USB Type C 2.5 inch HDD enclosures which support TRIM are now available - see Anandtech's own review of two such examples on 26th September. So why, despite the nice aesthetics, provision of Type C to Type C and Type C to Type A cables [a nice touch] and good thermal performance [not a problem with a SSD I would have thought with a max operating temp. of 70 degrees C.] would you buy this ? Put in your MLC or 3D TLC SSD of choice and you're good to go. There's just no excuse for buying this [and the sooner manufacturers understand TRIM support for an external SSD is essential the better...].
Need a review of portable NVMe M.2 carriers, for do-it-yourselfers wanting to, for example: take a Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD and use as both: a portable bootable USB 3.1/USB Type C device and again (optionally) also as a desktop's internal M.2 bootable drive. There are some such carrier devices listed on eBay for under $20, but are USB 3.0 only, and details on their speed are lacking, so far. Samsung's T3 external SSD, for example, uses an M.2 that is not compatible with standard desktop M.2 slots.
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SaolDan - Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - link
Neat!peterfares - Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - link
You'd think they'd use an M.2 modulevdidenko - Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - link
At least G-technology moved a little bit closer to DIY pricing than OWC https://plus.google.com/+VladDidenko/posts/4V3mLTs...Paul Cam - Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - link
USB Type C 2.5 inch HDD enclosures which support TRIM are now available - see Anandtech's own review of two such examples on 26th September. So why, despite the nice aesthetics, provision of Type C to Type C and Type C to Type A cables [a nice touch] and good thermal performance [not a problem with a SSD I would have thought with a max operating temp. of 70 degrees C.] would you buy this ? Put in your MLC or 3D TLC SSD of choice and you're good to go. There's just no excuse for buying this [and the sooner manufacturers understand TRIM support for an external SSD is essential the better...].vailr - Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - link
Need a review of portable NVMe M.2 carriers, for do-it-yourselfers wanting to, for example: take a Samsung 960 EVO NVMe SSD and use as both: a portable bootable USB 3.1/USB Type C device and again (optionally) also as a desktop's internal M.2 bootable drive. There are some such carrier devices listed on eBay for under $20, but are USB 3.0 only, and details on their speed are lacking, so far. Samsung's T3 external SSD, for example, uses an M.2 that is not compatible with standard desktop M.2 slots.