forum thread Posted by MayIHaveAPizzaPlease • Apr 27, 2025
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forum thread Posted by MayIHaveAPizzaPlease • Apr 27, 2025
Apr 27, 2025 3:24 AM
ORICO Thunderbolt 3/4 USB4 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure $39.59
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Yikes. Can see why it's $39. There are TB3 Intel 10th Gen Macs still getting macOS Sonoma updates today. It can't even work with those?
Also reviewers say it overheats with Samsung 990.
As much as I love USB4, we really need chipsets that don't overheat on this stuff. And just work.
This strictly a USB4 devices. So don't expect it to work as a Thunderbolt on older devices that only support TB3.
Mac System Profiler shows it 40Gbps and I ran Black Magic on it. I was getting 2,900 MB/Sec. Which is inline with some Thunderbolt 3/4 enclosures which gets me 2,900-3,500 depending on NVME.
But I have to say, "boy is this thing thiccc." It is bigger than my TB3/TB4 and usb-c enclosures. The top heat sink is a nice touch.
No disconnect so far as I am plugging this directly in (not through a hub/dock) and it is supplying full power.
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This strictly a USB4 devices. So don't expect it to work as a Thunderbolt on older devices that only support TB3.
Mac System Profiler shows it 40Gbps and I ran Black Magic on it. I was getting 2,900 MB/Sec. Which is inline with some Thunderbolt 3/4 enclosures which gets me 2,900-3,500 depending on NVME.
But I have to say, "boy is this thing thiccc." It is bigger than my TB3/TB4 and usb-c enclosures. The top heat sink is a nice touch.
No disconnect so far as I am plugging this directly in (not through a hub/dock) and it is supplying full power.
My guess is the "Only 12th Gen and M1 TB3" restriction is that those are USB4 aware platforms.
It's possible older Intel Macs are also compatible... simply because the TB3-USB4 interop is largely a security chain that only Intel-badged Windows uses. (Even Boot Camp doesn't enforce).
Hopefully someone buys one with an older TB3 Intel Mac and tests.