PCIe Gen4 enclosures

[majus]

Are there any PCIe Gen4 enclosures coming soon? Any inside info about one at all?

 

[velocityg4]

Thunderbolt 4 is only PCIe 3.0. There’s no point in making PCIe 4.0 enclosures.

 

[majus]

Thunderbolt 4 is only PCIe 3.0. There’s no point in making PCIe 4.0 enclosures.

Thanks for that info. Looking for answers on the internet really doesn't provide a good one. As to "no point", for now maybe but in two to three years time there will be. PC board makers are already there; Apple, as usual, is not.

 

[Hessel89]

OWC 4M2.

 

[chrfr]

OWC 4M2.

The 4M2 is a PCIe 3.0 device.

 

[CWallace]

Thanks for that info. Looking for answers on the internet really doesn't provide a good one. As to "no point", for now maybe but in two to three years time there will be. PC board makers are already there; Apple, as usual, is not.

The 2023 Mac Pro PCIe slots are PCIe 4.0.

We'll need to wait for Thunderbolt 5 before we see external enclosures that can reach PCIe 4.0 speeds.

 

[majus]

The 2023 Mac Pro PCIe slots are PCIe 4.0.

We'll need to wait for Thunderbolt 5 before we see external enclosures that can reach PCIe 4.0 speeds.

I know about the Mac Pro but my goal is to own a Mac Studio with external storage. I should have been more specific when I made the comment about Apple being behind.

I guess I will just have to be happy I can at least get a new computer.

 

[joevt]

Thunderbolt is currently limited to gen 3.

You can put gen 4 devices in a gen 3 slot but it will work only up to gen 3 speed.

 

[Hessel89]

The 4M2 is a PCIe 3.0 device.

as said by others, TB4 is still PCIe 3.0, so it doesn't matter.

 

[chrfr]

as said by others, TB4 is still PCIe 3.0, so it doesn't matter.

But it’s not what the OP was asking for, and it’s not a fast enclosure either. It’s not even Thunderbolt 4.