ATTN hermits! i'm building a DIY external SSD (edit: nvm i'm going to stay with lacie, due to better stability)

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

i've seen lots of tutorials online and it's simple af. however, what's the best brand for the buck for NVMe drives? i would like to create several 4tb units.

 

i'm considering this enclosure, since i have 3 thunderbolt 4 ports.

https://www.amazon.com/Enclosure-External-Station-Tool-Free-Portable/dp/B08P7L6SDD?tag=rya016-20&keywords=acasis enclosure&qid=1645977136&sprefix=acasis en,aps,225&sr=8-3&linkId=a1c53c47c1271cadaf6d72c82346d5d5&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&geniuslink=true

[Remij 4,712]

4 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

i've seen lots of tutorials online and it's simple af. however, what's the best brand for the buck for NVMe drives? i would like to create several 4tb units.

 

i'm considering this enclosure, since i have 3 thunderbolt 4 ports.

https://www.amazon.com/Enclosure-External-Station-Tool-Free-Portable/dp/B08P7L6SDD?tag=rya016-20&keywords=acasis enclosure&qid=1645977136&sprefix=acasis en,aps,225&sr=8-3&linkId=a1c53c47c1271cadaf6d72c82346d5d5&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&geniuslink=true

That enclosure maxes out at 2800MB/s so I assume you're looking for Gen3 3.5GB/s SSDs right?

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

Just now, Remij said:

That enclosure maxes out at 2800MB/s so I assume you're looking for Gen3 3.5GB/s SSDs right?

yeah, 2500-2800 is what i'm targeting. i need to be able to have smooth playback with 6k videos without having to create proxies. my 2tb lacie rugged ssd gets about 2800, but that shit is $700 ($550 w/ my $150 apple credit).

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

@Remij if there's a better enclosure for the money, i'm open. i don't mind spending $$$ if i'm getting the best speeds for the best price.

[Remij 4,712]

30 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

@Remij if there's a better enclosure for the money, i'm open. i don't mind spending $$$ if i'm getting the best speeds for the best price.

I will look into it later tonight for you.  Now that I have some idea of you want.  The biggest thing will be not paying for speed that your enclosure is not going to support.  That also helps because Gen 3 SSDs are cheaper, which means that you could instead get more capacity.

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

1 hour ago, Remij said:

I will look into it later tonight for you.  Now that I have some idea of you want.  The biggest thing will be not paying for speed that your enclosure is not going to support.  That also helps because Gen 3 SSDs are cheaper, which means that you could instead get more capacity.

That would be a glorious trade off. I would like to get 4, if possible. 2 would be backups. My other (main) backups would be raid drives, which we have tons of. We are also getting a cloud service too. Thanks again! 

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

@Remij hey bro,i'm just going to stick with two 4tb lacie pro rugged ssds. they are $1,000 a piece, but they are stable af. considering how expensive the projects are that i'm working on, i can't trust enclosures that have a lot of mixed reviews. yeah, diy would save me $300-$400 per drive, but i need reliability. thanks anyhow!

[Remij 4,712]

17 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

@Remij hey bro,i'm just going to stick with two 4tb lacie rugged ssds. they are $1,000 a piece, but they are stable af. considering how expensive the projects are that i'm working on, i can't trust enclosures that have a lot of mixed reviews. yeah, diy would save me $300-$400 per drive, but i need reliability. thanks anyhow!

Ah ok man, that's fair, and a good point.. dependability is extremely important.