Is there a "best" SATA to USB External Hard Drive Enclosure or are they all the same?
Is there a "best" SATA to USB External Hard Drive Enclosure or are they all the same?
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Which port and which sata or PCIe slot matters.
0:41 that is just plain wrong. a device can use usb-c connectors but still have usb 2 speeds. You can’t judge the capability of a device interface based only on the type of cable it uses.
My advice is avoid generic enclosures and Orico, since it’s generic quality, maybe even worse.
My advice is to buy ADATA ED600 or UGREEN enclosures.
Just a heads up, the video seems to cut abruptly.
How’s the stability on those adapters? I use SATA docks and external SSDs for storing productivity apps and games. I’m looking for something more portable to use the same SSDs with my laptop, but there are so many unreliable adapters.
For fast NVme’s in a raid setup, you definitely wish to use Thunderbolt….
A few inaccuracies with respect to the usb speeds:
First, the Gb/s rating (5Gb/s, 10Gb/s, 20Gb/s) is theoretical and not attainable in the real world due to protocol overhead.
Second, USB-C is NOT always faster than USB-A. USB specifications go from 2.0 at 480Mb/s (usb 1.0/1 is relatively rare) to 10Gb/s on USB-A and 20Gb/s on USB-C version 3 (as well as 80Gb/s or 120Gb/s asymmetrically on USB4, though not applicable here). Smartphones frequently have USB-C ports but 2.0 speeds. usb-c CAN reach higher speeds but it’s by NO MEANS guarenteed.
Third, USB-A DOES have a spec for 10Gb/s theoretical transfer speeds, while USB-C version 3 can reach 20Gb/s on supported devices (some external SSDs and nvme enclosures have 20Gb/s ports).