FYI I recommend: 4K Full or higher, 16bit RGBA, 64GB file size, and in settings selecting dual DMA engine. Stresses the drive the most.speed tests
FYI I recommend: 4K Full or higher, 16bit RGBA, 64GB file size, and in settings selecting dual DMA engine. Stresses the drive the most.speed tests
This is not true at all. Intel Macs with Thunderbolt 3 do not utilize the USB4 protocol. Rather some USB4 enclosures will "fall back" on the Thunderbolt protocol as an alt mode, but this has been buggy. There is no Intel certified USB4 enclosure on the market (certified to use TB mode).Intel Macs with thunderbolt 3 only ports running Ventura or later are fully compatible and compliant with the USB4 spec.
This is not true at all. Intel Macs with Thunderbolt 3 do not utilize the USB4 protocol. Rather some USB4 enclosures will "fall back" on the Thunderbolt protocol as an alt mode, but this has been buggy. There is no Intel certified USB4 enclosure on the market (certified to use TB mode).
I'll probably do that when I can pick up a 4 TB or get the Lexar 790 in a 4 TB capacity for less than $200, I just used the default settings on AmorphousDisk because that's what everyone else posts.FYI I recommend: 4K Full or higher, 16bit RGBA, 64GB file size, and in settings selecting dual DMA engine. Stresses the drive the most.
Did you get the OWC Express 1M2 enclosure?I just pulled the trigger placing the order on the OWC enclosure. I'll report back once I got it and tested. I have Samsung Pro 990 1TB and Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB that I'll be testing with.
I received mine today… speed is great, as is operating temperature. Will post more details later.Did you get the OWC Express 1M2 enclosure?
I'll be ordering one in a couple of days.I received mine today… speed is great, as is operating temperature. Will post more details later.
Could you share it here too? Curious and interested to learn about it.sent a screen shot of the error I was getting
I had started a thread about this last week. I ran First Aid a few times and it kept giving me the same error. It seemed like it was possibly a bad SSD so I returned it. Now I'm thinking it might be the enclosure.Could you share it here too? Curious and interested to learn about it.
Thanks for posting all these details. I'll be connecting it directly to my Mac Studio so I'm glad to hear it will mount OK.The OWC (direct to my MBP, not through the dock) with a 2TB SN850X gets about 3120MB/s write and 3043MB/s read. Idle temperature is 38-40C, and it gets in the neighborhood of 65-70C with an extended period of writing (copying 1.2TB from another SSD). Feels warm to the touch, but not "hot" (in other words, it's not uncomfortable to hold my hand on it).
It's a very solidly built enclosure. Basically a big heavy aluminum heatsink with a space to stick an NVMe drive in it.
I also received the Zike, which I wasn't even going to open (was planning to send back, due to reports of excessive heat, even at idle, and scorching temperatures under load), but I decided to give it a try anyway, just to see. Write/read speeds were pretty much identical to the OWC (though this enclosure had a 4TB SN850X instead of a 2TB), but surprisingly, idle temperature is about the same as the OWC, and (really surprisingly) it was cooler than the OWC when writing that same 1.2TB (topped out at about 60C). It did feel noticeably hotter to the touch though (borderline uncomfortable). Note, this is with the plastic shield thingie that comes on it having been removed (since I figured that would interfere with cooling).
I decided to not send the Zike back after all (would have cost me $30 in shipping), but I'm also keeping the OWC, as I need another SSD for a different machine.
A few oddities.
1) The Zike would not recognize my Sabrent Rocket 2TB... blue LED just blinked. Tried unplugging/replugging and reseating NVMe several times. Works fine in the OWC. Strange, considering these are both supposed to use the same controller.
2) Neither the Zike nor the OWC would mount on restart if connected through the CalDigit TS4 dock, nor would it show in Disk Utility... had to physically unplug/plug the drive for it to mount. It does mount on restart if connected directly to the MBP.
So, this story has an unexpected plot twist. To recap, my 2TB Sabrent Rocket in a TB3 enclosure has substantially slower write speeds when connected through the TS4 dock compared to when it's directly connected... a small reduction in performance is understandable, but this is over a 650MB/s difference (vs. only 100MB/s difference in read speed). It's consistent and repeatable.The reason for sub 2000 MB/s bandwidth with no display connected is probably something else (first make sure the NVMe is being connected at gen 3 speed, 4 lanes).
I'm happy with it... it's not as portable as some of the other offerings, but that's not important to me, as mine is pretty much never going to leave the house.Thanks for posting all these details. I'll be connecting it directly to my Mac Studio so I'm glad to hear it will mount OK.
With the SN850X it had good read and write speeds. I'll be using a 4TB SN850X.
Yes MST3K was the source. Years ago I had signed up on E-Bay and the name crow-t was already being used so I added the 'e' at the end of crow. It just stuck so I spell it with an 'e' at the end. My drive's name is also from MST3K. Good catch!I'm happy with it... it's not as portable as some of the other offerings, but that's not important to me, as mine is pretty much never going to leave the house.
BTW, when I saw your username, I wondered if MST3K was the source... seeing the screen shot of your drive's name confirms it!
Just arrived today. Similar experience as @macphoto861 in regards to temp.Did you get the OWC Express 1M2 enclosure?
I'm using iStat Menus.What are you guys using to measure the SSD temp in the OWC enclosure?