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Can the Thunderbolt 2 hard disk box support high-energy-consuming hard disks to run at full speed?
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I don’t know Apple’s specs for max draw on Thunderbolt 2. However, what I can find is Intel rated the original Thunderbolt interface as a max of 10 watts. Since the SSD is rated for up to 4.5 watts. I would expect that the port can handle that drive.
"high-energy-consuming" hard disk?
That label that you posted is not for a hard disk drive - it's for a solid state drive.
But, comparing current draw - a 2TB Toshiba HDD is listed as 5 to 6 watts, where your 2TB Toshiba SSD is listed on the label as 4.5 watts maximum.
An SSD does not have a physical disk, and does not rotate. So, would always be a full speed, depending on the actual speed of the thunderbolt connection supplied by the chipset.
A spinning HDD would naturally have a higher energy consumption, when compared to an SSD.
And, on that SSD, without a disk that spins, there is much less "idle" current needed, as there is no need to keep the disk powered up (spinning)
That label that you posted is not for a hard disk drive - it's for a solid state drive.
But, comparing current draw - a 2TB Toshiba HDD is listed as 5 to 6 watts, where your 2TB Toshiba SSD is listed on the label as 4.5 watts maximum.
An SSD does not have a physical disk, and does not rotate. So, would always be a full speed, depending on the actual speed of the thunderbolt connection supplied by the chipset.
A spinning HDD would naturally have a higher energy consumption, when compared to an SSD.
And, on that SSD, without a disk that spins, there is much less "idle" current needed, as there is no need to keep the disk powered up (spinning)
I have an OWC Envoy external SSD which won't work if I connect it to a dock. However it does work if I plug it directly into my Studio. Hard spinning disks usually don't work without being connected to a dock which can supply more power than the port. Make sure you can return it if it doesn't work.
Why ask the same question twice?
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...t-with-a-5v-1a-emlc-ssd.2391434/post-32207234
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...t-with-a-5v-1a-emlc-ssd.2391434/post-32207234
oh man from that title i thought you have a western digital raptor drive or something 😂 turned out to be just an SSD.
yeah TB2 should have no problem supporting that.
yeah TB2 should have no problem supporting that.