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At a glance
- Condition
- New
- Capacity
- 1TB
- Style
- SSD
- Model
- M2-P8-1T-BK
- Dimensions
- 4.1 x 1.4 x 0.57 in
- Weight
- 7.1 oz
- Color
- Helix
Features 4
- Read speeds up to 950 MB/sec when using USB-C or Thunderbolt 3
- Universally compatible with all USB & Thunderbolt 3 ports (not compatible with Thunderbolt 2)
- QLC 3D NAND Flash, PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4
- Includes: Helix, USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.0 cable
Description
The Helix / Helix Dura USB-C SSD is a high-performance Solid State Drive providing fast, silent, and durable performance using the latest NVMe technology for speeds up to 1050 MB/s. Read more Oyen Digital is an innovative developer and manufacturer located in Saint Paul, MN USA. We specialize in external storage solutions for video, audio, photography, gaming, and many other industries. Helix & Helix Dura USB-C NVMe Portable SSD The Helix / Helix Dura is a portable NVME-based SSD built with NAND flash for an ultra fast transfer rate. The housing features an aluminum body designed for protection and effective heat dissipation. The drive is compatible with all USB & Thunderbolt 3 and is plug-and-play ready for Windows and Mac. Universally compatible with all USB & Thunderbolt 3 ports USB-C speeds up to 1050 MB/sec, USB 3.0 speeds up to 525 MB/sec Rock-solid durability - No moving parts, able to withstand high impact (1500Gs operating shock) USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) ASMedia chipset with UASP & TRIM Includes: Helix or Helix Dura, USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.0 cable Read more Read more
Specs 10
| Hard Drive | 1 TB Solid State Hard Drive |
|---|---|
| Brand | Oyen Digital |
| Item model number | M2-P8-1T-BK |
| Hardware Platform | Mac |
| Item Weight | 7.1 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 4.1 x 1.4 x 0.57 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.1 x 1.4 x 0.57 inches |
| Color | Helix |
| Flash Memory Size | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Oyen Digital |
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Top Amazon Reviews
Crazy compact, fast reads, writes not so much. Runs hot.
Capacity: 2TB
Style: SSD
I bought this to have a fast SSD to use as an external backup/boot drive for my MacBook Pro (13” with Touch Bar, late 2016), plus added storage to back up image and video files when traveling. I wrote an initial review that didn't show up, but I came back to revise it anyway. Hopefully this one will actually get posted. I was initially impressed by its speed, as I routinely saw 950 MB/s from it. But... It'll read that fast indefnitely, but when I'm writing to it, it'll slow down after about 10GB of MacOS Finder copies, dropping from 900+ MB/s to only about 200MB/s. When I use the Digilloyd Tools Disktester program it's much worse, slowing down after only about 1.5 GB or so. It *is* a lot better for my use as a backup boot drive, at last: Backing up my 1TB boot drive with SuperDuper went from 1-1.5 hours on a rotating drive to only 15 minutes with this unit. More importantly, when I boot my Mac from this it’s usable; it just wasn’t workable to use it booted from the portable hard drives. I have to say that t it runs **very** warm when you’re copying a lot of data for a long time. I mean uncomfortable to hold in your hand warm. This doesn’t seem to bother it, but it concerns me to see a piece of electronics get so hot. (And that’s just the outside, I can only imagine how hot the SSD module inside gets.) Overall, it’s fine for my primary usage and just crazy-small which is great for travel. I don’t know how it would hold up under something like video editing usage, where data might be blasting back and forth routinely, for long periods of time, and any usage that'd depend heavily on write speeds would be a poor match.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020 by D. Etchells
Small, fast, high quality.
Capacity: 2TB
Style: SSD
Normally, I would pass on an item that had no reviews nor a rating (which this one didn’t when I purchased it), but since this little SSD was so new I decided to look into the company and some of their other products to gauge the potential risk factor. Obviously, I decided to take said risk and, thus far, I'm really glad I did. This little guy is small sleek and super fast.....like, crazy super fast. The enclosure is basically one big heat sink, which seems to be working because it doesn’t get very hot even after prolonged use. The center of it can feel warm to the touch, for sure, but nothing major. Currently, I can't speak to its longevity but I'll be back to update my review if it doesn’t hold up over time. Otherwise, no news is good news. The only downside is now my boyfriend wants one for Giftmas.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2019 by john jacob jingleheimer schmidt
Beware of using the drive for external video library editing
Capacity: 2TB
Style: SSD
I bought this drive in Sep 2020 to use for my Final Cut Pro Library workflow, as my internal drive is both almost full, and too slow for high-resolution video editing. Up until today it was working well, and fast. The drive is almost always warm, but it never seemed to get too hot. Today, though, I lost access to my 1.2TB FCP Library stored on the drive, with the blue indicator light flashing rapidly. Finder showed the library being empty at zero kilobytes, and I was often given the message that I didn't have administrative access to the contents (the drive wouldn't even show on disk utility either). Thankfully, after a computer reset and over 6 unplug/plug-in cycles of the external drive, I restored access and the indicator is a stable blue as it should be. Rating at 3-stars currently until I hear back from customer support, as a drive priced this high should not be failing so soon, and I worry it will completely fail without some sort of intervention. Will update accordingly.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021 by Matthew Durr
Amazing must have
Capacity: 1TB
Style: SSD Rugged
Purchased after reading tons of reviews of other units as well as sending a question to their website. Their customer service is incredible. Needed this to use as a back up to TONS of graphics that I didn't want to chance losing. Fraction of the physical size of my last external hard drive and quadruple the storage size. Very fast processing. Will be purchasing another soon for another computer.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2020 by Susan M
Wow!
Capacity: 1TB
Style: SSD
What a great external drive. Small and fast. It was advertised as "up to" 950 MB/s, and I did not expect that I would see that level of performance. I got over 900 MB/s on both write and read. Oyen stated that they typically use an Intel 660 SSD in the 1TB Helix devices. Note that you can't buy that SSD with enclosure and cables for this price. I would consider this drive to be a real bargain. Don't hesitate to buy it. Although in a sturdy enclosure, this drive seems to he a bit "clunky" when set down on a surface. I would recommend buying the drive in the bumper or getting a bumper from Oyen for another $12. One other thing ... I did not think that this drive runs hot, as some of the reviewers say. It is warm to the touch, but the enclosure fins seem to keep it comfortably cool.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2020 by TJF
Fast, small and gets uncomfortably hot.
Capacity: 2TB
Style: SSD
I’m using this on a 16” MacBook Pro and it’s fast. I’m getting close to 1GB/s reads and writes but it gets too hot when it’s busy with writes. This worries me that it won’t last very long. Only time will tell but I worry. Make sure you use the included usb-c to usb-c cable so it takes advantage of the USB 3.2 gen 2 speeds. I tried using the cable that came with my iPadpro and it’s very slow by comparison. Update: I purchased the drive on Dec. 2019. It's now April 2021 and it's still going strong. Zero problems so far. Highly recommended!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020 by dvessel
Fast and small
Capacity: 2TB
Style: SSD Rugged
Love how small this drive is and how FAST it is. File transfers are instantaneous on my 2019 MacBook Pro with USB C. Biggest downside is really with exfat I think, which is out of Helix’s control. I may reformat to Mac OS journaled to get around some of the weird errors I get. With exfat, it’s hard to safely eject the hard drive without relaunching finder every time so it becomes a pain.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020 by bigorthy
Lifespan of mere weeks with light use. Junk. Extreme thermal throttling when they are working
Capacity: 2TB
Style: SSD Rugged
After light use for video file transfer between computers, both 2TB drives have already failed. The warranty replacement for a failed Helix Dura thermal-throttled down to 70MB/sec after a few minutes of sustained video file archiving. The design seems defective when sustained write performance is worse than mechanical hard disk drives, and sustained write times are more than ten times slower than the speed the vendor claims.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2021 by MarkOfWA