OWC Announces Thunderbolt 4 Certified Storage and Hub Expansion

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Image: OWC



OWC, a manufacturer of expansion products for Apple devices, has announced the miniStack STX, the world’s first Thunderbolt 4 storage and hub expansion solution. Stackable with the Mac Mini, it can be connected to Thunderbolt or USB-equipped Macs, PCs, iPads, Chromebooks, and Android tablets.



OWC, the premier zero-emissions Mac and PC technology company, and a respected provider of Memory, External Drives, SSDs, Mac & PC Docking Solutions, Network Attached Storage, and Performance Upgrade Kits, announces the OWC miniStack STX, the world’s first Thunderbolt 4 Certified storage and hub expansion solution that seamlessly stacks with the Mac mini. It is also a Plug and Play expansion companion for Thunderbolt or USB-equipped Macs, PCs, iPads, Chromebooks, and Android tablets. Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C compatible) ports connect to millions of Thunderbolt, USB-C...

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[LazyGamer]

I had to look entirely too hard to find that the miniStack STX does indeed support a 3.5" SATA drive. Still can't find a measurement for the M.2 slot, but it looks to be 2280.

And this is the kind of thing that would make a future M1 Pro / Max Mini fairly usable. Be nice to see if they carry forward the 10Gbit ethernet port as well, which would make this a pretty potent 'editing' node'!

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I had to look entirely too hard to find that the miniStack STX does indeed support a 3.5" SATA drive.

Yeah, that was something I was wondering about too and that detail seemed to have slipped their minds. Glad you were able to find it.

Still can't find a measurement for the M.2 slot, but it looks to be 2280.

Pretty sure it is. I included that pic just for that reason and like the HDD I didn't see anything mentioning it.

All-in-all a pretty nifty device. A cross between a NAS, hub, and charging station with its own drive options. I can't say I've ever seen anything quite like it before but nor have I had the need to look either.