Satechi NVMe USB-4 Enclosure Review: supercharge your storage without overpaying
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Are you scared you're going to run out of space on your macbook (or your work laptop?) You can solve this problem with a fast external enclosure, with a fast storage drive.
I just got a 4TB WD Black SN850 NVMe drive with the sleek, USB-4 (and thunderbolt-4) compatible Satechi enclosure - and this thing is blazingly fast. 🚀💾
🔍 In this video, I cover:
- Why Satechi NVMe Enclosure is a smart choice for MacBook users.
- The remarkable cost-saving compared to Apple's internal storage upgrades.
- How this combo fares against traditional external HDDs and network storage solutions.
- The straightforward installation process.
- Real-world speed test results, from file transfers to video exports in Da Vinci Resolve.
⏱ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:10 - Why I decided to get an external enclosure and comparison with Apple pricing
02:39 - Enclosure features
04:10 - Installation process
05:04 - Speed test - file copy, blackmagic disk speed test and Da Vinci Resolve export
07:50 - Conclusion
08:38 - Bonus Dogs!
Featured Gear:
- Satechi NVMe M.2 Enclosure - amzn.to/3IZdDeX
- WD Black SN850 NVMe Drive (4TB) - amzn.to/4aCJfTf
- Dell UltraSharp U2723QE - amzn.to/4cGTAzy
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What a beautiful fluffball at 8:52 😍
thanks for the info!
Great job!
Now I understand how I will upgrade my Macbook.
Thank you!
I like your Thunderbolt external case solution, but I like even more your beautiful Pomeranians 👍❤ Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for a nice comment! 🥰
Satechi makes great products and this seems to be a good solution for storage on Laptops, specially macs! Great video :D
Yes! Thank you!
Thx!
Any time
Fantastic video! What amount of internal storage for MacBook Pro would you recommend is the best balance between cost and functionality considering that I will be getting the same satechi/nvme external drive (2tb). Context I do light 3D rendering and video/photo editing
Thank you!
You could check how much of your current drive is occupied and by what? Applications like GrandPerspective can help.
I myself have 1tb internal drive in my MacBook and it is mostly free - if your media / project files are on external storage, I would say even 512gb drive is enough.
Are you still using this, if so how is it handling work heavy workflows? Amazon reviews are quite mixed in terms of heat and failure rates.
Hi Joel! I am still using it indeed. It gets warm (or hot depending on your definition), but in my use cases it never reached high temperatures (like 70-80 and more).
Check my last video - a review of Graugear enclosure with built in fans. It’s as good as Satechi in terms of speed, smaller and temperatures are lower because of the fan!
are there portable SSDs with comparable speeds over USB4? i’d probably prefer one to enclosure
Thats a good question!
Sadly at this moment an enclosure is your best bet if you want usb4 speeds :(
If you’re okay with usb 3.2 standard than there are plenty of options for around 300 bucks (4TB).
what is temperature of this external enclosure. ? it gets crazy hot . regardless of usage. idle it's still remains hot. hot to touch
Hey there.
When you say “hot to touch” you mean you can’t hold it?
Have you applied the thermal pad to the ssd?
Mine gets hot if I do something intensive with it, e.g. work on a big video editing project. But its never that hot that it would burn my hands - i can always pick it up.
I will try to measure the temperature and will let you know!
Hey. thanks for response. I decided not to take a risk and use samsung external ssd t7. at least they have good firmware support. can see drive health and temperature. at least i can be sure it wont fail because of high temperature . plus the price difference is not that sensitive
Can you try it on Windows 11? Try transferring a 100gb dummy file to the enclosure and then back from it noting it's sustained transfer speeds
Hey there. Sadly I don’t have a windows 11 usb-4 device 😔
@@TechFi-te3ik Thanks for responding. Maybe check with family and friends? TB4 ports have been pretty standard on PCs for about 2-3 years. And this enclosure is TB4/USB4.
Would be very interesting to see your sustained performance in Windows 10/11 vs OSX.
Apples users amarite!? Lmao
Imo its a great option for any user if you have usb4 on your laptop :)