OWC has released the Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD, an external drive that takes advantage of the M4 Pro and M4 Max Mac’s connections.
As part of its M4 Mac upgrades, Apple upgraded some of the ports on its M4 Pro and M4 Max models to use Thunderbolt 5. Following a preorder period, OWC has now started to ship a drive that takes advantage of the increased amount of bandwidth.
The OWC Envoy Ultra is a Thunderbolt 5-based portable SSD, claimed to be the first in the world. Taking advantage of the massive bandwidth of Thunderbolt 5, it can transfer data to and from a Mac at speeds exceeding 6,000MB/s.
Bus-powered and having its own built-in Thunderbolt cable, the drive is also backwards-compatible with Thunderbolt 4 and Thunderbolt 3 connections.
Enclosed in a fanless aluminum enclosure, it has passive thermal management that doesn’t require a fan, making it silent. The enclosure also helps protect it from drops, rain, and dust.
The OWC Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD is sold from OWC directly. It is priced at $399.99 for 2TB and $599.99 for 4TB.
