Which 2 Bay SATA SSD External Enclosure for Apple Studio Ultra?

[Chevron]

This is for one 2 TB backup and a one 1 TB sample drive on SATA SSDS, and I am thinking USB 3.1 Gen 2 like this OWC Enclosure?

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Any better options or other ideas?

Cheers

 

[maverick100]

Is there a reason that you are not looking at Thunderbolt 3/4?

 

[AlumaMac]

This is for one 2 TB backup and a one 1 TB sample drive on SATA SSDS, and I am thinking USB 3.1 Gen 2 like this OWC Enclosure?

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Any better options or other ideas?

Cheers

I've been running this (as well as its older Firewire version) for a while without any issues. I use it in RAID 1 mode for my daily files. You'll need to set it to JBOD to use 2 disks separately. The only suggestion would be to source something that doesn't include hardware RAID since you won't be using it your proposed setup.

Is there a reason that you are not looking at Thunderbolt 3/4?

For their proposed usage not sure the cost of TB 3/4 is warranted.

 

[Tanmay]

I bought the Sabrent dual NVMe TB3 enclosure. The best you can get right now is about 2500MB/s, configure them in RAID 0 and you'll saturate the 22Gbps data link.

Edit: Just realized you asked for SATA SSDs. Above option is NVMe only, apologies for missing it.

 

[Chevron]

Is there a reason that you are not looking at Thunderbolt 3/4?

I already have the SSDs and was thinking of low cost considering it is for backup

 

[Chevron]

I bought the Sabrent dual NVMe TB3 enclosure. The best you can get right now is about 2500MB/s, configure them in RAID 0 and you'll saturate the 22Gbps data link.

Edit: Just realized you asked for SATA SSDs. Above option is NVMe only, apologies for missing it.

Thanks, I need separate volumes with one 1 TB drive, and a second drive with 2 TB. Not sure this does JBOD
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[Spanky Deluxe]

Since you're just using SATA drives and not NVME then the case you linked will probably be fine. However, I'd suggest potentially just getting a couple of dirt cheap SATA->USB3 2.5" enclosures for now and waiting for the plethora of aluminium enclosures that 'match' the Mac Studio to come out. I'm sure within a few months, there'll be a nice dual NVME->Thunderbolt 3/4 aluminium enclosure that sits either under or on top of the Mac Studio neatly.

 

[Chancha]

Since you're just using SATA drives and not NVME then the case you linked will probably be fine. However, I'd suggest potentially just getting a couple of dirt cheap SATA->USB3 2.5" enclosures for now and waiting for the plethora of aluminium enclosures that 'match' the Mac Studio to come out. I'm sure within a few months, there'll be a nice dual NVME->Thunderbolt 3/4 aluminium enclosure that sits either under or on top of the Mac Studio neatly.

Sonnet for sure is going to make a Studio dock of some kind.

In the TB2 era, they made the Echo15+ which is the foot print of a mini, with a blu-ray drive, space and connectors for two 2.5" SATA drives, and some basic dock ports.

For audio sampling although bandwidth requirement is low, I wonder if using USB would introduce timing or jitter issues. Thunderbolt enclosures/ docks having dedicated controllers will help in that regard.

 

[Chevron]

You know, thanks to you folks I am thinking the extra money for a Thunderbolt NVMe enclosure is the best option for me.

I will create another thread to avoid confusion.

 

[bsbeamer]

I'd invest in 4+ SATA drive bay vs. single/dual bay. Even as NVMe capacity increases, there will "always" be a need for larger capacity SATA SSD and HDD for the foreseeable future.

Been using this for awhile:
Oyen Digital Mobius Pro 5C 5-Bay USB-C External Drive Enclosure (3N5-C-M)

Oyen Digital Mobius Pro 5C 5-Bay USB-C External Drive Enclosure (3N5-C-M)

The Mobius Pro 5C 5-Bay storage system is designed to meet the needs of power users with the most demanding storage requirements. The tray-less design provides a simple method for HDD removal and insertion - simply pull the lever to insert or withdraw the HDDs.

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Only issue with 2.5" is it needs an adapter like this:

ORICO 2.5 SSD SATA to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter Internal Drive Bay Converter Mounting Bracket Caddy Tray for 7 / 9.5 / 12.5mm 2.5 inch HDD / SSD with SATA III Interface(1125SS)

ORICO 2.5 SSD SATA to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter Internal Drive Bay Converter Mounting Bracket Caddy Tray for 7 / 9.5 / 12.5mm 2.5 inch HDD / SSD with SATA III Interface(1125SS)

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USB 3.1 10Gbps is more than enough for 550Mb/s SATA SSDs