Those thermal pads are so small. They can absorb more heat with a larger patch and don't cost that much more when bought in bulk. Although, seeing as they used those outdated JMicron bridge chips, it's pretty clear they are cutting every corner possible. I'm surprised they could acquire any at all.
Would you test SSD enclosures? There are many solution in the market with speeds of 10,20 and 40Gbps, decoupling the interface and storage can bring several benefits to the user.
So this is a DRAMless drive with no access to a HMB? That's got to effect performance and longevity. Then again, this is an external drive and won't see the level of use (wear) that an internal drive will see, so maybe it isn't an issue. It still seems to be a poor design decision.
The SSD inside is an A60 and is an ultra budget Gen3 drive that only does 2200MB/s / 1800MB/s. It will do HMB if you stuff it into a PC. The JMicron bridge chip is limited to 10Gbps=1050MB/s anyways, so who cares. My money is on the bridge chip cooking itself before the SSD fails.
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meacupla - Monday, March 4, 2024 - link
Those thermal pads are so small. They can absorb more heat with a larger patch and don't cost that much more when bought in bulk.Although, seeing as they used those outdated JMicron bridge chips, it's pretty clear they are cutting every corner possible. I'm surprised they could acquire any at all.
Eliadbu - Monday, March 4, 2024 - link
Would you test SSD enclosures? There are many solution in the market with speeds of 10,20 and 40Gbps, decoupling the interface and storage can bring several benefits to the user.dwillmore - Monday, March 4, 2024 - link
So this is a DRAMless drive with no access to a HMB? That's got to effect performance and longevity. Then again, this is an external drive and won't see the level of use (wear) that an internal drive will see, so maybe it isn't an issue. It still seems to be a poor design decision.meacupla - Monday, March 4, 2024 - link
The SSD inside is an A60 and is an ultra budget Gen3 drive that only does 2200MB/s / 1800MB/s.It will do HMB if you stuff it into a PC.
The JMicron bridge chip is limited to 10Gbps=1050MB/s anyways, so who cares.
My money is on the bridge chip cooking itself before the SSD fails.