An iPad-sized laptop, refreshed..
How to erase and partition drives..
How to use Apple Time Machine for Data Safety.
Reviews of Thunderbolt products..
Ultra high speed robust pro-grade external SSD..
High performance with hard drives or SSDs..
Dual-drive Thunderbolt + USB3 user-selectable RAID..
5K Display, blazingly fast SSD.
Choosing among 4/6/8/12 cores, GPUs, memory, flash..
Using the right ports is critical to performance..
Peripherals and add-ons forexisting hardware..
Tips for networking, internet, etc..
USB3, networking, and add-on devices other than storage..
Chargers and other specialty USB-C devices..
Camera cards and readers..
When and Why to Upgrade Your Mac..
An in-depth look at how to find the right Mac setup for you.
Nuts and bolts of buying a Mac, and recommended extras..
Ultra-fast solid state storage with hardware RAID for a Mac Pro in a PCIe slot..
Choosing and using solid state drives..
Apple’s first USB3 MacMini..
Apple’s fastest Mac as of Jan 2013?.
Apple’s 2012 MacBook Pro Retina Display..
Apple’s 2012 MacBook Pro (non Retina)..
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..
Modern Macs use USB3 and Thunderbolt..
Using Apple’s Fusion drive technology..
Blog posts
2019
2019-11-19 About that Dual 6K Display Support on the Apple 2019 MacBook Pro 16-inch
2019-11-11 OWC Unleashes the All-New Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock for Extreme Workflows
2019-08-28 OWC Upgrades the USB-C Travel Dock , Solves Hassles for Laptop Users with SD Card Reader, USB-A Ports, 100W Charging, HDMI Port
2019-06-30 Displayport™ 2.0 Video Standard Enabling Support for Beyond-8k Resolutions
2019-06-29 TESTED: OWC Mercury Envoy Pro EX 2TB USB-C SSD: Awesomely Fast!
2019-06-21 OWC Announces “Fastest USB-C SSD Ever Built”
2019-02-27 Plugging in an Unknown Thunderbolt or USB-C Device is Electronic Unprotected Sex: the “Thunderclap” Vulnerability
2019-02-21 Apple Core Rot: Serious Audio Issues with 2018 Mac mini (Distorted Audio, Crushed Sound)
2019-02-09 Understanding Thunderbolt 3 Daisy Chaining
2019-02-09 Apple 2017 iMac 5K is a Terrific Machine, but Too Often It Impedes My Work
2019-02-07 Banishing the Drone of Spinning Hard Drives: and Fans: Moving to 8TB OWC Thunderblade SSD
2019-02-04 Tested: OWC Drive Dock USB-C
2019-02-04 OWC Introduces New Dual Drive Dock with USB-C 10Gb/sec
2019-02-02 Tested: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini 1TB SSD
2019-01-06 OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini Family of Storage Solutions Delivers USB-C Performance in a Portable Package
2019-01-06 New OWC ClingOn Physically Secures Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C Ports for More Reliable Operation
2018
2018-12-07 Teenagers and Lightning Cable Mortality
2018-11-23 Black Friday Deals at OWC
2018-11-01 OWC Products Compatible with new 2018 MacMini, 2018 MacBook Air, 2018 iPad Pro
2018-09-04 Tested: Mikegyver High-Speed USB-C Charger for 2018/2017/2016 MacBook Pro via Vehicle DC Power
2018-07-30 Reader Comment: Which SSD or Storage for Video?
2018-07-25 OWC Docks Confirmed To Work with 2018 MacBook Pro
2018-07-04 OWC Express 4M2: 4-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure
2018-06-14 Using an old Apple 30-inch Cinema Display on an iMac Pro
2018-02-25 Get 4TB of SSD for about $776, Install in $90 Dual-Bay External — Super Convenient Capacious Storage
2018-01-17 SoftRAID Updated to Fix Issue with macOS 10.13 High Sierra
2017
2017-12-27 OWC Unboxing Videos for iMac Pro, Teardown to Follow Soon
2017-12-27 OWC Unboxing Videos for iMac Pro, Teardown to Follow Soon
2017-12-25 New iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc? Cables and Related
2017-12-01 Cabling up the OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock in my Mercedes Sprinter Photography Adventure Van
2017-11-25 Testing Seagate 12TB Enterprise Capacity 3.5-inch (Helium) Hard Drives
2017-10-12 OWC Mini Travel Dock Handy for Quick Peripheral Usage, SD Card Reader, Pass-Thru Charging, USB Ports
2017-09-17 Options for Connecting a Display with Mini DisplayPort or DisplayPort input to a Mac with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C
2017-09-15 OWC USB-C Mini Travel Dock for Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C Macs such as 2016/2017 MacBook Pro, 2017 iMac 5K
2017-09-10 macOS High Sierra: Caution Advised
2017-09-08 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac?
2017-09-04 Deals on Apple MacBook Pro: My Thoughts on Deeply Discounted 2016 Model vs 2017 Model
2017-08-31 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Now Available for Ordering
2017-08-18 Reader Question: Connecting a Dual-Link DVI-D Display to new Macs with Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C
2017-08-12 Reader Comment: How to Solve Connecting Mini DisplayPort Display to Macs with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3
2017-07-29 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac? Experience Report / Proving it Out? MacBook Pro = Not so good for big jobs
2017-07-23 Nifty Desk Fan that Runs on USB
2017-07-22 2017 iMac 5K: Connecting a Display Done Easily with OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock + Reader Comments
2017-07-21 TESTED: BatPower USB-C High Speed In-Vehicle Charging of 2016/2017 MacBook Pro and 2015 MagSafe MacBook Pro Too!
2017-07-07 TESTED: BatPower USB-C High Speed Charging of 2016/2017 MacBook Pro in Vehicle
2017-06-30 4th of July Deals at OWC/MacSales.com
2017-06-30 2017 MacBook Pro: Personal HotSpot via iPhone Does not Work
2017-06-20 Apple MacBook Pro: DC Power Input for Efficient Battery or Car Operation? (bypass DC-AC-DC waste)
2017-06-16 SmartAlec for Drive Health Monitoring:
2017-06-07 Assessing the Dec 2017 Apple iMac Pro
2017-05-23 SoftRAID Updated to Version 5.6
2017-05-05 Reviewed: OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual Mini USB-C
2017-05-03 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: USB SSD Speed via Dock vs Direct Connect
2017-05-02 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: USB SSD Speed via Dock vs Direct Connect
2017-04-30 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: SD Card Slot Speed vs Dedicated Card Reader, 2015 MacBook Pro
2017-04-30 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: In Hand for Testing
2017-04-24 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: 13 Ports that Solve the Compatibility Headaches with the 2016 MacBook Pro
2017-04-16 New Thunderbolt 3 Products from OWC
2017-02-21 Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Infographic
2017-02-01 OWC Now Has Thunderbolt 3 Cables
2017-01-23 Intel “Baby Canyon” NUCs with Kaby Lake and Thunderbolt 3 and Lots More
2017-01-03 OWC “DEC” for 2016 MacBook Pro
2016
2016-12-06 OWC Introduces Redesigned Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt 2 Technology + SALE on “Gen 1” Version
2016-11-28 Cyber Monday Deals
2016-11-26 Black Friday Specials, Links (updated @ 16:50 PST Nov 26)
2016-11-23 OWC Black Friday Specials
2016-11-19 2016 MacBook Pro: the SanDisk USB-C Card Reader Does not Work with my Lexar SDXC Cards
2016-11-19 2016 MacBook Pro: USB-C Might Offer Massive Runtime via External Batteries
2016-11-17 2016 MacBook Pro: Arrived, Solving the Adapter Mess
2016-11-07 OWC Announces Updated Mercury Elite Pro Dual
2016-11-04 Apple Cuts Prices Substantially on Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Adapters
2016-11-03 OWC Infographic: Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C
2016-11-02 OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: 13 Ports that Solve the Compatibility Headaches with the 2016 MacBook Pro
2016-11-02 2016 MacBook Pro: USB-C Might Offer Massive Runtime via External Batteries
2016-11-02 2016 MacBook Pro: High Sales + Schiller on the Omission of an SD Slot
2016-11-02 2016 MacBook Pro: Firewire 800 Compatibility
2016-10-31 Why no Included Adapters with new Macbook Pro?
2016-10-30 The 'Killer' Feature of the 2016 MacBook Pro : Best Laptop Display Gamut Yet?
2016-10-29 Compatibility Hardware for Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C Macs (USB, Thunderbolt, Camera Card Readers, etc)
2016-10-27 New Apple MacBook Pro (updated with comments, updated again with solutions)
2016-09-16 OWC Drive Dock Now Available in USB 3.1 Gen 1 for about $75
2016-09-04 Big Discount on *Factory Sealed* 2015 Apple MacBook at MacSales.com
2016-08-31 Viewing and Backing up Files from a Digital Camera on a Trip
2016-08-10 Deals at MacSales — 6 Core Mac Pro and More...
2016-05-24 First Look: OWC USB-C Dock
2016-05-18 Apple 2016 MacBook: Real-World Photoshop Performance + IntegrityChecker Speed
2016-05-18 Apple 2016 MacBook: Real-World Photoshop Performance + IntegrityChecker Speed
2016-05-18 Apple 2016 MacBook: CPU Utilization During Network File Copy
2016-05-16 Apple 2016 MacBook: SSD Performance
2016-04-22 Thunderbolt 3 Brings Many Benefits, but Neither a Seamless nor Immediate Transition
2016-04-21 Thunderbolt 3 Emerges: OWC Announces Thunderbolt 3 SSD, Dock, PCIe Enclosure
2016-04-19 Apple Bumps Up the MacBook
2016-03-31 DEAL: 14,000mAh Portable Power Pack
2016-02-03 OS X El Capitan Finder: “The operation can’t be completed because one or more required items can’t be found. (Error Code-43)”
2016-01-25 Play 4K Videos on 4K TV: Load Onto USB3 Drive
2016-01-20 OWC USB-C Dock for MacBook Now Shipping
2016-01-12 Price Drop on 4TB Internal SSD for 2013 Mac Pro, 6TB Hard Drives, 1TB SSDs, USB3 Hub
2016-01-09 Reader Question: Backup Drive for a RAID
2015
2015-12-24 Apple iMac 5K Purchased and Arrived: It’s a Keeper for Professional Use, which is Unprecedented
2015-12-21 Handy items for Charging, Connecting, etc
2015-12-16 New Products from OWC
2015-12-16 400GB SSD for $99: Old Dog Laptop? Puppy It! Or 1.6TB Thunderbolt SSD? Easy as Pie.
2015-12-11 OWC Deals
2015-12-05 TESTED: OWC Drive Dock Takes 2 Bare Drives (HDD or SSD), Thunderbolt 2 or USB3
2015-12-04 OWC Most Popular Items
2015-12-04 Best Starter Camera Deal?
2015-11-30 Cyber Monday Deals at OWC and B&H Photo
2015-11-24 Get a Gorgeous 5K Display—with a Free Computer Included!
2015-11-18 TRIPP LITE USB3 Hub: 'Bulletproof', now Using two of Them
2015-11-18 Cool New Product: OWC Drive Dock Takes 2 Bare Drives (HDD or SSD) and is Thunderbolt 2!
2015-11-13 OWC Price Drop and Deals: 8TB HGST Ultrastar He8 and TRIPP LITE USB3 Hub
2015-11-11 OWC Deals: 4TB and 6TB Hard Drives, 32GB Memory for Mac Pro 2009-2012
2015-11-11 $150 off the Brand-New Apple iMac 5K
2015-11-05 30-bit Color Support in OS X El Capitan with Dual NEC Wide Gamut Display + 32-bit Color
2015-10-30 10-bit Graphics Support in OS X El Capitan: Adobe Confirms Support is Coming for Photoshop
2015-10-27 Reader Question: Revamped Mac Pro Due?
2015-10-22 Reader Question: Charge-Only Lightning cable
2015-10-16 Reader Question: Why No USB3 ports on OWC Thunderbay 4?
2015-10-14 Reader Question: Update Coming for Apple Thunderbolt Display?
2015-10-08 iPhone 6s Plus: can it work Like a Real GPS Unit?
2015-09-30 OS X El Capitan Out Soon (next major OS release)
2015-09-19 Two Products MPG Uses Every Day
2015-08-18 Charging iPhone, iPad, any USB-Chargeable Device: Lupine USB One
2015-07-08 OWC Extends Warranty to 2 Years for Thunderbolt 2 Dock Owners
2015-06-22 The Best MacBook Pro for Photographers, Videographers, Power Users
2015-06-19 Reviewed: 2015 Apple MacBook
2015-06-18 Mini Review: 2015 Apple MacBook
2015-06-12 USB-Charging your iPad, iPhone, Cameras in the Car, Colored Lightning Cables
2015-06-10 Suggested Accessories for the MacBook Pro
2015-06-08 OWC Announces USB-C Dock for new MacBook
2015-06-07 Big Capacity for your Digital Camera: Lexar Professional 128GB Cards
2015-06-06 Storage and RAID Deals
2015-05-26 Some Deals at B&H Photo on Macs
2015-05-13 Savings on Various Macs (limited time)
2015-05-07 Tested: Lexar 128GB 1066X Compact Flash Digital Camera Storage Card
2015-04-10 OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock: All Sorts of Ports for Every Mac with Thunderbolt
2015-04-01 2013 Mac Pro Flash Drive (SSD) Can Fail
2015-03-04 Tested: OWC 240GB Envoy Pro Mini USB3 Thumb Drive
2015-02-06 Drives Unmounting After Sleep in OS X Yosemite?
2015-01-09 OWC Envoy Pro 1TB SSD In Stock
2015-01-01 OWC Envoy Pro 1TB SSD
2014
2014-12-29 Elgato Thunderbolt Dock for $135
2014-12-27 TESTED: Kingston HyperX 128GB Data Traveler USB3 Thumb Drive
2014-12-13 Sea Change: Security is Your Job Also, the Writing is on the Wall
2014-11-26 OWC Holiday Deals
2014-11-18 OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock with 5 USB3 Ports (2 High Power), Gigabit Ethernet, Audio, HDMI, Daisy-Chainable
2014-11-03 Audio Storage Drive for a MacMini
2014-08-31 Simplify Your Storage: Fast, Reliable, Expandable
2014-08-29 OWC Labor Day Specials
2014-06-25 Excellent USB3 Expansion: TRIPP LITE 7+1 Port USB3 Expansion Hub
2014-05-26 How to Configure 2013 Mac Pro + many Mac Pro Configs in stock at B&H Photo
2014-03-19 Price Drop on OWC SSDs
2014-03-18 Deal—TRIPP LITE 7+1 Port USB3 Expansion Hub
2014-03-14 CalDigit Thunderbolt Station Adds Support for iPhone/iPad Charging + Apple Superdrive
2014-03-01 Is Thunderbolt Faster than USB3?
2014-02-26 2013 Mac Pro: USB3 Performance Impaired Relative to MacBook Pro (Single PCIe Lane Throttles Bandwidth)
2014-02-20 USB3 Ports and eSATA Ports on Older Mac Pro: NewerTech MAXPower eSATA 6G + USB3 PCIe Card
2014-02-20 Fast USB Digital Camera Card Readers
2014-02-17 Expanding USB3 Ports
2014-01-01 Soft RAID 5 to Offer RAID-5 and RAID 1+0 Fault Tolerance via Software for Any Multi-Drive Setup
2013
2013-12-30 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual on Thunderbolt: Striping and Striped Pair of Mirrors
2013-12-26 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual: Thunderbolt or USB3 Dual Drive Enclosure
2013-12-26 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual as Fault-Tolerant RAID-1 Mirror over Thunderbolt
2013-12-23 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual: Thunderbolt vs USB for Dual-Drive RAID
2013-12-19 Thunderbolt or USB3 for Hard Drives?
2013-12-19 2013 Mac Pro: What I ordered and Why
2013-12-18 2013 Mac Pro Buying advice
2013-12-17 Gift Ideas for the Computer User
2013-11-24 Are Thunderbolt Product Choices Poised to Balloon in Variety, Availability, Scope?
2013-10-06 OWC Releases Firmware Update For Its Mercury SATA SSDs
2013-09-30 Reader Comment: Hard Drive Warranty
2013-09-29 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Faster than the Current Model?
2013-09-24 New iMac with PCIe Flash Storage
2013-09-04 NEC PA302W LED-Backlit 30-Inch Wide Gamut Display
2013-07-24 Get the Existing Mac Pro While They Last?
2013-07-22 Thunderbolt Product Choices Poised to Balloon in Variety, Availability, Scope
2013-07-01 OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini with 6G SSD on USB3 — Speed Increase
2013-06-12 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Thoughts on a Switchover from Existing Tower
2013-06-12 2013 Apple Mac Pro: The Good Parts
2013-06-11 Reader Comment: OpenCL Support for the dual AMD GPUs
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Video User Comment
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: TMP?
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: More Reader Comments
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Misses the Mark for Video Users
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Hive Storage
2013-06-11 2013 Apple Mac Pro: CPU Choices Predictions
2013-06-10 “In general is it better to purchase the older 6 core Mac Pro or get this newer machine?”
2013-06-10 WWDC: The New Apple Mac Pro
2013-06-10 New Mac Pro: WHEN?
2013-06-10 New Mac Pro: 1866MHz DDR3 memory
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Visuals
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Thunderbolt 20 Gbps
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
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: CPU Choices
2013-06-10 2013 Apple Mac Pro: Bear Proof?
2013-05-24 FirmTek U3 Trayless Enclosure for 2.5-Inch SSD or Hard Drive
2013-05-12 Convenient Fast SSD for Travel: OWC Mercury Envoy Pro EX USB 3.0 Slim SSD
2013-05-07 Reviewed: OWC Mercury Envoy Pro EX USB 3.0 Slim SSD
2013-04-30 OWC Mercury Envoy Pro USB 3.0 Slim SSD
2013-03-23 Reader Comment: RAID, Highpoint, USB3
2013-02-14 Mac Book Pro with Retina Display — Price Drop and Recommendation
2013-02-01 Mac Pro Rumblings
2013-01-06 OWC Mercury Viper 6G 3.5" SSD
2013-01-06 OWC Mercury Aura Pro and Envoy Pro for MacBook Pro Retina (and Air)
2012
2012-12-31 USB3 on the Mac Pro: CalDigit PCIe 2-Port USB3 Card
2012-12-10 My Favorite Mac Hardware
2012-12-03 New Apple 27" iMac — Buying Advice
2012-11-18 New Mac Pro in Late 2013?
2012-11-14 When Will a New Mac Pro Appear?
2012-11-01 Lively Logic for Graphing
2012-10-27 OWC Mercury Elite Pro 4TB External with USB 3, Firewire, eSATA Ports
2012-10-23 Analysis of the Oct 2012 iMac
2012-10-23 Analysis of the Oct 2012 MacMini
2012-10-11 MacBook Pro with Retina Display — Thoughts from on the Road and at Home
2012-07-13 Lexar USB3 Card Reader Works on MacBook Pro with Lexar Firmware Update
2012-07-10 How Fast is USB3 on the MacBook Pro 15"?
2012-07-05 OWC Elite Pro Mini SSD on MacBook Pro Retina with USB3 = Blazing Fast
2012-05-16 Thoughts on new Apple MacBook Air (and possible MacBook Pro)
2012-05-11 Loathing for Microsoft — Product Key
2011
2011-12-20 Stocking Stuffers and Gifts
2011-12-09 NewerTech Power2U Wall Outlet with Dual USB Charging Ports
2011-10-05 MacBook Air USB Problems
2011-08-09 Apple Lion Recovery Disk Assistant — But There is a BETTER WAY
2011-08-08 Restoring a Failed Firewire 800 Port
2011-07-20 Apple’s July 2011 MacBook Air
2011-06-02 Whither Thunderbolt?
2011-03-15 OWC Updates Mercury Elite-AL Pro Line With a Whopping 3TB Model
2011-01-23 Thoughts on the future of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
2010
2010-12-29 Two Compact and Portable Choices for Mirrored or Striped External Storage
2010-10-29 MacBook Air — Comparing to MacBook Pro 13"