Not the cheapest it has been, but still a decent price for this 4TB external SSD.
The base price seems to fluctuate a bit from $560ish to $680ish, currently $348.07 after the $212 coupon.
Coupon expires 09/07/2024, so maybe waiting for a lower base price is an option too.
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only does 1024mb per second read and write, if you guys want a usb 4 speed 4tb drive that you can upgrade buy these
- PNY CS2241 4TB PCIe Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD (M280CS2241-4TB-CL) - $329
- Volans Aluminium NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD to USB4 Type C Enclosure 40Gbps - $130
total from umart will cost you $459 I get 2800MB/s read and write no drop in performance because the enclosure has active cooling and is a heatsink as well.
if you are a video editor on the go and you have a macbook pro your going to get insane performance in final cut and DaVinci resolve.
Thanks for this, I've actually been thinking about getting a custom 4TB external SSD like this - not urgent so might wait a little longer for them to keep dropping a bit, but will keep an eye out!
- Volans Aluminium NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD to USB4 Type C Enclosure 40Gbps - $130
That's a pretty expensive enclosure.
About 40% of the price of the SSD !
its a usb4 enclosure which means it supports usb 4 and thunderbolt speeds of 40gbps
cheap enclosures will not give you max 40gbp speeds.
Seems like a much better way to go if you need the performance.
well yep thats the idea you paying for the speed mostly
If you do sustained writes to fill the T7 drive up, it maintains over 400MB/s for the entire drive, which is important for us. Nearly everything else slows to a crawl after the first few minutes of constant file transfer.
yep thats because it has not very good cooling in it.
No, I mean the T7 keeps its sustained transfer rate no matter what, which is what we need. I find the PNY drive mentioned slows down drastically if you want to fill the drive.
@Scrobo: yeah I use mine a scratch disk for video editing never had an issue, usually a project is moved off the drive and archived when done. So the drive doesn't fill up. But if it does become an issue in the future I can just buy another pcie drive :D and replace it in the enclosure.
I'd been waiting for a deal on this but last night I caved and instead ordered the bits to make a wickedly fast unit (essentially another combo similar to the poster above)
I jumped on the above because the Lexar NVMe was too good a deal for it's specs, and from all accounts SSD/NVMe prices are going up not down
FYI for those interested in doing a build your own strategy - I found this website useful https://dancharblog.wordpress.com/2024/01/01/list-of-ssd-enc…
I ended up shying away from any of the ASM2464PD chipset based cases - even though it's a faster "true" USB 4 chipset (than the JHL7440) - because of the number of reports I'd been seeing of problems like frequent disconnects, incompatibility issues, running very hot (and thus seriously consider active cooling cases), having to flash the firmware to try and fix things, etc
This is the better option compared to portable drive. NVMe with better performance and you can use it as internal drive when you wish to.
any cheaper enclosure ?
Many but it depends on if you're wanting to have a:
- USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps) drive - these enclosures are cheap (from $30) - performance will be about the same as this Samsung T7 Shield
- USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20 Gbps) drive - these are rarer and Mac's don't support 20Gbps connections
- TB3/TB4/USB 4 (40 Gbps) - these are the fastest but most expensive - there are some cheaper enclosures around for this (typically don't have active cooling/fan) from about $60 and up - e.g. the Maiwo K1695, Hagibis MC40 (they also have a more expensive model with fan UD1101) and Jeyi TB2464 (also have a model with fan) - note not all computers support 40Gbps TB3/4 or USB4 connections - recent (M series) Macs do and some newer PC's do
Intel macs also support TB3/4
Thanks. Did you have to remove the heatsink on the lexar drive to fit it in the acasis case?
I havn't received them yet but yes I'll remove the heatsink (I saw online that someone had tried seeing if you could install the heatsink version of the Lexar NVMe into this Acasis case and it does fit and work except that you can't put the case lid on :))
Would also like to know
I really like this 4TB portable drive. Works really well and I am very happy with it.
Bought 2 about this price.
I like the idea of the nvme in external enclosure though. Might have to investigate that.
Thanks OP! I just purchased this drive to use as a TimeMachine backup for when I purchase an M4 MacBook later in the year.
For those with current gen M3 MacBooks, I believe their USB capabilities are capped at 1,000MB/s so I would grab this over a T9 if you're hanging out for a price drop because there's not gonna be a performance difference. Recently released M3 MBA's can handle the higher speed but I don't think it really makes a difference…
Regarding enclosure vs T7: I prefer the smaller form factor and lighter weight of the samsung SSD compared to the enclosure approach. But I will probably pursue something like that next time as more of a desktop drive.
Regarding T7 vs T7 shield: apparently the regular T7 can run into heating issues and leak grease…
On a separate note, does anybody know how Amazon buy limits reset/expire?
FYI all the M3 Macbooks (even the 13" Air) support:
Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)
USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)
Yup can confirm the limitations on M3 MBPs. Got a 4TB T9 and not getting anything near the advertised speeds. Mostly speeds are on par with the 4TB T7 drive I have.
Ah that's not a M3 specific issue - the Samsung T9 drives support USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 interface (20 Gbps) (so up to 2000MB/s), but I believe no Macs include support for USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 - they support USB 3.2 Gen 2(x1) (10 Gbps) and TB3/4 USB 4 (40 Gbps) only - so the T9 is falling back to USB 3.2 Gen 2(x1) (10 Gbps) on your Mac so runs at the same speed as the T7 Shield
Good point. I guess I didn't explain properly. The end result is the same. If you are on M3 or lower you don't get the full speeds. That said unless you want to edit 4k or 8k raw, I have not run into issues editing straight off the T7 or T9 external drives with regular 4k footage.
Just bought the shielded version recently, it seems a little heavier too
Thanks OP! Using the 2TB as base for editing 4k/Lightroom/Photoshop and was thinking I need to get 4TB
Very tempting, but does anyone know how is Samsung Australia handling warranty claims for overseas purchases? Thanks
Would probably have to go through Amazon - should be fine as it goes through the Aussie store but I can not speak from experience.
From ACCC "…warranty against defects may be provided by the manufacturer or the business selling the product or service"
https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/buying-products-and-servic…
Appreciate your reply, but don't think ACCC cover would apply for a product bought and shipped from Amazon UK.
If the ability to buy and ship from the UK is an Amazon Prime benefit you’re paying a yearly membership fee for, the ACCC will indeed enforce it upon on Amazon Australia.
@captain smash: Due to the relatively high value of this product I believe it comes with free shipping, even without having Prime. And unfortunately even if using Prime (for faster shipping), the Terms don't sound too kind for us Aussies… "Amazon AU helps facilitate transactions by third party sellers like the Overseas Amazon Stores, but is not the seller of the International Products… Manufacturer warranties may not apply in Australia and manufacturer service options may not be available in Australia." Considering all these, sadly both ACCC and Amazon AU could easily decline a request for repair under warranty…
@nea ozb: Yes, but if you look down to the section ‘IMPORTANT NOTICE TO AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMERS’, you’ll note they accept we have non-excludable rights.
Those terms acknowledge that nothing in their conditions is intended to exclude, restrict, or modify any non-excludable right or remedy under the ACL. This means Amazon must comply with these laws and provide the necessary remedies if consumer guarantees are breached.
OP could rightly request relief under the ACL
Price dropped a bit, now 331.48.
Did anyone happen to take a screenshot of this deal on Amazon? Its expired now even though the coupon wasn't due to expire until 9th July?
They ran out of coupons lol.
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