Just received mine about 2 hours ago.. Put a WD_Black into it and getting slightly faster read/write than what you are getting on my M2 Studio Max. and yah, it gets pretty warm.
It's fast for the initial stages of transfer, but then slows down pretty quickly. You can also cook an egg on it if it is connected, even if the drive isn't mounted.
@@adamtalkstech I bought two of them with similar results. I think the biggest thing is the inefficient heat dispersion. I bought a HYPER Hyperdrive unit and it gets the same maximum read and write, but the unit stays significantly cooler due to the case design (and maybe something related to the controller too). Would definitely recommend that one.
Thanks for an excellent and to-the-point review of this enclosure -- this kind of content deserves a far larger audience. Getting mine early next week to replace a T7 Shield with.. less than convincing performance.
I’m very impressed but I will be curious to get a 4tb nvme at some point and see how performance is and do use it for longer as well. I’m mainly using san disk pro blades these days
@@adamtalkstech Just received mine today, and put a Crucial T700 Pro 4TB in it -- getting 3180 MB/s writes and 3029 MB/s reads from Black Magic connected to a MacBook Pro M2.
@@adamtalkstech Seems like this is a no-go -- when under sustained activity, it heats up and then disconnects after a short while (repeated tests). The T700 is not on the compatibility list, but had hope for a more graceful degradation.
I'm having some compatibility issues with the Mac M4 Mini - the Satechi enclosure mounts via the front USB C ports but not via the Thunderbolt 4 ports at the rear. Waiting to hear back from Satechi on this issue - I have seen a few users note that the cable supplied isn't Thunderbolt 4 compatible.
Trippy. I use mine with that cable on my Mac mini m4 the other day no issues. I’ll try again for you. I either used that cable or my Oyen u34 bolt cable in my latest Mac mini ssd video.
Good to know! Just browsing tech. The acacis tb 4 usb 4 enclosure I have gets around 2800 with my ssd. It’s also cheaper now than when I bought it. May be because new ones could be around the corner.
When adding the paste strip do you just peel just the blue tape off and stick to the case or do you peel both sides while sticking to the case so when you close it then it makes good contact with the SSD? What is the best method to use the thermal paste strip???
I agree this does not make sense unless the case is improving heat transfer by better passive heat dissipatiom from improved airflow like a cooling tower! Although that would require a vertical thermal rise arrangement or position.
Hey great video! you have been a great help with what storage to buy. I bought the device above with a Lexar NM790 4TB SSD. Doing a speed test and only getting 1817MB/s write and 2814 read. Running it thought different ports ( with cable that was provided) with bring it down to under 1000 read and write. Is there something i'd doing wrong? No worries if you have know idea. Thank for the review thought!
One of the simple issue for USB 4 NVMe enclosure should be easily solved which is heat management. Enclosure itself is so much expensive and instead of passive bulky cooling a simple form factor where enclosure is similar width to M.2 while the length is a bit a long to adjust small fan which spins in a breeze and cools the enclosure actively. Such hefty price for hefty design with passive cooling is lazy design and rip off mentality of these companies. USB 4 should have been dirt cheap by now. These companies just want to make these simple products a premium like take out your all money bs stuff.
Hi Adam, I recently bought the case you recommended with the same SSD, and I’ve been having some serious issues with it. The drive randomly disconnects from my Mac, even when I’m not actively using it, and it’s caused file corruption several times. I’ve tried troubleshooting, but the issue persists with both enclosures I purchased. This makes the product unusable for any reliable storage. I just wanted to share this with you as I think it would be useful for others to know as well, that this might not be the best option for long-term data reliability. Do you know of any other brand with similar speeds?
Yeah that sounds like a no go. Can you contact satechi support and let me know what they end up determining? The reps from there were really nice and I know they will take care of you.
Hello, I can't find any video on youtube that compares Satechi with ziketech. Have you already tried the Satechi model? Please help us, we need an expert.
Ironicaly, the address for Satechi is right where I live in San Diego, Ca. I couldn't get ahold of them on the phone this morning, so I'm wondering if this enclosure could be used with a thunderbolt 3 windows OS on a laptop? I've only seen videos where they use it with a MAC. ? Thanks. Marc T.
If I use a NvME card in this unit with a DRAMless design, and format it to exFAT, will it still work in my iPad mini 6? Thinking of the Lexar nm790 4tb...
How is this Satechi Enclosure performance compared with the Hyperdrive Next NVME SSD Enclosure? I am really in two minds deciding which one to get and use along with the WD SN850X SSD. Can anyone give me an answer please, thanks so much!
i‘ve ordered two of these (TEAMGROUP MP44L 2TB SLC Cache NVMe 1.4 PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 2280 Laptop&Desktop SSD (R/W Speed up to 4,800/4,400MB/s) TM8FPK002T0C101 ), but i’m not sure how to pick an enclosure. are two singles or a dual enclosure better? using with the new mac mini m4, for plex.
I have one of these, it's running as a boot drive , 45°C in 25°C environment, without the plastic I really can't see how having plastic around the aluminium would help it dissipate heat faster
@@adamtalkstech Well, after a short while the temperatures went up 3 to 4°C up to 48 °C under the same very light load I'm removing the plastic permanently
@@Wannes_ the plastic can be compared to a paper sleeve on a coffee cup. Although it won’t help cool any better, it makes it tolerable to handle the drive.
I think you got it wrong, in general if the enclosure get hotter and the drive get cooler, the enclosure is doing a good job, that is transferring heat to the enclosure, however if the drive itself is getting hotter (compared to other normally working enclosure) then the enclosure is likely not doing a good job.
@adamtalkstech It looks like it, as few other folks are also saying this enclosure runs bit cooler without the plastic cover, can you please also compare it to the OWC nvme enclosure, i am guessing the OWC build quality and performance is bit better then the Satechi.
I bought this enclosure and I’m using it with a 4TB Samsung 990 Pro but I’m only getting 900 read/write. I’m using a 14” M3 Max MacBook Pro. I bought the Apple Thunderbolt 4 cable and still no dice. Any idea why?
Hey Adam, how's it going, my name is Johnny, the freelance logo designer who contacted you last time, just reach out to you again to know would you love to have me work on your logo this time? :-)
The hotter it gets, the better it’s dissipating heat.
Think about it.
Just received mine about 2 hours ago.. Put a WD_Black into it and getting slightly faster read/write than what you are getting on my M2 Studio Max. and yah, it gets pretty warm.
It's fast for the initial stages of transfer, but then slows down pretty quickly. You can also cook an egg on it if it is connected, even if the drive isn't mounted.
I've never had that issue with mine. I've used it for hours with a fully loaded SSD and it's never slowed down. What drive you using?
@@adamtalkstech 4tb 990 Pro into an M2 Ultra Studio with a TB4 cable measured with Blackmagic Speed Test.
Weird. I wonder if you got a lemon.
@@adamtalkstech I bought two of them with similar results. I think the biggest thing is the inefficient heat dispersion. I bought a HYPER Hyperdrive unit and it gets the same maximum read and write, but the unit stays significantly cooler due to the case design (and maybe something related to the controller too). Would definitely recommend that one.
Perfect timing as I am just on the lookout for something like this. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for an excellent and to-the-point review of this enclosure -- this kind of content deserves a far larger audience. Getting mine early next week to replace a T7 Shield with.. less than convincing performance.
I’m very impressed but I will be curious to get a 4tb nvme at some point and see how performance is and do use it for longer as well. I’m mainly using san disk pro blades these days
@@adamtalkstech Just received mine today, and put a Crucial T700 Pro 4TB in it -- getting 3180 MB/s writes and 3029 MB/s reads from Black Magic connected to a MacBook Pro M2.
@@oddbjrnsteffensen854nice let me know how you like the crucial. I have a few x9 and x10 pros but don’t use them a ton
@@adamtalkstech Seems like this is a no-go -- when under sustained activity, it heats up and then disconnects after a short while (repeated tests). The T700 is not on the compatibility list, but had hope for a more graceful degradation.
Weird. I guess try a Samsung or wd. I didn’t actually even look at the compatibility test, just grabbed the best seller on Amazon
Wouldn’t it be better without the plastic case, while in use?
Yes but it gets too hot to touch or have your cat sit on so its just a safety feature.
This drive was so fast. thank you for the recommendation!
It’s awesome. I need to get an 8tb nvme for it
Sweet, I might just have to get one of these now !
I'm having some compatibility issues with the Mac M4 Mini - the Satechi enclosure mounts via the front USB C ports but not via the Thunderbolt 4 ports at the rear. Waiting to hear back from Satechi on this issue - I have seen a few users note that the cable supplied isn't Thunderbolt 4 compatible.
Trippy. I use mine with that cable on my Mac mini m4 the other day no issues. I’ll try again for you. I either used that cable or my Oyen u34 bolt cable in my latest Mac mini ssd video.
I would like to know how hot it actually gets. Can you tell us the temperature during the stress test?
Great Video. I like this. I have a Mac Studio and need a fast reliable 4tb. What would you reccomend please???
My favorite these days is the Oyen U34 Bolt or the San Disk Pro G40, but also this enclosure works great with the Samsung 990 pro in it.
Wow great video subscribed bud.
Thanks man! Glad you like it.
Together with the WD 850x 2TB Version I have idle temperature from 50-53 Celsius. Would you folks be happy with that? Speed is excellent.
Good to know! Just browsing tech. The acacis tb 4 usb 4 enclosure I have gets around 2800 with my ssd. It’s also cheaper now than when I bought it. May be because new ones could be around the corner.
I think I"m going to get that one and test it soon too.
@@adamtalkstech it’s one of the first fast better quality ones imo.
thanks for the video, amazing what we can edit 4K with external ssd now! what app do you use to transfert from iphone to the enclosure?
I don’t use it on phone a ton. The native files app is what I typically use but it’s pretty clunky still.
When adding the paste strip do you just peel just the blue tape off and stick to the case or do you peel both sides while sticking to the case so when you close it then it makes good contact with the SSD?
What is the best method to use the thermal paste strip???
Peel both and stick to case, otherwise the plastic will interfere with the heat being able to be taken on
@ that part is clear and I found out that 1 side is sticky and 1 is not. The sticky side goes on the SSD side.
Wouldn't plastic be more like insulation, holding heat in? It seems like the bare aluminum exposed to air would be most efficient.
I didn't do a test but several people have suggested that.
I agree this does not make sense unless the case is improving heat transfer by better passive heat dissipatiom from improved airflow like a cooling tower! Although that would require a vertical thermal rise arrangement or position.
Hey great video! you have been a great help with what storage to buy. I bought the device above with a Lexar NM790 4TB SSD.
Doing a speed test and only getting 1817MB/s write and 2814 read. Running it thought different ports ( with cable that was provided) with bring it down to under 1000 read and write. Is there something i'd doing wrong? No worries if you have know idea. Thank for the review thought!
Have you formatted it yet? Check into that first.
would you please suggest NVME m2 with factory-heatsink enclosure.. thank you
One of the simple issue for USB 4 NVMe enclosure should be easily solved which is heat management. Enclosure itself is so much expensive and instead of passive bulky cooling a simple form factor where enclosure is similar width to M.2 while the length is a bit a long to adjust small fan which spins in a breeze and cools the enclosure actively. Such hefty price for hefty design with passive cooling is lazy design and rip off mentality of these companies. USB 4 should have been dirt cheap by now. These companies just want to make these simple products a premium like take out your all money bs stuff.
Hi Adam, I recently bought the case you recommended with the same SSD, and I’ve been having some serious issues with it. The drive randomly disconnects from my Mac, even when I’m not actively using it, and it’s caused file corruption several times. I’ve tried troubleshooting, but the issue persists with both enclosures I purchased. This makes the product unusable for any reliable storage. I just wanted to share this with you as I think it would be useful for others to know as well, that this might not be the best option for long-term data reliability.
Do you know of any other brand with similar speeds?
Yeah that sounds like a no go. Can you contact satechi support and let me know what they end up determining? The reps from there were really nice and I know they will take care of you.
Hi Friend, same as me also. I bought this same ssd enclosure but its disconnecting in the middle of the use and is not detecting sometimes.
Let me know if satechi can’t make it right. I have still been using mine with no issues but I know every model can have problems
@@adamtalkstech I’ll let you know how it goes :) - Need to find another enclosure in the meantime.
@@mobinphotography7163 Do you have a Mac as well, or are you in Windows?
Hello, I can't find any video on youtube that compares Satechi with ziketech. Have you already tried the Satechi model? Please help us, we need an expert.
Ironicaly, the address for Satechi is right where I live in San Diego, Ca. I couldn't get ahold of them on the phone this morning, so I'm wondering if this enclosure could be used with a thunderbolt 3 windows OS on a laptop? I've only seen videos where they use it with a MAC. ? Thanks. Marc T.
If I use a NvME card in this unit with a DRAMless design, and format it to exFAT, will it still work in my iPad mini 6?
Thinking of the Lexar nm790 4tb...
How is this Satechi Enclosure performance compared with the Hyperdrive Next NVME SSD Enclosure? I am really in two minds deciding which one to get and use along with the WD SN850X SSD. Can anyone give me an answer please, thanks so much!
i‘ve ordered two of these (TEAMGROUP MP44L 2TB SLC Cache NVMe 1.4 PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 2280 Laptop&Desktop SSD (R/W Speed up to 4,800/4,400MB/s) TM8FPK002T0C101 ), but i’m not sure how to pick an enclosure. are two singles or a dual enclosure better? using with the new mac mini m4, for plex.
One dual enclosure will take less ports but need cooling. I haven’t used any dual nvme enclosures yet.
I have one of these, it's running as a boot drive , 45°C in 25°C environment, without the plastic
I really can't see how having plastic around the aluminium would help it dissipate heat faster
I'm not really sure either, but it's what their rep told me. I do think it makes it more cool to touch because you aren't touching the aluminum
@@adamtalkstech Still running at 44-45 °C here
I've put the plastic on, let's see what difference that makes 🧐
@@adamtalkstech Well, after a short while the temperatures went up 3 to 4°C up to 48 °C under the same very light load
I'm removing the plastic permanently
@@Wannes_ the plastic can be compared to a paper sleeve on a coffee cup. Although it won’t help cool any better, it makes it tolerable to handle the drive.
@@hifid3lity Is walking around with a running computer and a drive a thing then ?
What do you thinks about the NewQ enclosure compared to the satechi ?
Haven’t used that one but I will reach out and see if they can send me one.
I think you got it wrong, in general if the enclosure get hotter and the drive get cooler, the enclosure is doing a good job, that is transferring heat to the enclosure, however if the drive itself is getting hotter (compared to other normally working enclosure) then the enclosure is likely not doing a good job.
That’s a good point. I wonder if satechi really just meant that the plastic protects the end user.
@adamtalkstech It looks like it, as few other folks are also saying this enclosure runs bit cooler without the plastic cover, can you please also compare it to the OWC nvme enclosure, i am guessing the OWC build quality and performance is bit better then the Satechi.
Which model? I have reached out to them and they haven’t responded to me yet.
@@adamtalkstech OWC Express 1M2, the no drive variant as OWC storage seems to be quite expensive.
Will it connect to iPhone or Android ?
So the point is to be able to play ps5 games can it or not and will a gen 5 drive help
Is Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 (2280) support because it's gen 3.0x4?
Yup that should get you close to the top speeds.
@@adamtalkstech thank you for your reply
I bought this enclosure and I’m using it with a 4TB Samsung 990 Pro but I’m only getting 900 read/write. I’m using a 14” M3 Max MacBook Pro. I bought the Apple Thunderbolt 4 cable and still no dice. Any idea why?
Weird. You should be fine with the usb 4 cable. Try not using the thunderbolt cable. Also check format
@@adamtalkstechYou think it’s the Samsung NVME drive? I’ll try to do some tests, thanks for responding!
It’s possible. I have a 1tb 990 I can test it with. I think I put the wd black in this usb 4 enclosure
Use the included cable, it's NOT a TB drive
I get close to 3x that speed on an old 512GB Samsung 980 (nothing)
Faster than T Bolt 4?
Same speed/backwards compatible
Use .75 playback speed folks
Putting insulation around it for heat dissipation? WHAT
Doesn't make sense does it? I think it really just protects you when you touch it.
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Hey Adam, how's it going, my name is Johnny, the freelance logo designer who contacted you last time, just reach out to you again to know would you love to have me work on your logo this time? :-)
its to bulky right ^^
Significantly larger than other options, depends on how you like to travel and transport gear
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40gbps should be 5120 MB/s I mean at least it should 4000 MB/s and not 3000 MB/s its equal to 23gbps not 40
So the 40gbps is just what the connector supports, but its rare to find a device that hits the whole thing.