Easy Photo Library Backup
While other drives are no frills, Envoy is all thrills with free custom OWC apps like Copy That Mobile. It’s the fastest and easiest way to copy photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to Envoy. Free up precious internal storage space while protecting your valuable content with a simple three-step Connect, Select, and Click process.
Ready to Go. Right Out of the Box.
OWC products are loved around the world for It Just Works™ ease-of-use and reliability. To provide the highest performance, reliability, and ready-to-run convenience available, your solution comes formatted in the native APFS macOS and iPadOS file system. With OWC, you don’t have to worry about reformatting hassles or confusion like other solutions — just plug your drive into your Mac or iPad and you’re good to go.
Your Data’s Reliability is Our #1 Priority
Anyone can put a bunch of components in a housing and call it an enclosure or a drive. OWC is not just anyone. We’re a group of filmmakers, musicians, designers, content creators, and parents just like you wanting to capture and preserve that irreplaceable moment. Our data storage products go through countless hours of ongoing development testing and certification processes. We then subject them to extreme real-world abuses. The priority for some drives is to be a mass-produced, lowest price commodity. We do it differently because the reliability of your data and the longevity of an OWC product is priority #1.
- Over 1000MB/s when used with devices that support 10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 speed. Speeds will vary based on capacity model selected, operating system, and other factors.
- Envoy may need to be reformatted to ExFAT to be used for direct video recording on cameras.
- 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, 60FPS 24GB/hr, 250KB average MS Office document file size, 40GB average game sizes.
Includes
(1) OWC Envoy
(1) 0.3M (12") USB-C to USB-C Cable
(1) OWC Envoy Getting Started QR Insert Card
3-Year OWC Limited Warranty
- Number of Bays: 1
- Capacities:
- (1) 1.0TB OWC Aura Pro IV PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242 SSD
- (1) 2.0TB OWC Aura Pro IV PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2242 SSD
- *OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components.
- Plug and Play: Yes
- Boot Support: Mac only
- Drive Format: APFS for Mac and iPad systems, Windows, Chrome, and Android users, please consult OWC Drive Setup for Windows, Chrome, and Android Platforms for formatting instructions
- Storage Interface: NVMe M.2
- Device Ports:
- (1) Host Port - USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB-C) up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
- Data Transfer Rate (Maximum): USB 3.2 Gen 2 : Up to 10 Gb/s (or 1250 MB/s)
- Chipset / Controller: Jmicron JMS-583
- Host Interface Requirements: USB-C or USB-A1
- Mac OS Compatibility:
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- macOS 13.x Ventura
- macOS 14.x Sonoma
- PC OS Compatibility:
- Windows 10 64-bit Edition
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows 11
- Linux OS Compatibility: Yes
- Mobile OS Compatibility:
- iPadOS 13
- iPadOS 14
- iPadOS 15
- iPadOS 16
- iPadOS 17
- Android 13.x
- iOS 17
- iOS 16
- Other OS Compatibility: Chrome OS latest version recommended
- Driver Required: No
- Other Requirements: NVMe M.2 SSD with 2242 form factor and M-Key connector
- External Power Adapter: No
- Power Supply: Bus-powered
- Security Slot: No
- Power/Activity LED: Yes
- Housing Color: Silver
- Housing Material: Aluminum
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1.2 cm (0.5 in)
- Length: 7.1 cm (2.8 in)
- Width: 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
- Weight: 44.5 g (0.10 lbs)
- Certifications: BSMI, CE, FCC, VCCI, RCM
- Ambient Temperature:
- Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
- Non-Operating: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
- Altitude:
- Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
- Humidity:
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
- Noise: 0.0dB
- Note: USB-A host connectivity requires USB-C to USB-A adapter (not included).
- iMac:
- 2017 iMac18,1 - A1418 - EMC3068
- 2017 iMac18,2 - A1418 - EMC3069
- 2017 iMac18,3 - A1419 - EMC3070
- 2019 iMac19,1 - A2115 - EMC3194
- 2019 iMac19,2 - A2116 - EMC3195
- 2020 iMac20,1 - A2115 - EMC3442
- 2020 iMac20,2 - A2115 - EMC3442
- 2021 iMac21,1 - A2438 - EMC3663 - M1
- 2021 iMac21,2 - A2439 - EMC3664 - M1
- 2023 Mac15,4 - A2874 - EMC8207 - M3
- 2023 Mac15,5 - A2873 - EMC8206 - M3
- iMacPro:
- 2017 iMacPro1,1 - A1862 - EMC3144
- MacBookAir:
- 2018 MacBookAir8,1 - A1932 - EMC3184
- 2019 MacBookAir8,2 - A1932 - EMC3184
- 2020 MacBookAir9,1 - A2179 - EMC3302
- 2020 MacBookAir10,1 - A2337 - EMC3598 - M1
- 2022 Mac14,2 - A2681 - EMC4074 - M2
- 2023 Mac14,15 - A2941 - EMC8301 - M2
- 2024 Mac15,12 - A3113 - EMC8611 - M3
- 2024 Mac15,13 - A3114 - EMC8612 - M3
- MacBookPro:
- 2016 MacBookPro13,1 - A1708 - EMC2978
- 2016 MacBookPro13,2 - A1706 - EMC3071
- 2017 MacBookPro13,3 - A1707 - EMC3072
- 2017 MacBookPro14,1 - A1708 - EMC3164
- 2017 MacBookPro14,2 - A1706 - EMC3163
- 2017 MacBookPro14,3 - A1707 - EMC3162
- 2018 MacBookPro15,1 - A1990 - EMC3215
- 2018 MacBookPro15,2 - A1989 - EMC3214
- 2018 MacBookPro15,3 - A1990 - EMC3215
- 2019 MacBookPro15,1 - A1990 - EMC3359
- 2019 MacBookPro15,2 - A1989 - EMC3358
- 2019 MacBookPro15,3 - A1990 - EMC3359
- 2019 MacBookPro15,4 - A2159 - EMC3301
- 2019 MacBookPro16,1 - A2141 - EMC3347
- 2019 MacBookPro16,4 - A2141 - EMC3347
- 2020 MacBookPro16,2 - A2251 - EMC3348
- 2020 MacBookPro16,3 - A2289 - EMC3456
- 2020 MacBookPro17,1 - A2338 - EMC3578 - M1
- 2021 MacBookPro18,1 - A2485 - EMC3651 - M1 Pro
- 2021 MacBookPro18,2 - A2485 - EMC3651 - M1 MAX
- 2021 MacBookPro18,3 - A2442 - EMC3650 - M1 Pro
- 2021 MacBookPro18,4 - A2442 - EMC3650 - M1 Max
- 2022 Mac14,7 - A2338 - EMC8162 - M2
- 2023 Mac14,10 - A2780 M2 Pro
- 2023 Mac14,5 - A2779 M2 Max
- 2023 Mac14,6 - A2780 M2 Max
- 2023 Mac14,9 - A2779 M2 Pro
- 2023 Mac15,10 - A2992 - EMC8407 - M3 Max
- 2023 Mac15,11 - A2991 - EMC8408 - M3 Max
- 2023 Mac15,6 - A2992 - EMC8407 - M3 Pro
- 2023 Mac15,3 - A2918 - EMC8304 - M3
- 2023 Mac15,7 - A2991 - EMC8408 - M3 Pro
- 2023 Mac15,8 - A2992 - EMC8407 - M3 Max
- 2023 Mac15,9 - A2991 - EMC8408 - M3 Max
- Mac Pro:
- 2019 MacPro7,1 - A1991 - EMC3203
- 2023 Mac14,8 - A2786 - EMC8163 - M2 Ultra
- Mac Pro Rack:
- 2019 MacPro7,1 - A2304 - EMC3413
- 2023 Mac14,8 - A2787 - EMC8164 - M2 Ultra
- Mac Studio:
- 2022 Mac13,1 - A2615 - EMC3988 - M1 Max
- 2022 Mac13,2 - A2615 - EMC3988 - M1 Ultra
- 2023 Mac14,14 - A2901 - EMC8292 - M2 Ultra
- 2023 Mac14,13 - A2901 - EMC8292 - M2 Max
- Macmini:
- 2018 Macmini8,1 - A1993 - EMC3213
- 2020 Macmini9,1 - A2348 - EMC3569 - M1
- 2023 Mac14,3 - A2686 - EMC8003 - M2
- 2023 Mac14,12 - A2816 - EMC8180 - M2 Pro
- MacBook:
- 2015 MacBook8,1 - A1534 - EMC2746 - Core M
- 2016 MacBook9,1 - A1534 - EMC2991
- 2017 MacBook10,1 - A1534 - EMC3099
- iPad:
- 2018 iPad8,1 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,2 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,3 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,4 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,5 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,6 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,7 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2018 iPad8,8 - Apple A12 Bionic
- 2020 iPad8,10 - Apple A12Z Bionic
- 2020 iPad8,11 - Apple A12Z Bionic
- 2020 iPad8,12 - A12Z Bionic
- 2020 iPad8,9 - A12Z Bionic
- 2020 iPad13,1 - Apple A14 Bionic
- 2020 iPad13,2 - Apple A14 Bionic
- 2021 iPad13,11 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,10 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,4 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,5 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,6 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,7 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,8 - Apple M1
- 2021 iPad13,9 - Apple M1
- 2022 iPad13,16 - Apple M1
- 2022 iPad13,17 - Apple M1
- 2022 iPad14,3 - Apple M2
- 2022 iPad14,4 - Apple M2
- 2022 iPad14,5 - Apple M2
- 2022 iPad14,6 - Apple M2
- iPhone 15 Pro:
- 2023 iPhone16,1 - Apple A17 Pro
- 2023 iPhone16,2 - Apple A17 Pro