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ssd enclosure

Forum discussion tagged with ssd enclosure.
  1. MCH170

    Question Format ssd for external use

    I want to use an m.2 nvme ssd as an external drive. I bought this enclosure and a 2TB drive. Question: are there any settings I should look out for when formatting the drive for external use? Thanks.
  2. MCH170

    Question External ssd enclosure limited to 2TB?

    Hello, I am interested in buying this M.2 enclosure to make an external ssd. On the datasheet it says that it is limited to 2TB of capacity. Is that really the case and if it is, how/why is it limited? Thanks.
  3. T

    [SOLVED] Retrieving data from SATA M.2 SSD housed in ALXUM enclosure

    My HP 470 PROBOOK Laptop got badly damaged and so I removed the SSD -A San Disk M.2 SATA 256 gb I installed it on an SSD enclosure and tried to recover the data to my new HP Envy -The new system recognises the SSD drive and it shows the same amount of data in properties as when the old computer...
  4. T

    Question How to get windows to recognize Samsung 980 Pro

    Hi, I bought a 980 Pro 1TB SSD in hopes of replacing my current SSD in my laptop. Hardware I'm working with: -Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GLX7TNT/ref=twister_B08JRH2KVB?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) I have the 1TB variant. -Sabrent Thunderbolt 3 NVME Enclosure (link...
  5. R

    Question Fast Storage

    Hi all, I have a Z170-HD3P mother board, Intel Core i5-6600K CPU with a Thunderbolt3 Alpine Ridge 2.0 add-in card. Would one of these OWC enclosures get close to the advertised 1550MB/s and 2800MB/s speeds on my system with minimal bottleneck issues? OWC ThunderBay 4 mini...
  6. K

    [SOLVED] External storage for Macbook Pro

    I have a Macbook Pro 2019 and want to have an external storage for it. I will be using it for storage and copying files back and forth from it to the macbook. Is the Samsung T5 1TB enough for my use case or should I buy a Thunderbolt 3 M.2 SSD enclosure and pair it with a 970 EVO PLUS 1TB?