USB-C Hub for Mac Mini M1 16GB ?

[soamz]

Hi, Im looking to buy one USB=C Hub which has fast card readers and USB C ports and also SSD enclosure, so I can put in one 2TB SSD and forget.
I was looking to order this - https://amzn.to/35VjqyK

Kindly confirm, if this is good or shall I look for something else ?

 

[Johnny907]

As long as fast access speeds aren’t a requirement, sure. Looking through the reviews, M1 Mac owners have indicated it suffers from low read speeds from attached devices that aren’t present on intel devices, indicating the controller chipset has compatibility issues with the M1’s.
If you’re just using this thing as a port replicator for external devices and the built in drive bay for storing or backing up large media files than it should be fine, but if access speed is a concern than I’d look elsewhere.

 

[pldelisle]

@Johnny907 is right.
If it’s only for a port replicator and slow speed devices, it’s fine.

Orherwise, I’d get an OWC Thunderbolt Dock.

 

[soamz]

Slow speed , as in the SSDs will also get slow ?
Lets say the SSD says 500MB/sec, what is the degraded performance with those ?

 

[pldelisle]

Slow speed , as in the SSDs will also get slow ?
Lets say the SSD says 500MB/sec, what is the degraded performance with those ?

At 500 MB/s it’s fine. If you have a M.2 NVME drive then you can have lower performance than the manufacturer announces.