Originally Posted By: justanoldmuso
Mike.

heres the dual orico m2 enclosure.

https://www.orico.cc/us/product/detail/7843.html

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I've been out of touch for over a week but am back.

The 1000 claimed speed is USB 3.1 (aka 3.2 Gen 2) which is pretty slow these days. In fact, it's barely faster than a pair of 2.5" SATA III SSDs configured RAID 0. If used with a pair if m2 blades not configured RAID 0, the speed of each one drops to less than 50% of the maximum. One blade only will use both lanes and maximize speed.


If storage capacity is the goal and not speed, this doesn't look bad. Likewise, if the host computer is rated USB 3.1 (oops, I mean 3.2 Gen 2 — where are my manners?), then spending more for speed is a waste of money.

This would be a good match:
Crucial P3

The only way to maximize its speed is to mount it internally on a PCIe 3 x4 bus. Externally, you are limited by your housing and your PC's USB or Thunderbolt bus.

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