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SABRENT Rocket RGB USB C 20Gbps M.2 SATA/NVMe SSD Enclosure

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Store4PC via Amazon has SABRENT Rocket RGB USB C 20Gbps M.2 SATA/NVMe SSD Enclosure (EC-RGBG) on sale for $49.99 - $20 with promo code 40N5ZK1E at checkout = $29.99. Shipping is free.

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  • Solid State Drive Enclosure supports both M.2 SATA and M.2 NVMe SSDs
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps) connectivity and backward compatible with 5 and 10Gbps ports
  • UASP and TRIM support
  • Constructed out of aluminum with built-in thermal padding
  • Status-informing RGB LED lighting effects
  • For Windows, macOS, and Linux systems but will work with other USB-C host devices

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Store4PC via Amazon has SABRENT Rocket RGB USB C 20Gbps M.2 SATA/NVMe SSD Enclosure (EC-RGBG) on sale for $49.99 - $20 with promo code 40N5ZK1E at checkout = $29.99. Shipping is free.

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About this Item:
  • Solid State Drive Enclosure supports both M.2 SATA and M.2 NVMe SSDs
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps) connectivity and backward compatible with 5 and 10Gbps ports
  • UASP and TRIM support
  • Constructed out of aluminum with built-in thermal padding
  • Status-informing RGB LED lighting effects
  • For Windows, macOS, and Linux systems but will work with other USB-C host devices

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The bandwidth reported for this is 20Gb/s, i.e. 20 gigabits per second. The drive bandwidth you are referring to is 7/8 gigaBYTES per second. There are 8 bits in a byte, so the drive itself can do 56/64 Gbps. It's possible to get close to 20Gbps with an enclosure like this, but your computer has to have USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports, which only recent PCs have. You can very easily get close to 10Gbps, I'm getting a consistent 900MB/s with a similar enclosure.
Mostly wrong info. I use a Thunderbolt 4 enclosure with WD SN850X plugged into a TB4 port and get 33Gbps transfer speeds. A considerably slower and cheaper SSD can still hit 20 Gbps, which is why I tell people you need to be buying computers with TB4 or USB4 ports or you're buying a computer that is behind the times.
You are confusing gigabytes and gigabits. Drives do 7 gigabytes per second. This enclosure does 20 gigabits per second. In gigabytes, it's 7 on drive vs 2.5 limit on enclosure.

The more important thing to note here is that there are nearly (or absolutely?) no laptops on the market that support USB 3.2 Gen 2x2. They all support just Gen 2 (not x2) so you'll still get 10 Gbps from this enclosure.

I've seen 2x2 on desktop motherboards though. And there are PCIe cards that do that port. That's where this enclosure will shine.

If you need more than 10 Gbps on a laptop, look for a USB4/Thunderbolt enclosure: that will do more than 10 Gbps even if USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support is absent. I use a USB4 NVMe SSD Pro Enclosure (3.8 GB/s). Before that, I used a Thunderbolt 3 OWC Envoy Express (1.5 GB/s).

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These enclosures go on sale for a lot cheaper. The 20Gb/sec is not practically attainable as the drive you put in will likely be 7/8 Gb/sec. The usb-c gen 2 interface "only" supports up to 10 Gb/sec. The only way to get near the full speed is to have a usb-c gen 2x2. The drive to support that speed would be crazy expensive if available. You are as well off getting an enclosure suited to the speed of the drive you want to put in.
The bandwidth reported for this is 20Gb/s, i.e. 20 gigabits per second. The drive bandwidth you are referring to is 7/8 gigaBYTES per second. There are 8 bits in a byte, so the drive itself can do 56/64 Gbps. It's possible to get close to 20Gbps with an enclosure like this, but your computer has to have USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports, which only recent PCs have. You can very easily get close to 10Gbps, I'm getting a consistent 900MB/s with a similar enclosure.
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Quote from AmusedFruit500 :
The bandwidth reported for this is 20Gb/s, i.e. 20 gigabits per second. The drive bandwidth you are referring to is 7/8 gigaBYTES per second. There are 8 bits in a byte, so the drive itself can do 56/64 Gbps. It's possible to get close to 20Gbps with an enclosure like this, but your computer has to have USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports, which only recent PCs have. You can very easily get close to 10Gbps, I'm getting a consistent 900MB/s with a similar enclosure.
would the new mac mini 4 basic have the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports? edit: yes.
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Quote from bbbbbrian :
These enclosures go on sale for a lot cheaper. The 20Gb/sec is not practically attainable as the drive you put in will likely be 7/8 Gb/sec. The usb-c gen 2 interface "only" supports up to 10 Gb/sec. The only way to get near the full speed is to have a usb-c gen 2x2. The drive to support that speed would be crazy expensive if available. You are as well off getting an enclosure suited to the speed of the drive you want to put in.
You are confusing gigabytes and gigabits. Drives do 7 gigabytes per second. This enclosure does 20 gigabits per second. In gigabytes, it's 7 on drive vs 2.5 limit on enclosure.

The more important thing to note here is that there are nearly (or absolutely?) no laptops on the market that support USB 3.2 Gen 2x2. They all support just Gen 2 (not x2) so you'll still get 10 Gbps from this enclosure.

I've seen 2x2 on desktop motherboards though. And there are PCIe cards that do that port. That's where this enclosure will shine.

If you need more than 10 Gbps on a laptop, look for a USB4/Thunderbolt enclosure: that will do more than 10 Gbps even if USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support is absent. I use a USB4 NVMe SSD Pro Enclosure (3.8 GB/s). Before that, I used a Thunderbolt 3 OWC Envoy Express (1.5 GB/s).
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would the new mac mini 4 basic have the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports? edit: yes.
I'd get a proper thunderbolt enclosure but that would be 2.5x this price. Nice to have direct PCIe lanes ( no usb overhead)
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These enclosures go on sale for a lot cheaper. The 20Gb/sec is not practically attainable as the drive you put in will likely be 7/8 Gb/sec. The usb-c gen 2 interface "only" supports up to 10 Gb/sec. The only way to get near the full speed is to have a usb-c gen 2x2. The drive to support that speed would be crazy expensive if available. You are as well off getting an enclosure suited to the speed of the drive you want to put in.
Mostly wrong info. I use a Thunderbolt 4 enclosure with WD SN850X plugged into a TB4 port and get 33Gbps transfer speeds. A considerably slower and cheaper SSD can still hit 20 Gbps, which is why I tell people you need to be buying computers with TB4 or USB4 ports or you're buying a computer that is behind the times.
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Quote from kaabob :
I'd get a proper thunderbolt enclosure but that would be 2.5x this price. Nice to have direct PCIe lanes ( no usb overhead)
I have the OWC TB4 enclosure, which is amazing by the way, with WD SN850X 4 TB and I see 33Gbps speeds through my TB4 port. It's stupidly fast.
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would the new mac mini 4 basic have the USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 ports? edit: yes.
Are you sure about yes? As I understand it, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 is the odd man out for backward compatibility. I literally just tried this enclosure in an M4 Mini's USB4 and TB4 ports and got USB 3.2 Gen 2 (not 2x2) speeds, ~960MB. I put the same drive in an Acasis enclosure and got 3100 MB.

I got this enclosure on a past deal, assuming that my Mac Studio's Thunderbolt 4 ports would be backward compatible. Alas, just 10 Gbps.
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Whenever the chipset isn't listed, you should expect for them to be using the JMS or ASM chipsets.
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Quote from CptnJustc :
Are you sure about yes? As I understand it, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 is the odd man out for backward compatibility. I literally just tried this enclosure in an M4 Mini's USB4 and TB4 ports and got USB 3.2 Gen 2 (not 2x2) speeds, ~960MB. I put the same drive in an Acasis enclosure and got 3100 MB.

I got this enclosure on a past deal, assuming that my Mac Studio's Thunderbolt 4 ports would be backward compatible. Alas, just 10 Gbps.
Correct, no Mac is supporting 3.2 2x2. There is no need to, though, because the latest M4 machines that support Thunderbolt 5 can do over 6GB/sec.
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I have the WAVLINK TB4 USB4 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure sold at Amazon. It presently is $60 and goes on sale a little lower from time to time. It is fast with my Samsung 990 EVO PRO. The cons of this Wavlink is that it doesn't cool as well as some of the more expensive drives that have a big aluminum heatsink but if you choose a cool running drive you should be OK.
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Quote from bbbbbrian :
These enclosures go on sale for a lot cheaper. The 20Gb/sec is not practically attainable as the drive you put in will likely be 7/8 Gb/sec. The usb-c gen 2 interface "only" supports up to 10 Gb/sec. The only way to get near the full speed is to have a usb-c gen 2x2. The drive to support that speed would be crazy expensive if available. You are as well off getting an enclosure suited to the speed of the drive you want to put in.
but this one is different. it's got RGB - it will boost performance by at least 84%
All the downvotes - people can't tell it's a joke?
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The maximum transfer rate of USB 3.1 is 10 Gbps (Gigabits per second), which is also referred to as USB 3.1 Gen 2; the older USB 3.1 Gen 1 has a maximum transfer rate of 5 Gbps
The maximum transfer rate of USB 3.2, specifically the "Gen 2x2" version, is 20 Gbps

The maximum transfer rate of a USB-C Gen 1 connection is 5 Gbps.
The maximum transfer rate of a USB-C Gen 2 connection is 10 Gbps.
The maximum transfer rate of a USB-C Gen 3 connection is 20 Gbps (2.422 GB/s). This is achieved through multi-lane operation, which allows for two lanes of 10 Gbit/s operation.
The maximum transfer rate of a USB-C Gen 4 connection, also known as USB4, is 40 Gbps (Gigabits per second). However, some devices may only support a 20 Gbps transfer rate depending on the cable and device specification

Source google, so check your computer see which standards it supports before buying something that you dont need.
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This should be a hard pass for most people. USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 is a little used niche standard that is available on very few computers. Thunderbolt 4.0, although they are on many more devices cannot take advantage of usb 2x2 at all (falls back to 10Gbps aka gen 2 speeds), so for the most part, on most machines, these enclosures will run at 10Gbps, thus this enclosure is pointless and a waste of money.
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Keep in mind that the whole point of NVMe external memory in an enclosure is to get the very most speed. There are cheaper external options, so if you go this route make absolute sure you understand the capabilities of the memory, the enclosure, and your ports and buy the fastest you can. Otherwise just buy a cheap external drive.

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