Apple Mac iMac 5K (March 2019)
Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..
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2021-04-04 Display Connections for HDMI/DisplayPort Displays on 2019 Mac Pro or Other Macs
2021-02-19 OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock Adds Ports, and a Thunderbolt Hub
2021-02-09 Up to a Whopping 36TB Storage in the *NEW* OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB-C Enclosure
2021-01-29 Installing an 18TB Hard Drive into the OWC Mercury Elite Pro USB 3.2 Enclosure
2021-01-16 OWC Acquires LumaForge, Forging into High-End Video Storage and Workflow
2021-01-10 OWC Envoy Pro FX Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C SSD
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-11-18 OWC ANNOUNCES PRODUCT COMPATIBILITIES WITH NEW APPLE M1 MACS
2020-10-02 OWC Launches New Hub for Thunderbolt™ 4 PCs
2020-10-01 OWC Introduces OWC Mercury Pro LTO Tape Archiving Solution
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2021-03-19 TESTED: Sony 80GB CFExpress Type A Camera Storage Card (for Sony A1)
2021-03-08 Fast and Reliable SDXC Camera Card Storage for Fujfilm GFX100S, Batteries/Charger, Tripod Mounting
2021-03-08 Fast Camera Card Storage for Sony A1: CFExpress Type A (NOT Type B), or SDXC
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-07-02 Putting the 16TB OWC Accelsior 4M2 PCIe SSD to Use as Main Storage
2020-06-14 Usability: Raw File Size Quantified, Lack of Lossless-Compressed Raw File
2020-06-10 Reader Question: File Format Longevity, Particularly for Digital RAW Files
2020-05-12 Work from Home: Mac Pro deal, and what to get with it
2020-05-12 Work from Home: Apple MacBook Pro, and What to Get With It
2020-02-02 28-Core Apple Mac Pro with AMD Radeon Pro Vega II
2020-01-29 Why I Returned the 16-Core 2019 Mac Pro... Wanted 28 Cores!
2019-12-14 PhaseOne IQ4: File Corruption
2019-12-04 OWC Cyber Week Deals, and Lloyd’s Most-Used Computer Products
Rocking fast iMac with 8 cores and up to 128GB..
True desktop-class performance..
Desktop Class Performance, memory, SSD..
Vastly improved performance over 2017 model, 6 CPU Cores..
How to utilize cloning for backup and other chores..
How to erase and partition drives..
Larger drives are faster..
Various types of RAID setups..
Protect your data with a fault-tolerant RAID-1 Mirror..
Reasons for using software RAID, making the choice of RAID type, etc..
High performance RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5, RAID-1+0..
Making software RAID volumes..
SSDs or hard drives for fast single-drive or RAID volumes in a portable enclosure..
Reviews of Thunderbolt products..
High performance with 2.5-inch hard drives or SSDs..
Ultra high flat-line performanc in 40 Terabyte capacity.
Six bay storage solution with RAID-0/1/4/5/10 or non-RAID..
Two-Drive Hardware RAID plus USB ports, SD slot, video, gigabit.
Two high-performance SSDs.
Eight bay storage solution with RAID-0/1/4/5/10 or non-RAID..
2-bay storage solution with hardware RAID options.
Big Fast Hard Drives, 2021 and Later.
Eight bays for HDD, SSD plus PCIe Card and Ports.
Ultra high speed robust pro-grade external SSD..
High performance with hard drives or SSDs..
Dual-drive Thunderbolt + USB3 user-selectable RAID..
Three drives in a high-grade enclosure..
RAID reliability in easy to configure 5-drive enclosure for full-size hard drives..
High-end computing moves to the iMac form factor..
5K Display, blazingly fast SSD.
Choosing among 4/6/8/12 cores, GPUs, memory, flash..
Peripherals and add-ons forexisting hardware..
How to perform useful tasks and upgrades..
Camera cards and readers..
Reduce the chances of security breaches..
When and Why to Upgrade Your Mac..
Learn about Activity Monitor and understand how CPU cores, processes, memory use, and software scalability affect performance..
An in-depth look at how to find the right Mac setup for you.
Nuts and bolts of buying a Mac, and recommended extras..
How fast and reliable can RAID-0, RAID-5 and RAID-6 go using an 8-drive mini-SAS box and a hardware RAID card?.
Ultra-fast solid state storage with hardware RAID for a Mac Pro in a PCIe slot..
Ultra-fast PCIe SSD for Classic Mac Pro or Thunderbolt Macs.
Huge capacity in a speedy SATA SSD..
SSDs and thumb drives..
Various SATA and USB SSDs..
Fast 6 Gbps high capacity SSD..
High Capacity internal SSD for 2013 Mac Pro..
Fast and durable, enterprise-grade solid state drives..
Many brands of solid state drives put on a good show when new, but some degrade with use..
Choosing and using solid state drives..
Virtual memory performance on the Apple MacBook Pro 2010/2009 with solid state drives and hard drives..
Higher performance Retina model..
Apple’s 2012 MacBook Pro Retina Display..
How does the 2010 MacBook Air fare in the context of photography?.
Dual-drive externals for travel or compact backup..
Reviews of various hardware and software..
Performance and use..
Outstanding high-capacity enterprise hard drive..
Technical performance data..
Network attached storage with fire and flood protection..
Modern Macs use USB3 and Thunderbolt..
Using Apple’s Fusion drive technology..
More technical details about using Apple Fusion..
2021-04-04 Display Connections for HDMI/DisplayPort Displays on 2019 Mac Pro or Other Macs
2021-02-19 OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock Adds Ports, and a Thunderbolt Hub
2021-02-09 Up to a Whopping 36TB Storage in the *NEW* OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB-C Enclosure
2021-01-29 Installing an 18TB Hard Drive into the OWC Mercury Elite Pro USB 3.2 Enclosure
2021-01-16 OWC Acquires LumaForge, Forging into High-End Video Storage and Workflow
2021-01-10 OWC Envoy Pro FX Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C SSD
2020-12-28 Some of my Favorite Stuff From OWC
2020-11-18 OWC ANNOUNCES PRODUCT COMPATIBILITIES WITH NEW APPLE M1 MACS
2020-10-02 OWC Launches New Hub for Thunderbolt™ 4 PCs
2020-10-01 OWC Introduces OWC Mercury Pro LTO Tape Archiving Solution
2020-07-10 OWC Announces SoftRAID for Windows
2020-05-11 OWC ThunderBay FLEX 8: Eight Bays for Hard Drives, U.2 NVMe SSDs, Hard Drives or SATA SSDs
2020-05-11 OWC ThunderBay 8: Installing Hard Drives and SSDs, Plus Info and Specifications
2020-04-26 OWC Doubles SSD Capacity for Accelsior 4M2 PCIe SSD, Thunderblade, Envoy Pro EX
2020-01-29 Why I Returned the 16-Core 2019 Mac Pro... Wanted 28 Cores!
2019-12-20 PCIe SSD for Mac Pro and PCs from OWC: “MEET THE FASTEST OWC SSD EVER BUILT – THE ACCELSIOR 4M2”
2019-12-04 OWC Cyber Week Deals, and Lloyd’s Most-Used Computer Products
2019-05-25 An Interview with OWC’s Larry O'Conner on Development of the Aura Pro X2 SSD.
2019-03-21 OWC Continues Growth and Expansion on Three Continents
2019-02-07 Banishing the Drone of Spinning Hard Drives: and Fans: Moving to 8TB OWC Thunderblade SSD
2019-01-06 OWC Unleashes the 2019 Envoy Pro EX Lineup Featuring All-New Shock-Resistant Sleeve
2019-01-03 OWC Acquires Akitio, Adds to Thunderbolt 3 Product Lineup
2018-12-25 Data Integrity Over Time, and with OS Changes
2018-11-26 OWC Cyber Monday Specials
2018-11-01 OWC Products Compatible with new 2018 MacMini, 2018 MacBook Air, 2018 iPad Pro
2018-10-26 OWC Updates Pricing for Aura Pro X Line of SSDs
2018-09-29 Data Integrity Over Time, and with OS Changes
2018-09-18 OWC Lauches the Thunderbay 6, a Six-Drive Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure, with RAID Options
2018-09-03 Video Presentation: Configuring the 2018 MacBook Pro as as Desktop Replacement
2018-08-12 Reader Question: 2018 MacBook Pro Soldered -On Storage vs Data recovery
2018-07-30 Reader Comment: Which SSD or Storage for Video?
2018-07-04 OWC Express 4M2: 4-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure
2018-02-25 Get 4TB of SSD for about $776, Install in $90 Dual-Bay External — Super Convenient Capacious Storage
2018-02-24 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Destroy Its Boot Volume Rendering Itself Unbootable
2018-02-14 What Can an iMac Pro 18 Core Do? Coming Next Week to Find Out
2018-01-25 Reader Comment: LaCie 2Big Thunderbolt 3 Storage Dock
2018-01-18 REVIEWED: LaCie 2Big 20TB Thunderbolt 3 Storage Dock
2017-12-31 Computer Gear Recommendations + OWC Year-End Deals
2017-11-27 Using Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports to Build Out a System
2017-11-27 Time Machine and APFS: Local Backups
2017-11-25 Testing Seagate 12TB Enterprise Capacity 3.5-inch (Helium) Hard Drives
2017-11-23 Why I Probably Will Never Buy a Mac Pro Again
2017-11-23 Choosing a Photography Workstation Setup for 2018 Usage
2017-11-21 Black Friday Sneak Preview Deals at OWC + Note on Big Fast Thunderbolt Storage
2017-11-20 Ordered a 2017 iMac 5K: Why Now and what about iMac Pro?
2017-10-06 Out of Space on your 2010-2015 MacBook Pro? SSD Prices Highly Attractive for Upgrading SSD Capacity
2017-06-17 Comparing the 2017 iMac 5K to the iMac Pro
2017-04-16 New Thunderbolt 3 Products from OWC
2017-01-03 OWC “DEC” for 2016 MacBook Pro
2016-12-26 Which 13-inch 2016 MacBook Pro? (or MacBook)
2016-11-18 2016 MacBook Pro: Why I Went With the 2TB SSD
2016-11-07 OWC Announces Updated Mercury Elite Pro Dual
2016-10-27 macOS Sierra 10.12.1: Data Loss + Breaking Backup Protocols is Now a Feature?
2016-04-21 Thunderbolt 3 Emerges: OWC Announces Thunderbolt 3 SSD, Dock, PCIe Enclosure
2016-04-06 Upgrading SSD Boot Drive: USABLE Capacity Increase Is Even Better Than It Seems
2016-03-15 OWC Introduces 480GB and 1TB SSD Upgrades for 2013 and Later MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Retina
2015-12-27 Archiving Images and Data
2015-12-20 $1799 ($500 off) for Excellent MacBook Pro 15", Recommended Peripherals for Storage, Backup
2015-12-07 Reconfiguring Storage to use 8TB Drives, Data Integrity Critical
2015-11-10 Coming Soon for Testing: HGST 8TB Ultrastar He8 Hard Drive
2015-11-05 MPG’s Computer and Storage Wish List at B&H Photo
2015-09-19 Two Products MPG Uses Every Day
2015-06-28 Lexar 64GB 2000X SDXC Digital Camera Storage Card: How Fast in Different Card Readers?
2015-06-07 Big Capacity for your Digital Camera: Lexar Professional 128GB Cards
2015-06-06 Storage and RAID Deals
2015-05-27 Upgrade iMac to up to 8TB Internally!
2015-05-07 Tested: Lexar 128GB 1066X Compact Flash Digital Camera Storage Card
2015-04-16 OWC Jupiter Ideal for Video Storage; NAS and/or SAN at 10 GBps, up to 512TB
2015-03-26 Hard Drives: Staying the Course with Higher Performance and up to 8TB Capacity
2015-02-09 Lexar 64GB 2000X SDXC Digital Camera Storage Card
2015-01-13 ioSafe Fireproof NAS
2014-12-01 Big Discounts on Storage
2014-11-17 OWC Announces ThunderBay Mini: 4-bay Enclosure for 2.5-inch Drives, Thunderbolt v2
2014-11-11 Configuring and Backing Up High Capacity Multi-Drive Storage
2014-11-03 Audio Storage Drive for a MacMini
2014-10-16 Game Changer: MacMini with Dual Thunderbolt 2 Ports
2014-10-08 Big Storage: 4TB, 5TB, 6TB Hard Drives
2014-09-10 Big Storage: 4TB, 5TB, 6TB Hard Drives
2014-09-02 OWC Thunderbay Now Up to 24TB (4 X 6TB Hard Drives)
2014-08-31 Simplify Your Storage: Fast, Reliable, Expandable
2014-08-29 OWC Labor Day Specials
2014-08-05 OWC Offers Thunderbay in RAID-5 Edition
2014-05-28 OWC Thunderbay as RAID-5 or RAID 1+0 Video Storage Solution
2014-05-17 Safely Recording and Storing Video Footage: a Few Pointers
2014-03-08 2013 Mac Pro: that 1TB Flash Storage (SSD) ’Rocks’
2014-01-20 2013 Mac Pro: Workflow, Backup Advice
2014-01-10 Understanding Drive vs Volume, Partitioning
2014-01-05 Erasing a Drive, How and Why to Partition a Drive, RAID, Validating a Drive
2013-12-28 Apple Posts Mac Pro PCIe Flash Storage (SSD) Tech Note
2013-10-22 Notes on the Apple 2013 Mac Pro
2013-10-22 Brief Notes on new Apple MacBook Pro
2013-10-03 Making an Old Dog of a Laptop Run Like a New One: Wow!
2013-09-24 New iMac with PCIe Flash Storage
2013-09-17 OWC DataDoubler Kit for Mac Mini: 2 X 1.5 TB Internally With 9.5mm Drives
2013-09-16 ioSafe N2 Fireproof and Waterproof Dual-Drive NAS
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Hive Storage
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Reader Comments
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Faster or Slower, Elegant but Klunky, Promise vs Reality, Video Oriented
2013-05-01 The Commercialization of Digital Spying
2013-04-30 OWC Mercury Envoy Pro USB 3.0 Slim SSD
2013-02-04 FOR SALE: Atto R380 RAID Card + CiDesign iStorage Pro + 8 X 2TB Hard Drives
2012-07-06 1.92TB of Fast SSD Storage in a 15" MacBook Pro
2012-06-22 OWC 960GB Mercury Electra 3G SSD — Breakthrough SSD Capacity!
2012-06-12 MacBook Pro Retina vs MacBook Pro 17" (or 13" or 15")
2012-04-15 OWC’s new Mercury Accelsior PCIe SSD for Blistering-fast Drive Performance
2012-02-18 ZFS for Mac OS X — ZEVO
2012-01-19 OWC PCIe SSD Card Coming Soon
2011-11-12 OWC Comments on the Hard Drive Availability Situation
2011-08-11 FOR SALE: Atto R380 RAID Card + CiDesign iStorage Pro + 8 X 2TB Hard Drives
2011-06-07 The All-SSD Mac Pro
2011-03-21 OWC Transitions to 25nm Flash Memory With Big Price Drop for 480GB SSD at $920
2010-12-29 Two Compact and Portable Choices for Mirrored or Striped External Storage
2010-12-29 OWC QX2 RAID now with up to 12TB
2010-12-11 NewerTech Guardian Maximus 3TB RAID-1 Mirror for Fault Tolerance
2010-11-21 Hitachi 7K3000 for 3TB of Storage on a Single Drive
2010-11-11 Tested: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 vs Western Digital RE4 in iStoragePro SAS Enclosure w/ Atto R380
2010-11-07 Fast Reliable Hardware RAID with the iStoragePro 8-Bay Enclosure + Atto R380 RAID card
2010-07-27 Apple’s SSD for Mac Pro (or iMac) — Not a Smart Move
2010-07-16 OWC offers 30-day Money-back Guarantee on Mercury Extreme Pro SSD
2010-07-08 NewerTech StoraDrive™ for Bare Hard Drive Storage
2010-06-22 Dual internal Drives in a MacBook Pro with “OWC Data Doubler” Bracket
2010-06-15 Cost Effective Reliable Backup and Storage
2010-05-29 Speed and reliability in your MacBook Pro When Traveling — Solid State Drives (SSD)
2010-05-23 Newer Technology Guardian Maximum 2TB RAID-1 Mirror for Plug and Play Reliability
2010-05-22 Fast and ample storage in a MacBook Pro with 480GB SSD and 1TB HDD