What external storage solutions are you going to use with the Mac Studio

[Ifti]

Terramaster D1 SSD - slightly better performance then the OWC 1M2, with pretty much double the heatsink!

Full video review coming shortly!

 

[Brian33]

The Terramaster page says:

Note: Some Windows PCs with Thunderbolt 3 interfaces may have incomplete support for the USB4 protocol, which could cause the D1 SSD Plus to fail to be recognized when connected to such ports. To resolve this issue, it is recommended to connect the D1 SSD Plus to other USB port on the computer.

If feasible, it would be good for people to know what the Terramaster's transfer rate is for a Mac that has Thunderbolt 3 but not USB4 support. (I can't remember which Macs fall in that category, but I know there are some.)


OWC clearly documents that on their page as:

Thunderbolt 3 port on Intel Mac or PC

USB (10Gb/s)

990MB/s

 

[pshufd]

The Terramaster page says:




If feasible, it would be good for people to know what the Terramaster's transfer rate is for a Mac that has Thunderbolt 3 but not USB4 support. (I can't remember which Macs fall in that category, but I know there are some.)


OWC clearly documents that on their page as:

Thunderbolt 3 port on Intel Mac or PC

USB (10Gb/s)

990MB/s

The iMac Pro falls into this category and, on one enclosure that I tried, reverts back to USB 3.1 with sub 1K speeds.

 

[Ifti]

I only have a M4 Max Studio or M3 MacBook Air to test on.
Speeds are around 3400Mb/s read and write - pretty much on par with the 1M2. Cooling on both is going to be great of course - it just makes for a cheaper alternative to the 1M2, but with the same great performance.