External SSD

[tacman7]

Hi, I use an external SSD with my m4 mini plain jane. It works fine and all but I'm going to be doing some video and audio work where I think I will need a faster drive. I was looking at things like this:

Phixero (2TB Storage) M4 Mac mini Dock, Aluminum unibody Design, 6-in-1 hub, 10Gbps USB-A, SD/TF Reader, Space-Saving Design, Non-Removable SSD

mac mini dock

www.amazon.com

That should be a faster drive? I was going to get an enclosure but I don't know what SSD to get.
Any help appreciated, Thanks

 

[Bigwaff]

That hub/enclosure USB 10Gbps … that slow. Your mini got Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back… that fast.

 

[genexx]

Hi,

the Mac Mini M4 has Thunderbolt 5 / 80Gbit/sec USB-C Ports.

The fastest Solution would be a TB5 Case with a WD SN 850x NVME inside that could give you 7.000Mb/sec Read and 5.900Mb/sec Write in the BeeLink Mate Mini with one NVME (Model B) for example.

I bought 2 Acasis TBU405Air Case for Just 59 Bucks (They Have Now Sale -14% 1 Item) with Thunderbolt 4 long time ago, and that makes solid 3.000Mb/sec also with a WD SN850x 4TB.

I have updated the Internal from 256GB Base MacMini M4 Model to 2TB with a SIENSNET Mac mini M4 SSD 2TB that makes 3.000Mb/sec Read and 4.800Mb/sec Write inside my Mac Mini M4.

Your Selection with USB3 10Gbit/sec makes if you are Lucky 950MB/sec and most of the non WD NVME are making Trouble, there could be an SSD Inside and while connected via 10Gbit/sec, it roughly makes 550Mb/sec.
In addition the 10Gbit/sec Case Chips are Known to unmount when Sleep with the Mac´s in General.
I had some and they had all that Problem if they Mount and Work.

You have to decide, but i would at least buy the Acasis TBU405Air and a WD SN850X NVME that is the best Cheap 100% Working Solution and in most cases should be enough Speed but it depends on your Project Size and Resolution. Faster is always good.

 

[Guenter]

Hi,

Only the m4pro has Thunderbolt 5, the mini m4 has Thunderbolt 4. The speed of Thunderbolt 4 and usb 4 is pretty much the same. With both ports you can get up to close to 4000 Mb/s.

 

[tacman7]

Yea I like the looks of the air, looks good.

What to put in it..

I have a evo 990 1TB I can put in it to try it, maybe.

Big price range in those, I need to look for a speed rating or something?

Thanks guys

 

[Fishrrman]

I'm thinking that you might be a good candidate for one of those INTERNAL m4 Mini SSD upgrades.

You'll have to research the details yourself. I'd look here first and read the entire thread:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/upgrading-m4-mac-mini-ssd-pre-soldered-2tb-chip-options.2446405/

 

[tacman7]

I think I'm like this guy from that thread:
I would just get a thunderbolt enclosure and a good Gen4 NVME stick and be done with it

Looking at this one

SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s for High End Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations, MZ-V9P2T0B/AM

Reach max performance of PCIe® 4.0*. Experience longer- lasting, opponent blasting speed. The in-house controller's smart heat control delivers our best power efficiency while maintaining ferocious performance that always keeps you at the top of your game. *PCIe 4.0’s best theoretical sequential ...

www.amazon.com

Thanks

 

[dmccloud]

You have to decide, but i would at least buy the Acasis TBU405Air and a WD SN850X NVME that is the best Cheap 100% Working Solution and in most cases should be enough Speed but it depends on your Project Size and Resolution. Faster is always good.

I can also vouch for the Acasis enclosure. Easy to install an M.2 SSD inside, and it's plug and play from that point forward. I have a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB in mine, but I have yet to encounter a scenario where the transfer speed has become a bottleneck in my workflows.

 

[bzgnyc2]

I think I'm like this guy from that thread:
I would just get a thunderbolt enclosure and a good Gen4 NVME stick and be done with it

Looking at this one

SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen4, M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Hard Drive, Seq. Read Speeds Up to 7,450 MB/s for High End Computing, Gaming, and Heavy Duty Workstations, MZ-V9P2T0B/AM

Reach max performance of PCIe® 4.0*. Experience longer- lasting, opponent blasting speed. The in-house controller's smart heat control delivers our best power efficiency while maintaining ferocious performance that always keeps you at the top of your game. *PCIe 4.0’s best theoretical sequential ...

www.amazon.com

For an extra $40 I would go with the Samsung 9100 Pro over the 990 Pro. The 990 Pro is more than fast enough for USB4/TB4 (and even really TB5) but I understand Samsung has improved some other aspects with the 9100 Pro that may make it better over the long run. Otherwise I would probably go with the WD SN850X.