Introduction and Product Impressionsīus-powered direct-attached storage devices have grown both in storage capacity and speeds over the last decade. This review takes a detailed look at the performance and value proposition of the 1TB version of the new OWC Envoy Pro Mini, with a particular focus on how it stacks up against the incumbent leader in the segment. Kingston introduced the Type-C version first and followed it up with a Type-A variant a few quarters down the line. The high-performance thumb drive segment has been dominated for the last several quarters by Kingston's DataTraveler Max, thanks to its first mover advantage. It sports both Type-A and Type-C interfaces in a sleek and compact thumb drive form factor. The new version comes in capacities between 250 GB and 1 TB, and can support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) speeds. Recently, the company resurrected the product lineup with a complete re-design. OWC is also known for being upfront about their products' capabilities under worst-case conditions.īack in 2016, the company launched the OWC Envoy Pro Mini - a USB 3.0 Type-A thumb drive with speeds of up to 410 MBps. The company's lineup of portable flash-based direct-attached storage devices has a great reputation in the market, thanks to their focus on performance consistency for professional workloads. OWC has been a key player in the storage industry over the last few decades, particularly for Apple users.

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