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    Mac Mini M1 HHD RAID5 data transfer dissapoitment.

    Few days before mini M2 release I found good deal on very little used MM M1 with 16GB of ram and 500GB drive 750USD = 1000CAD, drive only had 3TB written on it. 5 reboots and 87 hours of uptime. Plan was: upgrade/supplement/replace my very old Mac Pro 5.1 12 Core 3.45Ghz 64GB ram 580RX and 8TB...
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    External m.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Ugreen

    Hello, I'm having a problem connecting m.2 disk to this UGREEN dual M.2 Enclosure. It doesn't fit, I can't make it work. I already have another Asus rog strix arion m.2 enclosure (PIC 5) and everything is working fine , I know how to connect hardware. I tried to put inside Samsung m.2 980...
    • stevanvejin
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    • b-key dual m.2 enclosure external enclosure m.2 nvme raid ssd ugreen usb-c
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
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    Photo Storage - OWC Thunderbay 4 with SoftRAID in RAID5 but now facing yearly 'upgrade' fees - alternatives???

    Have had an OWC Thunderbay 4 since 2015 working well with SoftRAID. I upgraded to 4x8TB HGST drives in 2017 and am getting about 450 MB/s read/write. I have this attached to a 14" M1 Macbook Pro to store 6 TB of photos and other assorted files. I paid $100 for the upgrade of SoftRAID in April...
    • eoren1
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    • external enclosure owc softraid thunderbay
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Photography
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    External HDD/SDD enclosures and data corruption

    I am migrating from an old Mac Pro to a Mac Studio and need an external enclosure for my old SATA drives that used to live inside the Mac Pro. I was just about to order a Sabrent USB 3.1 gen 2 4-bay enclosure (due to recommendations in another thread) when I read some random comments around the...
    • danqi
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    • corruption enclosure external enclosure hdd sata sdd usb usb 3
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
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    Interesting article: M1 Thunderbolt ports don’t fully support USB 3.1 Gen 2

    I just came across this article from yesterday, which is making my search for an external HDD and SDD enclosure even more complicated. I was just about to order a Sabrent 4-bay enclosure (+ SSD brackets), but now I am not so sure. I don't really need Thunderbolt for my SATA HDDs and SDDs but I...
    • danqi
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    • external enclosure mac studio ports thunderbolt usb usb 3.1 gen 2
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Studio
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    Which HD enclosure for Mac Studio (6 HDDs and SSDs)

    My 2010 Mac Pro is on it's last legs and I'm finally planning to upgrade to a Mac Studio and Studio Display. Problem is, I am currently using 3 internal HDDs and 3 internal SSDs inside my Mac Pro and will need a new place to move them to. Replacing them all with new individual external drives...
  7. ItsAShaunParty

    Optimal Connection Speed for External Enclosure for 2020 iMac... USB 3.1... 3.2...TB etc.

    When I bought my 27” 2020 iMac 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7, 72 GB RAM. I didn’t realize the hard drive was soldered until it was a week too late. The 512 SSD is pretty rough. My computer is filling up. I also have an 8 TB Seagate Expansion HD external that is pretty full. Instead of buying a...
    • ItsAShaunParty
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    • external enclosure imac 27 2020 ssd usb 3
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iMac
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    Access files with OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure

    My MacBook Pro 2015 13" stopped booting. My last backup is too old so I bought and OWC Envoy Pro Enclosure to retrieved data. The only other Apple machine that I can use is an iMac 27" 2012. I put my disk in the enclosure and plugged it to the iMac. However, I can't see the files. In "disk...
    • Nocxy
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    • external enclosure owc ssd data recovery
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. Sam Cracknell

    Thunderbolt 1 Enclosure for Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB SATA 2.5" Internal SSD?

    My MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) can no longer handle my Logic Pro X sessions and I'm getting constant system overload messages. Just getting to grips with all of the jargon surrounding external storage but I'm looking for some help. I haven't utilised the thunderbolt capabilities of...
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    Thunderbolt 3 RAID enclosure OWC vs Terramaster vs??

    OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID 4-Bay Storage Enclosure with Dual Thunderbolt 3 Ports cost almost $230 less expansive compared to Terramaster D5 Thunderbolt 3. Besides extra 5th drive in Terramaster D5, is there any other difference. Is there another better enclosure that support RAID 3.
  11. 33Ledjent33

    SSD Enclosure for my 'NEW' iMac (2015)

    Hello dear users! BEWARE this post is long-ish.. I decided to step up my music production game and I am slowly planning on selling my good ol' Tower Mac Pro 2008. I recently bought an iMac 2015 that was on sale locally on Gumtree. Beautiful machine with 64GB Ram, i7 processor, 2tb fusion...
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