Is it not a reasonable question? The iPad Pro has a 10 gig USB-C connector, the lack of support for external USB storage is an iOS restriction that may not be obvious to users.
A bit overkill for just a SATA SSD... but if the price is right....
I've had a MyDigitalSSD M2X for a while, with a 128GB ADATA SX6000 inside. Nice performance (for an x2 PCIe), but the thing gets HOT! It's bigger & faster than the little USB thumbdrives for doing OS installs.
A 5 Gbps usb port does bottleneck a SATA SSD somewhat. After encoding and overhead 400-500 MBps is practical for USB 5 Gbps which is below what most decent SATA SSDs can sustain for sequential reads. Other things are likely to be slower and probably not bottle-necked by the USB connection. So a 10Gbps USB controller can help out the best case performance some and is not totally useless. The 20Gbps USB 3.2 ports should be really nice for good NVMe SSD drives.
So will this be uefi bootable? Like a portable Linux box and as for raid I'd love to see a USB C version of the Asrick Quad Ultra but use those vapor chamber + fan to cool it.
You'd like to see a USB version of a quad PCIe x4 NVMe SSD adapter? So you'd like to have 4 SSDs, but the performance of half of one? That doesn't sound like the best idea. And if your SSD needs a vapor chamber cooler, you're doing something _very_ wrong.
Now I would like a comparison between Thunderbolt 3, USB 10Gbps & USB 5Gbps using the fastest NVMe M.2's we have, the Samsung 970 Pro and an Intel Optane... this will be epic..
Ofcourse compare them also to direct PCIe with a direct to CPU path (not through a chipset or PCIe switch)
I thought there was a review of this - but I believe on big difference with Thunderbolt is how it handles multiple devices but with USB 4.0 everything will be Thunderbolt.
I have a generic adapter just like this from eBay for a few years now. It's also a 10Gbps USB C adapter box. Works great, it is bootable, TRIM works flawlessly even on older Windows 7 machines thanks to its use of UASP protocol.
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CherryBOMB - Monday, April 1, 2019 - link
Is this capable of linking up to a current gen Ipad Pro 11 or 12? Thanksbug77 - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
Easier to post on Anandtech then to look at the damn tablet, isn't it?Guspaz - Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - link
Is it not a reasonable question? The iPad Pro has a 10 gig USB-C connector, the lack of support for external USB storage is an iOS restriction that may not be obvious to users.CMDMC12 - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the intelligence of the average Apple user.LMonty - Friday, April 5, 2019 - link
Says the below average keyboard warrior.e1jones - Monday, April 1, 2019 - link
A bit overkill for just a SATA SSD... but if the price is right....I've had a MyDigitalSSD M2X for a while, with a 128GB ADATA SX6000 inside. Nice performance (for an x2 PCIe), but the thing gets HOT! It's bigger & faster than the little USB thumbdrives for doing OS installs.
kpb321 - Monday, April 1, 2019 - link
A 5 Gbps usb port does bottleneck a SATA SSD somewhat. After encoding and overhead 400-500 MBps is practical for USB 5 Gbps which is below what most decent SATA SSDs can sustain for sequential reads. Other things are likely to be slower and probably not bottle-necked by the USB connection. So a 10Gbps USB controller can help out the best case performance some and is not totally useless. The 20Gbps USB 3.2 ports should be really nice for good NVMe SSD drives.bug77 - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
I'm not sure I'd pick this up over a good old USB stick.jordanclock - Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - link
Then you are likely not the kind of person that needs the kind of bandwidth, IOPS or access times that such a product is aimed for.NewMaxx - Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - link
The ADATA SX6000NP (as opposed to the newer Pro/Lite) is notorious for getting hot.PixyMisa - Monday, April 1, 2019 - link
Make one that takes two M.2 devices. World's smallest RAID array.Valantar - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
https://www.addonics.com/products/ad2m2sar.php + any 2.5" SATA to USB adapter. Done.Shadowarez - Monday, April 1, 2019 - link
So will this be uefi bootable? Like a portable Linux box and as for raid I'd love to see a USB C version of the Asrick Quad Ultra but use those vapor chamber + fan to cool it.Valantar - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
You'd like to see a USB version of a quad PCIe x4 NVMe SSD adapter? So you'd like to have 4 SSDs, but the performance of half of one? That doesn't sound like the best idea. And if your SSD needs a vapor chamber cooler, you're doing something _very_ wrong.Xajel - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
Now I would like a comparison between Thunderbolt 3, USB 10Gbps & USB 5Gbps using the fastest NVMe M.2's we have, the Samsung 970 Pro and an Intel Optane... this will be epic..Ofcourse compare them also to direct PCIe with a direct to CPU path (not through a chipset or PCIe switch)
Valantar - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
... this is a SATA-only adapter. NVMe need not apply.Xajel - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
I know, I just said we need a comparison for NVMe external storage to see what is the best interface, and the pros and cons for each one.star-affinity - Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - link
Could throw this in the mix: https://i-tec.cz/en/produkt/tb3mysafem2-2/HStewart - Thursday, April 4, 2019 - link
I thought there was a review of this - but I believe on big difference with Thunderbolt is how it handles multiple devices but with USB 4.0 everything will be Thunderbolt.SolvalouLP - Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - link
I have a generic adapter just like this from eBay for a few years now. It's also a 10Gbps USB C adapter box. Works great, it is bootable, TRIM works flawlessly even on older Windows 7 machines thanks to its use of UASP protocol.