![]() While the LED appears to be a single thin indicator, it's actually made up of four distinct segments, one for each M.2 drive in the ThunderBlade.Įach segment will blink blue when data is being written to or read from the corresponding drive. The only feature on the front of the ThunderBlade V4 is a thin three-inch long LED that shines white when connected to power (and also when connected to a sleeping computer) and blue when the drive has an active connection to a computer. A separate power adapter also adds some bulk to deal with elsewhere. It weighs a little under two pounds, which gives it a solid feel and good stability on a desk. The ThunderBlade V4 measures just under 5 inches wide, a little over 7.5 inches deep, and just over an inch high. There is no active cooling in the drive, which helps with the ThunderBlade V4's ruggedness as there are no moving parts. ![]() The ThunderBlade V4 comes in a hefty aluminum enclosure covered in large fins to help with heat dissipation, as this drive can get fairly warm when you're reading and writing a lot of data. This is an accessory for demanding professionals who need to squeeze every bit of performance out of their external drives and is undoubtedly overkill for consumers simply looking to back up their computers. ![]() We've spent a bit of time with the ThunderBlade V4, and it's definitely an impressive piece of technology, although its pricing that starts at $1200 and rises significantly from there will limit the potential market. The result is what OWC says is the "fastest SSD ever made," with read speeds topping out at 2800 MB/s and write speeds up to 2450 MB/s. The ThunderBlade V4 is an external drive targeted at professional users who need the fastest possible speeds, and it packs four M.2 solid state drive blades into a single enclosure that runs over Thunderbolt 3, with total capacities ranging from 1 TB to 8 TB. OWC this week is announcing the newest member of its family of "extreme performance drives," the ThunderBlade V4.
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