THEY'RE HERE! Mac Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 NVMe SSD Drive Enclosures

Future ready and compatible with Thunderbolt 3 era Mac's and MacBooks - This DIY Thunderbolt 4 SSD case's universal drive controller chipset delivers comprehensive compatibility. Supports Thunderbolt 3/4 Macs, is backwards compatible with USB3.2X2, USB3.1, USB3.0 (at slower speeds). Note To Luddites: It doesn't support USB2.0 connectivity with long obsolete Macintosh computers. Check it out!
SSD-Speed? The Fastest Mac USB-C Flash Drive Ever!

This retractable Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2 keychain drive from Kingston blew away other benchmarks at sever tech testing sites. A sophisticated SSD caliber controller in the Kingston DataTraveler Max nearly approaches the edge of becoming the 1st almost Thunderbolt 3 flash drive level of performance. Need speed on the cheap? The 256GB version is less than 50 bucks, 512GB and 1TB versions are also available
Best Thunderbolt 3 External Mac SSD Drives In 2022

I've tracked the Mac compatible Thunderbolt 3 solid-state drive market, it struggles and fails to take dominance. I've seen major brands enter with a product, then discontinue their Thunderbolt 3 drive a year later. It seems that next-generation USB 4 is going to eventually crush Thunderbolt slowly, much like what happened with Apple's FireWire a decade ago. Below are the only 8 TBolt 3 external SSD's I could find listed on Amazon after hours of searching and scouring their listings.
What that leaves us is only the most known and entrenched players like LaCie, OWC and GTech are holding turf while lesser brands slug it out. What's surprising is Sabrent delivering the cheapest 1TB Thunderbolt 3 SDD drive and does it using the latest chipset. It supports both 40 GBps Thunderbolt 3 or 10GBps USB 3.2 Type-C connectivity for assured cross-platform compatibility now, and into the Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 future.
The Sabrent Rocket XTRM-Q 1TB SSD with Thunderbolt 3 or USB 3.2 chipset $219 USD. Speeds up to 2700 MB/s in Thunderbolt 3 Mode or up to 900 MB/s in USB 3.2 Mode,
Sabrent Rocket 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
Best Bang For The Buck
Major Brand, Highest Price: LaCie's Rugged Pro Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C drive that supports either TBolt3 or USB 3.2 protocols. Wins the least bang for the buck award at $349.
Lacie 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
Thank gawd it isn't wrapped in that ugly ORANGE silicone shock protector
OWC Envoy Pro FX 1TB Thunderbolt 3 USB and 3.2 SSD $299
OWC 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
Super-Cooling Heatsink Fin Enclosure For Reliability
Fantom Extreme 1TB Thunderbolt 3 and USB 3.2 Support $299
Fantom Extreme 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
5-Year Warranty.
TEKQ Lowest-price matching Sabrent, but chipset is Thunderbolt 3-Only $219
TEKQ 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
Cheap but has TBolt 3-only chipset
G-Drive (Sandisk Pro) is holding out with their stylish but Thunderbolt 3-Only chipset. $319
G-Drive 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
Needs newer chipset, but the case design is the most stylish
Archgon 1TB Thunderbolt 3-Only SSD $299
Archgon 1 Terabyte TBolt 3 SSD
Good heat dissipating aluminum enclosure
Plugable 1TB Thunderbolt-3 Only SSD $349
Plugable 1TB TBolt 3 SSD
Not price competitive at ll as a Thunderbolt 3-Only drive
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Cheapest 1TB Thunderbolt 3 SSD Drive For Mac 2022
The majority of drives introduced since Thunderbolt 3's debut have been Thunderbolt 3-ONLY drives that didn't function at all on USB-C ports. But that's changed now with Intel's new chipset. Yes the drives run slower under USB 3.2 at 10GBps, but they're more versatile when you need to use them on modern computers with or without Thunderbolt.
THE BOTTOM LINE: The Sabrent Rocket 1TB Thunderbolt 3 SSD is the BEST DEAL so far this year: Lowest Cost. High Performance, Maximum Versatility. Period.
Cheapest Thunderbolt 3 SSD Drive Enclosure In 2022
OWC's Cheap Thunderbolt 3 Chipset SSD Enclosure
Heat Dissipating Aluminum Case w/Integrated Cable
Pair OWC's cheap Thunderbolt 3 enclosure with a compatible M.2 NVMe SSD blade from Silicon Power. They're a major name in the solid-state drive business known for extremely competitive pricing. For well under $50 you can buy a half a Terabyte of insanely fast storage to put in OWC's affordable Thunderbolt 3 enclosure.
Silicon Power 512GB NVMe SSD Module
High Performance Read Writes _ 3 Year Warranty
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2022's Cheapest 512GB External Thunderbolt 3 SSD Drive

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Archigon Silver SSD With Thunderbolt 3
PCIe Gen3x2 Solid-State Module
Offering Read speeds up to 1600Mbps and 1100Mbps Writes, the Archigon Silver Thunderbolt 3 SSD isn't quite as fast as some competitor's PCIe SSD blade products that cost significantly more. So there's the tradeoff: A cheap Thunderbolt 3 SSD that's more than 'fast enough', or far more expensive ones that deliver proportionately higher speeds at higher prices.
Licensing Intel's Thunderbolt 3 chipset inflates the cost of computer peripherals significantly more than a dirt-cheap USB 3.0 / 3.1 chipset does. But Thunderbolt 3 is taking hold far beyond the Mac into the Windows PC world with unprecedented adoption and deployment. The economies of scale with make cheap Thunderbolt 3 storage and devices a reality sooner than you think.
USB-C Multiport SSD Storage Hub For Mac Backups And More
Multi-Port USB-C SSD Dock For MacBook
Uo To 400MBps Read/Write Speeds
With the Mini Neo, a SATA III based M.2 SSD module is used for reasonably speedy transfers, but expect other products incorporating PCIe NVMe flash modules to deliver even higher data transfer speeds approaching 1000MBps to reach the market soon.
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Any Cheap Mac SSD Thunderbolt 3 Drive Enclosures?
Thunderbolt3 PCIe NVMe SSD Enclosure
Single M.2 PCIe SSD Solid-State Drive Case
There's a handful of widely available NVMe PCIe SSD Thunderbolt 3 enclosures available. With portable 40Gbps Thunderbolt enclosure prices hovering in the $110-$130 range, a DIY Thunderbolt 3 enclosure w/SSD costs more than complete off-the-shelf half-terabyte external TB3 backup drives like the 512GB Patriot Evlvr or the 512GB VisionTek do!
By the time you add a DIY M.2 PCIe SSD module - even one of the cheapest NVMe SSD's out there -- to an enclosure, your total cost inches closer to the $200 range. Just doesn't make much economic sense to cobble your own solid-state Mac backup drive until Thunderbolt 3 enclosure prices drop further.
USB-C Thunderbolt 3 Compatible Flash Drive Enclosure
Thunderbolt3 Compatible Flash Drive Case
Gen 2 USB 3 : For NVMe SSD Modules
The Thunderbolt 3 port friendly USB3.1 Gen2 10Gbps external case for Mac accepts 2230 2242 2260 2280 millimeter length NVMe PCIe SSD of your choosing. It supports capacities up to 2TB solid-state flash memory modules.
We still haven't seen a true Thunderbolt 3 flash memory drive enclosure like this one with a native TB3 chipset. In the meantime, USB-C will be fast enough. Using USB-C protocol on an Apple Mac, this drive is capable of Read/Writes up into the 1000MBps range, fully maxing out the 10Gbps bandwidth of its USB 3.1 Gen 2 connection.
Mac SSD Drive Supports USB-C *AND* Thunderbolt 3
Dual Support SSD USB-C OR Thunderbolt 3
Ultra-Fast NVMe Solid-State Flash Memory
Based on NVMe solid-state flash memory modules, the drive is capable of speeds up to 2800MBps connected via Thunderbolt 3, or up to 950MBps on a Gen 2 USB 3.1 USB-C port leveraging the full potential of either type of connection. For modern Mac users, the drive's single port will connect at Thunderbolt 3 speeds when directly connected to a newer MacBook, iMac, Mac mini or Mac Pro. But it will also work at various USB speeds if connected to, say, a slower USB-C hub. With proper cable or adapter on older Macs, it can even connect to rectangular USB 2.0/3.0 Type-A ports and still work.
Unike 'combo' drives with multiple interfaces on the back, a SINGLE port on the SSD Pro detects the optimal protocol when plugged into a Type-C computer port. As such the SSD Pro from LaCie is the most versatile external SSD drive currently available thanks to it's advanced Titan Ridge Thunderbolt controller circuitry.