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This little drive gets HOT when transferring more than a few minutes.
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That's the beauty of buying a populated external ssd drive from a manufacturer, it will have been tested for heat issues. I'm lucky the drive in my NVMe enclosure doesn't get hot because its an old PCIe Gen 3 drive only capable of about 3400 MB/s read and 3000 MB/s write. I don't get that in the enclosure but its still plenty fast enough.
Probably better off getting one of these…
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CM8WL1ZM?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
1TB for £63.95. I’ve got one as a Time Machine backup drive, not quite as small as one of them Samsung USB C flash drives but much faster and still very portable, even comes with a little bag to carry it in.
Speed wise I got this when connected to a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port…
You won't get that on a Mac mini Thunderbolt port, only on a compatible PC as it defaults to 10Gbps on a Thunderbolt port. It'll still be quicker than a Samsung USB-C flash drive though and arguably better value for money.
Its a fair bit smaller and lighter than my external NVMe enclosure.
Apologies but I never replied to you. Thanks for the info!
I actually found a Samsung T5 500GB in a cupboard which will do for now. It does about 370/370 MB/sec which is good enough for the simple stuff I do.
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The Samsung T5 500GB is actually a bit faster than the Samsung 512GB Type-C USB Flash Drive you were thinking of buying. Up to 540 MB/sec with the T5 vs Up to 400 MB/s with the Samsung 512GB Type-C USB Flash Drive.
T5 information here…
https://www.samsung.com/uk/memory-storage/portable-ssd/portable-ssd-t5-500gb-blue-mu-pa500b-eu/
Samsung 512GB Type-C USB Flash Drive information here…
https://www.samsung.com/uk/memory-s...e/usb-flash-drive-type-c-512gb-muf-512da-apc/
That’s good to know, thanks
The T5 is hardly a large device there’s no need to get the Type-C one for travelling.Yeah the T5 is a proper external SSD whereas the other one is a flash drive. It’s a bit smaller but you sacrifice performance, and as you say the T5 isn’t that big anyway.That’s good to know, thanks
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Whilst that little thumb drive is hot, it's fine for little bursts or using on the go. Purposely got it without a need of a cable, one less thing to carry on the go.
Just out of curiosity, how did you assemble the drive yourself. What parts did you use? You said you made a 512GB one for £35.
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Since OCUK sells nvme I can't tell you but you should be able to guess from my order from China.
I keep forget about the VAT lol, but that prices go up and down, seen it for £35 total after VAT.
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I bet it's pretty quick too, being an NVMe drive in a 10 Gbps enclosure. Faster than most flash drives and on par with any other 10 Gbps external SSD.
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It's pretty quick until it thermal throttles lol
That's fine though as it is not left plugged in and constantly being accessed. The enclosure is certainly a lot cheaper than the Sharge 10gbps one I also got which was over £30. That one has a fan which is always audible.