Not sure where you're coming from. If the drive has a proprietary connector it just won't work elsewhere, I guess that means the speed is zero, but I doubt that's what you were getting it?
Oh, and it's 500MBps, not 500Mbps.
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SanDisk Extreme Portable 1TB Solid State Drive (SSD) For $99.97 in store YMMV
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Oh, and it's 500MBps, not 500Mbps.
- tweebs2
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I just bought a USB M.2 external case and a 1TB WD SSD NVMe for about $180 total, thinking it would be a better/faster choice. Unfortunately, even with a Thunderbolt 3 connection it maxes out at 1000 MB/s. The SSD maxes 3000 MB/s when directly connected to a M.2 PCIe and only 40MB/s when connected to a USB 3.1gen1 port. Unfortunately I only have a one Thunderbolt 3 connector and I need it for my docking station. I should be able to get around 550MB/s with USB3.0
In short save your money and buy this if you won't be using this with a USB 3.1gen2 or later.
In short save your money and buy this if you won't be using this with a USB 3.1gen2 or later.
- kevinkuo
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Interesting - It's great that this design gives you some additional options for rescuing your data in the off chance that the USB port or controller board dies.Keigotw wrote: ↑ shuckable if anyone is interested to use inside a computer
https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comme ... tear_down/
Though if you're looking for a M.2 SATA drive to use in your desktop from the start, the WD Blue 1TB is basically the same price. No shucking involved and you won't void your warranty. If your computer supports NVMe, the HP EX920 is on clearance at CC for $110.
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What do people use these for? Are these replacing peoples "portable hard drives"?
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I meant to say proprietary internal connections that would implement some software to do some "stuff" before coming out the other end with a regular connection such as USB-C or USB 3.0.
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Can you give an example of this? These sorts of things either work or they don't. 'Proprietary internal connections' implies it just won't work, since your port or adapter won't be of the right type of connection.
I honestly have never seen a case where there was something proprietary, but still could connect to a standard port, yet end up with reduced performance.
Are you confusing SATA vs NVME M.2 drive issues perhaps?
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If they are getting more stock, you can always get a rain check.
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Wish I saw this deal a couple days ago before buying the orico m2 case from newegg. Since I’ve already committed that $16 to the case I decided to buy the clearance HP nvme drive for $110 and will have to move forward with that setup. Hopefully will be able to get decently fast transfer speeds when I upgrade my computertweebs2 wrote: ↑ I just bought a USB M.2 external case and a 1TB WD SSD NVMe for about $180 total, thinking it would be a better/faster choice. Unfortunately, even with a Thunderbolt 3 connection it maxes out at 1000 MB/s. The SSD maxes 3000 MB/s when directly connected to a M.2 PCIe and only 40MB/s when connected to a USB 3.1gen1 port. Unfortunately I only have a one Thunderbolt 3 connector and I need it for my docking station. I should be able to get around 550MB/s with USB3.0
In short save your money and buy this if you won't be using this with a USB 3.1gen2 or later.
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Lol Best Boy
Can you imagine lol
Can you imagine lol
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I assume the one OP posted that Costco sells is Version 1 but I’m not sure
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I think I was using the wrong words. Maybe not proprietary connections, but rather some software in the interface that may slow it down due to some processing it requires, such as Seagate or other drive.repatch wrote: ↑ Can you give an example of this? These sorts of things either work or they don't. 'Proprietary internal connections' implies it just won't work, since your port or adapter won't be of the right type of connection.
I honestly have never seen a case where there was something proprietary, but still could connect to a standard port, yet end up with reduced performance.
Are you confusing SATA vs NVME M.2 drive issues perhaps?
Maybe it was an old shucking article I read somewhere.
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I honestly don't think such a thing exists, if the drive can be shucked it's a regular standard drive, I can't see any software is needed to get full performance.
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I think he’s referring to when some portable drives by WD and Samsung were found to not have an usable SATA connector as the drive was soldered directly to an internal circuit board inside the enclosure, directly to the USB port.
Unless it’s about how some portable drives that use encryption software so you couldn’t rescue the drive data if the enclosure’s controller bit the dust, which also decreased the read/write speeds.
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Just picked up one up in Guelph Costco, looked like there were about 10-14 left on the shelf.
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What's the return policy on this?
These are supposed to be bootable on Raspberry Pi 4 but just in case it doesn't work I'd not wanna be stuck with it.
These are supposed to be bootable on Raspberry Pi 4 but just in case it doesn't work I'd not wanna be stuck with it.
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One could consider NVMe + Enclosure for future proofing but for the price this is great. Thanks OP.
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Got one at Stoney Creek location. Lots in stock.
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