I've been waiting for NVMe-class external storage without a bunch of technical caveats. I'm sure price will still be a caveat, but with 1 product released, more should follow and eventually drive down the price to a sane level.
I think the most exiting part of this is that it can use TB 3 and Usb c gen 2 on same device and for it ability - it not too bad of price - this is what the Thunderbolt community has been waiting for. No longer extremely expensive Thunderbolt 3 only storage. It can also be USB C interfaces or older USB A.
I doubt this has TB3 support. That would require use of the Titan Ridge controller. It is likely using the one from ASMedia (since most SanDisk external SSDs I have seen have an ASMedia bridge), but we will see when the product ships.
Will Samsung be offering a similar device for use with their brand of NVMe SSD's? One that also works with an updated version of the "Samsung SSD Magician" software, for firmware updates and other functions. Should be able to create a "Windows to Go" bootable external NVMe SSD. Note: an .iso of the latest Windows 10 build 1809 has a flaw in the file C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\WppRecorder.sys that prevents proper system boot. An older version from build 1803 can be used to replace the faulty file, but then the Windows "Secure Boot" feature won't allow using the replacement file, unless the "only allow signed drivers during system boot" feature is manually disabled.
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MrCommunistGen - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
This is exciting and "about time".I've been waiting for NVMe-class external storage without a bunch of technical caveats. I'm sure price will still be a caveat, but with 1 product released, more should follow and eventually drive down the price to a sane level.
HStewart - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
I think the most exiting part of this is that it can use TB 3 and Usb c gen 2 on same device and for it ability - it not too bad of price - this is what the Thunderbolt community has been waiting for. No longer extremely expensive Thunderbolt 3 only storage. It can also be USB C interfaces or older USB A.This would be nice device to see benchmarks on.
HStewart - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
Above comment assumes that this device has full Thunderbolt 3 speeds in addition to USB C Gen 2 - that is what I am waiting for.ganeshts - Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - link
I doubt this has TB3 support. That would require use of the Titan Ridge controller. It is likely using the one from ASMedia (since most SanDisk external SSDs I have seen have an ASMedia bridge), but we will see when the product ships.vailr - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
Will Samsung be offering a similar device for use with their brand of NVMe SSD's?One that also works with an updated version of the "Samsung SSD Magician" software, for firmware updates and other functions.
Should be able to create a "Windows to Go" bootable external NVMe SSD.
Note: an .iso of the latest Windows 10 build 1809 has a flaw in the file C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\WppRecorder.sys that prevents proper system boot. An older version from build 1803 can be used to replace the faulty file, but then the Windows "Secure Boot" feature won't allow using the replacement file, unless the "only allow signed drivers during system boot" feature is manually disabled.
ravib123 - Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - link
Sorry but these are useless.Sandisk just doesn’t honor their warranties, and 50% failure rate in 3 years from my experience on their “extreme” product line.
soulkeeper4 - Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - link
What about apple's M1 usb 4?are they compatible with these speeds?soulkeeper4 - Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - link
edit: wrong article