External SSD

[tacman7]

Hi, I use an external SSD with my m4 mini plain jane. It works fine and all but I'm going to be doing some video and audio work where I think I will need a faster drive. I was looking at things like this:

Phixero (2TB Storage) M4 Mac mini Dock, Aluminum unibody Design, 6-in-1 hub, 10Gbps USB-A, SD/TF Reader, Space-Saving Design, Non-Removable SSD

mac mini dock

www.amazon.com

That should be a faster drive? I was going to get an enclosure but I don't know what SSD to get.
Any help appreciated, Thanks

 

[Bigwaff]

That hub/enclosure USB 10Gbps … that slow. Your mini got Thunderbolt 4 ports on the back… that fast.

 

[genexx]

Hi,

the Mac Mini M4 has Thunderbolt 5 / 80Gbit/sec USB-C Ports.

The fastest Solution would be a TB5 Case with a WD SN 850x NVME inside that could give you 7.000Mb/sec Read and 5.900Mb/sec Write in the BeeLink Mate Mini with one NVME (Model B) for example.

I bought 2 Acasis TBU405Air Case for Just 59 Bucks (They Have Now Sale -14% 1 Item) with Thunderbolt 4 long time ago, and that makes solid 3.000Mb/sec also with a WD SN850x 4TB.

I have updated the Internal from 256GB Base MacMini M4 Model to 2TB with a SIENSNET Mac mini M4 SSD 2TB that makes 3.000Mb/sec Read and 4.800Mb/sec Write inside my Mac Mini M4.

Your Selection with USB3 10Gbit/sec makes if you are Lucky 950MB/sec and most of the non WD NVME are making Trouble, there could be an SSD Inside and while connected via 10Gbit/sec, it roughly makes 550Mb/sec.
In addition the 10Gbit/sec Case Chips are Known to unmount when Sleep with the Mac´s in General.
I had some and they had all that Problem if they Mount and Work.

You have to decide, but i would at least buy the Acasis TBU405Air and a WD SN850X NVME that is the best Cheap 100% Working Solution and in most cases should be enough Speed but it depends on your Project Size and Resolution. Faster is always good.

 

[Guenter]

Hi,

Only the m4pro has Thunderbolt 5, the mini m4 has Thunderbolt 4. The speed of Thunderbolt 4 and usb 4 is pretty much the same. With both ports you can get up to close to 4000 Mb/s.