OWC StudioStack
Compatible with your Thunderbolt 5/4, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 Mac or PC right out of the box Ready To Run
Hit the ground running at top speed with the included Thunderbolt 5 80Gb/s cable
All Gain. No Lag Pain.
Powered by advanced Thunderbolt 5 technology, you can use StudioStack to keep pace with the latest Mac Studio computers’ internal storage speed: Up to 6302MB/s Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max, 512GB) 4084MB/s Mac Studio 2025 (M4 Max, 1TB ) 6204MB/s Mac Studio 2025 (M3 Ultra) 6260MB/s
StudioStack doesn’t just bulk up the latest M4 and M3 Mac Studios. You’ll blow away any lags when you connect StudioStack to M2 and M1 Mac Studios and M1/M2 minis with Thunderbolt 4 and even older Mac minis with Thunderbolt 3: StudioStack Connected to Real-World Speed Thunderbolt 4 host Up to 3200MB/s Thunderbolt 3 host (Mac only)
Up to 2800MB/s USB4 host Up to 3200MB/s
Muscle Memory Redefined
Designed to match the sleek physique of the Mac Studio, this mass gainer redefines how to crush storage, connectivity, and display needs by delivering supersized gains in every byte. StudioStack is ideal for:
- Creative professionals with photo/video/CGI/audio workflows that can take advantage of a dual-drive hybrid storage solution:
- NVMe: Ultra-fast performance for seamless editing, compositing work, and cached 3D simulations.
- HDD: large storage for Lightroom libraries, media files, 3D assets, archival footage, inactive projects, and project/file backups.
- Creative professionals with photo/video/CGI/audio workflows that can take advantage of a dual-drive hybrid storage solution:
- NVMe: Ultra-fast performance for seamless editing, compositing work, and cached 3D simulations.
- HDD: large storage for Lightroom libraries, media files, 3D assets, archival footage, inactive projects, and project/file backups. Form That Flexes Beyond Today
Engineered to support any NVMe M.2 2280 SSD and any 3.5" SATA HDD, this compact powerhouse gives you the ultimate flexibility to choose the drive configuration you want today—including blazing fast highly reliable OWC Aura SSDs with up to a massive 8TB capacity. When tomorrow’s 16TB and larger NVMe SSDs hit the scene, you can easily boost your StudioStack’s capacity.
Lift Beyond Your Limit
With StudioStack’s three Thunderbolt 5 and three USB-A ports, you’ll lift the connectivity limit of your Mac mini M1/M2 machine to a new PR. You’ll also love how easy and fast the two side-located USB-A ports make plugging in flash drives, card readers, and other frequently used devices instead of blindly fumbling around behind your machine.
Your Data’s Reliability is Our #1 Priority
Like all OWC storage products, StudioStack underwent rigorous development testing processes, including intensive mandatory Thunderbolt certification. This hyper-focused attention to detail helps ensure you’ll enjoy a guaranteed consistent experience using StudioStack with a wide range of products and brands. As a final quality assurance, every StudioStack solution goes through a multi-step performance verification prior to shipping.
While the priority for some storage devices is to be a mass-produced, lowest price commodity, we do things differently because the reliability of your data and the longevity of an OWC product is priority #1. Specifications
Drive Bays
1 bay supporting: M.2 SSDs
Supports single-sided and double-sided M.2 2280 "M Key" drives
NVMe SSDs with a heatsink will not fit and are not supported.
1 bay supporting: 3.5-inch SATA HDDs, 3.5-inch SATA SSDs, 2.5-inch SATA HDDs, 2.5-inch SATA SSDs
Hot Plug Support
Yes
Boot Support
Yes. Boot Camp is not supported. Independent volumes bootable in macOS
RAID Capable
Yes
RAID Levels Supported
RAID 0
RAID 1
Device Ports
(1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) up to 80Gb/s bi-directional data speed and up to 120Gb/s display bandwidth
(3) Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Ports
(3) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) - USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible
Use of OWC ClingOn cable stabilizers (sold separately) is limited to two non adjacent Thunderbolt ports.
Power Delivery
Thunderbolt 5 host port provides up to 60W of power to the host computer.
Display Support
Up to two 8K displays @ 120Hz,
or three 4K displays @ 144Hz
Display Support by Port
Thunderbolt 5 up to two 8K @ 120Hz or three 4K @ 144Hz via a native Thunder