My Samsung SSD EVO 970 with thermal pad has a temperature of 69°C=156°F in the Acasis TBU401E Thunderbolt enclosure. Should I be worried about the lifespan of my SSD?
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Samsung 970 EVO 2 TB is running too hot in Acasis Thunderbolt enclosure
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I contacted Samsung and they told me the EVO 970 is supposed to be used as an internal SSD in a computer. An external USB or thunderbolt enclosure is not supported. Why does Acasis sells then these enclosures? 
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This is an "nvme" drive, is this correct?
They DO "run hot". Seems typical of nvme drives, particularly in small tbolt enclosures.
I will GUESS that some enclosures may run a bit cooler than others, but ALL are going to get hot during extended heavy writes.
If there's a solution to this, I haven't seen one posted yet.
They DO "run hot". Seems typical of nvme drives, particularly in small tbolt enclosures.
I will GUESS that some enclosures may run a bit cooler than others, but ALL are going to get hot during extended heavy writes.
If there's a solution to this, I haven't seen one posted yet.
I replaced the Samsung SSD EVO 970 by a Samsung Pro 980 and the speed of the drive is now better. (read write 2800 MB/sec). The temperature is good (40°C= 104°F) when I put the Acasis enclosure on my Mac Studio. It doesn't run hot anymore.
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