External Solid State Drive with ethernet?

[mk313]

Does anyone know of an external SSD with an ethernet adapter. I have a set of Eeros for my wifi & while I like them, the only input options they offer are ethernet of wifi. I can't seem to find an SSD that has either connection. I'd like to use this as a backup drive, but for some reason usb drives like I'm using now keep disconnecting randomly from my MacBook. I used a network drive on my old Airport network & it was fantastic, but the Airport had a USB connection on it. An amazon search only brings up one SSD that I can find, but it gets poor reviews.

Thanks in advance.

 

[jedimasterkyle]

I've never heard of an SSD with an ethernet port. The closest thing I can think of would be a NAS server. That might be your best option.

 

[Adora]

I have also never seen that. But there are Ethernet cables with 40 Gbit/s like Thunderbolt 3 and 4 and mine are all now those although I have less than 1Gbit/s. But they weren't really more expensive.

There are small NAS enclosures that could be directly connected to your router. But I have no experience with NAS. Just thought of buying one and put two drives in there and saw some that were not that expensive. Can't remember if there is a NAS for a single drive, but could also be.

 

[mk313]

Thank you both. I'll take a look at a NAS & see if I can add an SSD to it. Appreciate the help.

 

[EugW]

Black Magic has a 10 G networked box that allows you to plug in USB-C drives. It's called Cloud Pod.

https://www.avshop.ca/video-storage-media/blackmagic-design-cloud-pod-network-storage-interface

 

[mk313]

Thanks! I'll take a look.

 

[Adora]

Black Magic is very expensive. It's a brand for Pro photographers I think. I don't know why, but everything with 10Gbit-Ethernet (adapter/port) is always expensive, while cables for 40Gbit are not.

My two Thunderbolt 4 Docks also only have 2.5Gbit Ethernet. But backup drives don't need to be that fast anyway.

I meant things like this for example:

Synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS, weiß

Synology DS223j NAS Gehäuse für 2 DD 3.5/2.5p 1.4GHz QuadCore 1GB LAN GbE USB 3.2

www.amazon.de

Synology is the most used brand I think. This one only has 1Gbit- Ethernet and is a very cheap one.

Most are for at least two drives, but I think they also run if you put just one in. But they are mostly big because they are for SATA-Drives, mostly HDDs are used for those backup systems. But there are also NAS for blade SSDs I think.

I also found this external HDD what has Ethernet and WiFi, but the ratings are not that good. Looks like there was an SSD too, but it is sold out. Maybe you find something similar or just try it.
I don't know where you are from. If you have Amazon sometimes the model numbers in the link also work if you just change it from .de to .com for example. Doesn't work for this one, but .co.uk works and maybe all EU countries too.

SSK Tragbare Externe drahtlose NAS-Festplatte 2TB Personal Cloud Smart Storage mit eigenem WLAN-Hotspot, automatischer Sicherung, drahtlosem Fernzugriff auf Telefon/Tablet-PC/Laptop

Schnelle Anpassung (z.B. Smartphone) 1. Installieren Sie die App, suchen Sie die SSKcloud-App im App Store/Google Play und installieren Sie sie. 2. Drücken Sie die Power-Taste für 3 bis 4 Sekunden, die LED-Anzeige leuchtet blau, dann bedeutet dies eingeschaltet; (wenn die Anzeige nicht leuchtet o...

www.amazon.de

 

[BrianBaughn]

Sounds like the USB drives, their enclosures or the cables (or perhaps hubs) you're using are problematic.

 

[mk313]

Black Magic is very expensive. It's a brand for Pro photographers I think. I don't know why, but everything with 10Gbit-Ethernet (adapter/port) is always expensive, while cables for 40Gbit are not.

My two Thunderbolt 4 Docks also only have 2.5Gbit Ethernet. But backup drives don't need to be that fast anyway.

I meant things like this for example:

Synology DS223J 2 Bay Desktop NAS, weiß

Synology DS223j NAS Gehäuse für 2 DD 3.5/2.5p 1.4GHz QuadCore 1GB LAN GbE USB 3.2

www.amazon.de

Synology is the most used brand I think. This one only has 1Gbit- Ethernet and is a very cheap one.

Most are for at least two drives, but I think they also run if you put just one in. But they are mostly big because for SATA-Drives because mostly HDD are used for those backup systems. But there are also NAS for blade SSDs I think.

I also found this external HDD what has Ethernet and WiFi, but the ratings are not that good. Looks like there was an SSD too, but it is sold out. Maybe you find something similar or just try it.
I don't know where you are from. If you have Amazon sometimes the model numbers in the link also work if you just change it from .de to .com for example. Doesn't work for this one, but .co.uk works and maybe all EU countries too.

SSK Tragbare Externe drahtlose NAS-Festplatte 2TB Personal Cloud Smart Storage mit eigenem WLAN-Hotspot, automatischer Sicherung, drahtlosem Fernzugriff auf Telefon/Tablet-PC/Laptop

Schnelle Anpassung (z.B. Smartphone) 1. Installieren Sie die App, suchen Sie die SSKcloud-App im App Store/Google Play und installieren Sie sie. 2. Drücken Sie die Power-Taste für 3 bis 4 Sekunden, die LED-Anzeige leuchtet blau, dann bedeutet dies eingeschaltet; (wenn die Anzeige nicht leuchtet o...

www.amazon.de

Thank you! this is very helpful

 

[mk313]

Sounds like the USB drives, their enclosures or the cables (or perhaps hubs) you're using are problematic.

Yah, that was my first thought, but I replaced the cable & tried the drive on my old (Intel)Mac. Everything worked fine, then I came across a thread on here & it sounds like a pretty common problem for M series Macs:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-come-my-m1-macbook-ejects-my-external-hard-drives-when-it-goes-to-sleep.2389813/?post=33541427#post-33541427

I think it's just an issue that a new drive isn't going to fix.

 

[Adora]

I have very bad experience with USB drives on macOS, especially now with Apple Silicon. Don't know if it had been better before, because I didn't use external drives that much, but some sticks and I think it was better. Even worse it is with HUBs. I haven't found one yet that is working as it should. For keyboards and mice they are okay, but even there I sometimes have to pull out my keyboard that it works again.

They drives on USB that are also powered by the port are permanently self ejecting. Some very often, some only after hours. Except my big external powered Backup HDDs.

I mostly use Thunderbolt for external drives now, but the cases and cables are expensive. Maybe it's better now since TB5 is coming up.

The TB3/4 drives never get ejected and are even powered through the port only. I can use them on a TB4 Dock or directly on my iMac. A TB-Dock is also not that bad as a Hub. It's like when you connect something directly to the Mac. But can have problems if all ports are used.

One 4TB TB4 drive is now my boot drive and faster than the 1GB internal one and hab been much cheaper than the upgrade from 256GB to 1TB in my M3.

Even for the new M4 iMac and the Mac Mini the standard M4 has "slow" drives. Just the Mini with M4 Pro has that's what's now standard for NVME flash storage, that you can get cheap.

But for backups speed is not the most important thing.

Do you want to connect your backup drive to the router absolutely only?

Mine (FRITZ!Box 7390AX) has even two USB-A ports, should be 3.0 because they are blue. The one before only had one with USB 2.0. I never tried them. I think it's then a NAS too because the little internal storage is called NAS.

Maybe I'll try it soon how good those ports are working and how I can do a backup to it. I could use those for my two 8TB HDDs.