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SABRENT USB Type C to 2.5 Gbps Ethernet Adapter (NT-25GA) on sale for $19.99 - $4 w/ promo code
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$15.99.
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About this Product:
- Quickly and easily add a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5GbE) port to any system over USB Type C
- Designed for USB 3.0 (5Gbps/USB 3.2 Gen 1x1) or faster for maximum speed
- Supports Wake-On-LAN and other common features
- Achieves up to 2.5Gbps for transfers over 100 meters or more of Cat5E cable or better with compliant network hardware
- Uses the IEEE 802.3bz and 2BASE-T/2.5GBASE-T standards and is backward compatible
- Built with aluminum for added durability, portability, and superior heat dissipation during sustained operation
- Bus-powered, eliminating the need for an external power source
- Driver support for the Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems
- UEFI UNDI and PXE boot for compatible systems
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This one for $20 will work https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWV2Q6HJ
But firstly I want to know if this will even help my computer run faster. If not, what else can I do. pretty sure its a 2017 iMac.
I was originally thinking about a ram increase too but the performance boost from just the SSD swap put this on pause.
Incidentally, I did upgrade the IOS but you don't really have to do this. In my case, mine was so old that I couldn't download anything from the App Store.
Good luck!
Jon
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Do you know if anyone sells a "NAS enclosure" for just one drive.
Or w/o the enclosure, and just a USB cable that plugs in to any external HDD or SSD ?
The ones I seen seem to have enclosures for at least 2 internal HDDs, and tend to cost a lot.
Do you know if anyone sells a "NAS enclosure" for just one drive.
Or w/o the enclosure, and just a USB cable that plugs in to any external HDD or SSD ?
The ones I seen seem to have enclosures for at least 2 internal HDDs, and tend to cost a lot.
There are SATA to USB dongles that connect drives without enclosing them, but they can't be a USB host either.
The cheapest ways to achieve what you want (NAS) are probably with either a single-board computer (e.g. a Raspberry Pi) or with a used router that has a USB port on it and software that supports making a connected drive available on the network.
A single-board computer would involve a steeper learning curve (installing and configuring Linux to do what you want) but certainly work and be more secure than buying a used router from a stranger. The router route would be less technically challenging assuming you can find one that says it will share connected drives over the network. There are also custom router software images that you can flash (e.g. OpenWRT) to give basically any router with a USB port that ability, but you'd have to learn to configure it. Even in the worst case, though, this would probably be less technically demanding than the SBC route.
There are SATA to USB dongles that connect drives without enclosing them, but they can't be a USB host either.
The cheapest ways to achieve what you want (NAS) are probably with either a single-board computer (e.g. a Raspberry Pi) or with a used router that has a USB port on it and software that supports making a connected drive available on the network.
A single-board computer would involve a steeper learning curve (installing and configuring Linux to do what you want) but certainly work and be more secure than buying a used router from a stranger. The router route would be less technically challenging assuming you can find one that says it will share connected drives over the network. There are also custom router software images that you can flash (e.g. OpenWRT) to give basically any router with a USB port that ability, but you'd have to learn to configure it. Even in the worst case, though, this would probably be less technically demanding than the SBC route.
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